Document Icon Default Action

Preference Document Icon Default Action
Description Sets the default action on Document Icon click.
How to set In the <installation_directory> /Preferences/SitePreferences.xml file, edit the DocumentIconDefaultAction value.
Applies to Open Client
Possible values Open, JavaView, and IDMView
API No
Exportable No

If the default value is set to Java Viewer or IDM Viewer and for any document the Java Viewer or IDM Viewer is not supported, then the document is opened in native application.

To change the default value of Document Icon Default Action:

  1. Open the SitePreferences.xml file, located under the Preferences sub directory of the Open Client installation directory, in a text or XML editor.
  2. Locate the following XML section and replace the value (appears in bold below) of DocumentIconDefaultAction.
<category name="ListViewSettings" label="List View Settings" description="List View Settings" visible="true">
  <setting name="DefaultDocumentAction" label="Document Icon Default Action" description="Document Icon Default Action">
		<value default="Open" type="string">Open</value> 
		<uiType>DropDownList</uiType> 
		<options> 
			<option label="Open">Open</option> 
			<option label="JavaView">JavaView</option> 
			<option label="IDMView">IDMView </option> 
		</options>
		<visible>true</visible> 
	</setting> 
</category>