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   C H A P T E R 9
9 Restricting Functionality in OpenOffice.org
You can restrict the functionality of OpenOffice.org program modules for individual users, groups, or across a
network. You can apply different restrictions to different users. You can also create a command configuration file
in XML format to restrict the availability of menu commands in an OpenOffice.org program.
Creating a Command Configuration File
The creation of a command configuration file is a three-step process:
 Determine the command names of the features you want to restrict.
 Create an XML configuration file.
 Copy the configuration file to the appropriate location in the OpenOffice.org installation directory.
To Create a Command Configuration File
1 Determine the UNO Command Names for the feature that you want to
restrict.
2 In a text editor, create an XML configuration file.
a. Use the following file structure.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<oor:node oor:name="Commands" oor:package="org.openoffice.Office"
xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<node oor:name="Execute">
<node oor:name="Disabled">
<node oor:name="CommandName" oor:op="replace">
<prop oor:name="Command">
<value>CommandName</value>
</prop>
</node>
</node>
</node>
</oor:node>
The Commands.xcu file uses the following schema:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<oor:component-schema oor:name="Commands"
oor:package="org.openoffice.Office" xml:lang="en-US"
xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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