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Excel add in for few users only on Citrix Xenapp 6
Hi All,
I have a problem in that we have a requirement for an Excel add in that is quite sensitive and therefore I only want it available to a few users. With Citrix, it seems that if an add in is installed it is available for all users. Is there a way to restrict who gets access to what add-in?
I have a problem in that we have a requirement for an Excel add in that is quite sensitive and therefore I only want it available to a few users. With Citrix, it seems that if an add in is installed it is available for all users. Is there a way to restrict who gets access to what add-in?
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The Workaround for this requirement is publish the Excel with specific addin which user request and give permission only to specific users.
Well it is going to sit on a terminal server environment. It is a Sage plugin on Excel. I only want this add in visible to the few finance users.
Ok, assuming you're using a published desktop:
The way I've done this, personally, in the past is to have two shortcuts for excel and a script that copies the relevant one based on group membership.
The one for users who do not need the plugin is simply to add /s after excel.exe in the shortcut - this starts it in safe mode which disables plugins.
If it is a published application it's even easier because you just have two published Excels and one is the safe mode version.
You may want to check with your version of Excel exactly what safe mode disables before you do this as it's been some time since I did it this way and for that company, their demands on Excel were absolutely minimal so it broke nothing.
The way I've done this, personally, in the past is to have two shortcuts for excel and a script that copies the relevant one based on group membership.
The one for users who do not need the plugin is simply to add /s after excel.exe in the shortcut - this starts it in safe mode which disables plugins.
If it is a published application it's even easier because you just have two published Excels and one is the safe mode version.
You may want to check with your version of Excel exactly what safe mode disables before you do this as it's been some time since I did it this way and for that company, their demands on Excel were absolutely minimal so it broke nothing.
If it's a COM add-in you either need access to the source code, or you have to manage the folder location in which it's located with permissions. Might be worth asking Citrix directly.
Zack
Zack
Worked like a charm! It fails to load the add in with the permissions and you cannot force it to work.
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Depends on how you want to set it up. Assuming you're talking about an XLAM add-in, you can utilize it's OnOpen method to check the computer name and username when opening. You'd either need to have a pre-populated list with the data on it for who can view it.
When I install an add-in I always put it in C:\Windows\Addins, so it is easily available for everyone. By default add-ins are installed to the current users path:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
Wouldn't you just control who was able to download/install the add-in though? Seems like it would be easier to do that than try to code around it.
Regards,
Zack Barresse