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Configuring the Axiom Designer ribbon tab

Axiom Software provides a built-in Axiom Designer ribbon tab to provide various tools to assist in creating and testing files. By default, this tab is assigned as a startup file for the Everyone role in security, and configured to only display to administrators. If desired you can do any of the following:

  • Customize the contents of the Axiom Designer ribbon tab
  • Modify the configuration of the startup file on the Everyone role so that more users have access to the ribbon tab
  • Remove the startup file from the everyone role and then reassign it to other users and roles as desired

Default behavior

When a new system is created, or when an older system is upgraded, a copy of the Axiom Designer ribbon tab is placed in the root of the Ribbon Tabs Library (file name: AxiomDesigner.AXL). This copy is listed as a startup ribbon tab for the Everyone role, and is configured as follows:

  • Requires Admin is enabled. The Axiom Designer tab will only display to users who are administrators.
  • Requires Sheet Assistant is enabled. The Axiom Designer tab will only display when the active file is an Axiom spreadsheet file and the Sheet Assistant is also present.

NOTE: You can rename the file and/or move it into a subfolder without breaking the existing startup configuration.

Changing the startup configuration

If you want to expose the Axiom Designer ribbon tab to other users, you can change the startup configuration for the file. For example:

  • You can leave the file on the Everyone role, but modify the shortcut parameters to remove the administrator-only requirement. You could allow all users to see it, or you could only require Sheet Assistant permission so that only "file designers" would see the ribbon tab. For more information on the available shortcut parameters, see Assigning startup files (Startup tab).
  • You can remove the file from the Everyone role, but instead assign it to different users and/or roles. For example you might have a particular role for report writers or other power users, and you could assign it to that role.

Customizing the contents

If desired you can customize the contents of the Axiom Designer ribbon, by modifying the AxiomDesigner.AXL file. You can add additional features to the ribbon tab, reorganize the tab, or remove existing features. You could also copy the file and create different versions of the tab, and assign those versions to different users and roles. For more information on creating and editing ribbon tabs, see Ribbon tabs.

If you modify the default AxiomDesigner.AXL file and then later you decide that you want to restore the file to its original configuration, a copy of the default file is always available in \Axiom\Axiom System\Document Templates\Sample Ribbon Tabs. Keep in mind that if you delete the copy in the Ribbon Tabs Library and then replace it with a copy from the sample folder, then you will need to reconfigure your security settings to point to the new file (because the startup shortcuts are based on document ID, not on file name and location). You can instead import the default file over the copy in the Ribbon Tabs Library; this will retain the document ID.