How can I let users disable the feature "autoAcceptInvitation" for group chats

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In the Sametime embedded client the default behaviour of the setting

com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chatwindow/autoAcceptInvitation

seams to have changed from "false" to "true": Users complain that they get "thrown" into group chats without the need to "join" them actively anymore and that they don't see who exactly started that group chat.

Of course I can set a desktop policy to set this setting for all, but then there might be users who liked to not be asked anymore. Is there any possibility to let my users choose themselves without having to built some switch myself?

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The easiest way would be to use managed-settings either via Desktop policy (for Notes clients) or Sametime Policy by implementing the managed-settings.xml file.

The setting is documented here: https://help.hcltechsw.com/sametime/1201/admin/config_client_chat_history_pref.html

The key part is to have it set to No, but unlocked. If you leave the setting unlocked, the client will suggest the setting as No, but allow the user to override the setting to their own preference. So all users (who receive the policy), including those who have purposefully chosen to auto-accept will have the setting disabled until they overwrite the setting again.

The locked/unlocked setting is documented here: https://help.hcltechsw.com/sametime/1201/admin/config_client_xml_file.html

managed-settings.xml would look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 

<ManagedSettings>


<settingGroup name=“com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.chatwindow”>


&lt;setting name=”autoAcceptInvitation” value=”0” isLocked=”false”/&gt; 



</settingGroup>


</ManagedSettings>

Let us know if you need any help by opening a case.

Thanks,

Casey

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Sorry, this is not really what I wanted to know. Seams my question was not clear enough.

I know how to set this value using policies. The problem is: There is no obvious way for the user himself to set this value. There is no frontend for it...

Even if I set the policy to not be "locked" the only way for the user to change this setting is to navigate into sub-sub-sub-sub-sub folder of data directory and edit a cryptic file (for a user) with a text editor...

I need an "easy" frontend for this, but it seams that one would have to write a plugin or a little "helper-application" to make this setting accessible by the user...

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When there is no UI for a setting we use managed settings to change values.

I do recommend submitting a feature enhancement request to expose the setting in the UI. https://domino-ideas.hcltechsw.com/

Each setting is stored in a text file. You could use a process outside of Sametime to re-set that file.

You can read more about that here: https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0036468