Frequently Asked Question

Symptom

• You want to disable some N4V components from the list of Webi charts.

Environment

• Need4Viz : all versions
  

Resolution

Each N4V component can be enabled/disabled through a specific parameter.

To disable a N4V component, follow the steps on each N4V server :

1. Open the file ~Need4Viz\nodejs\node_modules\custom_element\ce_libs\config_charts.js
2. For each component, there is a setting named component_activate that define if the component is visible or not in the Webi list of charts
3. Find the corresponding component you want to disable. For instance, to hide the Pivot Table component, find the pivottable_activate setting and change the value from true to false
4. Save the file
5. Open a PowerShell command window as local administror of the server
6. Run the Stop_Need4Viz.ps1 command in the ~Need4Viz/Scripts/ directory
7. Then run the Start_Need4Viz.ps1 command in the ~Need4Viz/Scripts/ directory.

Now open a Webi document and display the list of aailable charts, the N4V component is displayed anymore.

Other resolution

As another possibility, you can also open the N4V Administration Console and tick/untick the according component to display/hide it in the Webi library :

Other resolution

If the component you want to hide is the only one of its family (for instance,  RDF chart) or if a complete family needs to be hidden, then disable the corresponding service in the CMC / Webi Application :

Save and exit. In Webi, the corresponding chart family will not be displayed anymore.