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November 16, 2018
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Restrict Printing and download

  • November 16, 2018
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Greetings,

I would like to create an Org level Group within a context that has restricted printing and downloading permissions. I see the ACL's to restrict downloading, but don't seem to see how one would prevent them from printing a document.

 

Our documents are PDFs, we are also restricting this Group from seeing any source documents.

 

Any ideas about restricting printing?  I'm assuming it has to be in Creo View.


- James - 
Windchill 11.0 M030 CPS08
WGM 11.0 M030
Inventor Pro 2017
Windows 10

Best answer by TomU

Bummer.  I just did some searching and found this, which says the same thing:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS177324

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TomU23-Emerald IV
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November 17, 2018

It is possible to restrict printing from Creo View.  Take a look at this article:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS32479

 

I do not know if this still works when a PDF is opened from Adobe Reader inside Creo View.

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    JHall1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    November 19, 2018

    @TomU   Looks like CS32479 is what I'm looking for, or at least a good portion of it.  However I think I'm going to have to talk to PTC to figure out the changes since Windows 10.  Looks like the folder structure doesn't match the video in the Article.  

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    JHall1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    November 29, 2018

    @TomU

     

    You know, it just occurred to me, that I can set up an ACL in that product for that group that at least restricts Downloading.  Field Techs will be able to print and 'save as' from Creo View, but at least I can prevent them from downloading anything else directly, right?

    James

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    TomU23-Emerald IV
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    November 17, 2018

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