Using Extensions Points WebI by webi_plugin.properties

Hi,
I would like to strip some functions of the WebI Java Report Viewer. This should be possible since XI 3.1 (I installed XI 3.1 SP3). I don't want to add own java classes to the WebI UI, I must remove some standard ui elements.
The modification (s. below) doesn't work - the file will be ignored - the applet didn't load it (trace inside the Java Console of the Browser).
I try to create the webi_plugin.properties file and place the file under
<XIR31InstallPath>/BusinessObjects/<YourAppServerName>/webapps/Analytical Reporting/webiApplet/
Here the content of the file
# Extension Point
# Determines visibility of "Edit Query Panel" button
JavaReportPanel.query.panel=hidden
# Reporting toolbars
JavaReportPanel.reporting.toolbar.main=enable
JavaReportPanel.reporting.toolbar.reporting=hidden
JavaReportPanel.reporting.toolbar.formatting=hidden
JavaReportPanel.reporting.toolbar.navigation=enable
# Reporting Frames
JavaReportPanel.reporting.frame.data=enable
JavaReportPanel.reporting.frame.reportmap=hidden
JavaReportPanel.reporting.frame.templates=hidden
JavaReportPanel.reporting.frame.properties=hidden
# Reporting actions (contextual menus, drag and drop, report element resizing,formula edition)
JavaReportPanel.reporting.actions=hidden
# Query toolbars
JavaReportPanel.query.toolbar.main=enable
JavaReportPanel.query.toolbar.query=hidden
Has anybody an idea / advice for me?

Hello Ofir,
You simply need to use the webi_plugin.properties file parameter WebI.classpath to specify the list of jar files you need to use with your extension point
For instance you may write :
WebI.classpath=d:/Business Objects/plugin;jide-grids.jar;biws-langpack-resource_en.jar;biws-langpack-
resource_fr.jar;activation-1.1.jar;axiom-api-1.2.5.jar;axiom-impl-1.2.5.jar;axis2-kernel-1.3.jar;axis2-
saaj-1.3.jar;axis2-xmlbeans-1.3.jar;backport-util-concurrent-2.2.jar;commons-codec-1.3.jar
Hope that helps,
David.

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I would like to strip some functions of the WebI Java Report Viewer. This should be possible since XI 3.1 (I installed XI 3.1 SP3). I don't want to add own java classes to the WebI UI, I must remove some standard ui elements.
The modification (s. below) doesn't work - the file will be ignored - the applet didn't load it (trace inside the Java Console of the Browser).
I try to create the webi_plugin.properties file and place the file under
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Here the content of the file
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