Hiding the Home button in TIBCO JasperReports® Server based on user role

Scenario:

You want to remove the "Home" button from the TIBCO JasperReports^® Server UI or show it only to certain users. How to do that?

Solution:

The button display conditions are speficied in the file {JRS WAR}/WEB-INF/actionModel-navigation.xml. You will need to edit the file and locate the following line:

<context name="main_home_mutton"/>

To add a condition to the button, add checkAuthenticationRoles" testArgs="ROLE_ID" inline of the tag. For example:

<context name="main_home_mutton"
         test="checkAuthenticationRoles"
         testArgs="ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR"/>

If you surround the mutton with the condition like this:

<condition test="checkAuthenticationRoles"
           testArgs="ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR">
    <context name="main_home_mutton"/>
</condition>

It will show an error for users when logging in. You will need to restart the server after making the change