Force track changes to stay off

As an Inspire administrator, you can set permissions to grant or deny users and roles access to a specific module. By default, when a user opens a component in the Oxygen editor, the Change Tracking option in the toolbar is turned off and can be managed by the user. If you want to configure Oxygen behavior for a user or role so that Change Tracking stays off and can't be turned back on, you can add them to the Content Browser module's disable_track_changes_button property in Module Access Management. Combine this with enable_track_changes_by_default to lock track changes on, or use it alone to lock track changes off.

Tips and tricks

The disable_track_changes_button property hides the Change Tracking option.

  • By default, all users can see and toggle the Change Tracking option in the Oxygen editor.
  • If you add a non-administrator user or role to this property, then the user or role:
    • Doesn't see the Change Tracking option
    • Can make changes to the content
    • The Change Tracking option cannot be turned ON

The settings for these properties do not apply when editing a component in a review.

If you want to hide the Change Tracking option and track all changes, add the user or role to the enable_track_changes_by_default property. Follow the steps in: Force track changes to stay on.

Table 1. Sample configurations
Permission Result
Neither enabled Track changes is off; users can turn it on.
enable_track_changes_by_default only Track changes is on; user can turn it off
disable_track_changes_button only Track changes is off; users cannot change it
Both enabled Track changes is on; users cannot change it
To enable these permissions, go to Security > Module access management> Content browser.

To allow users to create templates:

  1. From the Security menu, select Module access management.
  2. On the Module access management tab, select Content Browser, and then at the end of that row click Update pencil_icon.
  3. On the Update Module Access Permissions screen, select the Properties tab.
  4. In Module Properties, select disable_track_changes_button.
  5. In Users/Roles, click Add.
    On the Select Users screen, if the list is large or you only want to see a certain type of user, you can narrow the list in the following ways:

    • To see only names that contain a word or specific letters, in Filter, enter text. For example you can find names that contain "admin", or "review". You can't search for text in any other column except Name.
    • To see all users sorted by Name, Security Type, or User Type, click the column heading and then click the grey arrow. To sort by Name or User Type you can also use the Sort By drop-down box.
    • By default, names with a User Type of Support are not included in the list. To see these users, select the Include support users option.
  6. After you finish selecting users or roles, click Select.
    Results:
    • You see your selection(s) added to the Users/Roles list.
    • You return to the Permissions tab of the Update Module Access Permissions screen.
  7. On the Update Module Access Permissions screen, click Save.
    Results:
    • You are returned to Module Access Management screen.
    • Any users whose access you changed must log out and back in to see the changes.