View requests or What-ifs assigned to other users

By default, users can view requests or What-ifs created by them or assigned to them. You can modify this setting so that users can view all requests in the system.

For this, configure the setting in WhatIfSettings.xml and modify these settings

  • showRequestsAsAdmin to view requests.
  • showWhatifAsAdmin to view What-ifs.

value against showRequestsAsAdmin in WhatIfSettings.xml

Configure the xml as :

XML file name and path [InstallPath]\Settings\WhatIfSettings.xml
Tag <Settings>
Node
  • For requests - <Setting Name="showRequestsAsAdmin" Description="Display request as shown to administrator">1</Setting>.
  • For what-ifs - <Setting Name="showWhatifAsAdmin" Description="Display Whatif as shown to administrator">1</Setting>.
Configuration setting If you set showRequestsAsAdmin or showWhatifsAsAdmin to:
  • 0 – Signed-in users can view only those requests or What-ifs for which they are participants.
  • 1 – Signed-in users can view all requests or What-ifs in the system.
Default The default value is ’0’.