how to disable drag&drop for sql datasource

Tell me about it ;)
The good news is that there is a option to disable that behavior.

File - Options - (under Tree view) Disable session drag-and-drop

that works for me thx.
But how can I disable drag&drop for the database entirely or push this option to everyone making it mandatory?
edited by Aurum on 8/16/2012

I assume everyone has RDM installed locally on there computer, that's why that setting is only per user/computer. Is this correct?

The way I solved this, is that we run RDM from a network location(I always download the binary files) and use the "override.cfg" file option(which points to the RDM Config folder) and everyone starts RDM from this network location.
We usually log on to a dedicated Terminal server which has lots of tools installed which we olso use in conjunction with RDM.

You could also download the binary package, extract and set up RDM just the way you want it and re-package it with a free MSI packager. Then you can re-distribute your own MSI package which you have already pre-configured to your specifications.

Does this explain anything or help you in any way?

yes we all run rdm locally. Some are using it on notebooks and make use of offline mode, so running it from a share is not an option.
thx for your help, I will try to make my own custom msi then.

We have custom installer service and I generate the msi from my installation, but i dont think it will include the set options, or does it?
I´ll do some testing and will post back.

I just noticed that on the datasource information it states "Allow drag-and-drop". I would assume that this indicates a way to disable it on the datasource itself.
File -> My Datasource Information

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edited by Aurum on 8/16/2012

Have not seen that option before! It's wort a try tho.
If you make a MSI build, just make sure to include the Config directory which holds the "RemoteDesktopManager.cfg" file(which all the options in RDM are defined) - <DisableDragAndDrop>true</DisableDragAndDrop>. You should be fine.
But of course, as my father always says "assumptions are the mother of all fu**ups", so I'd test the package before deploying :)

the thing is, its not an option :)
Its just an info on the datasource, the option has to be somewhere else.

Hi,
I have entered a feature request to disable it globally in the policies

any update on this?
A new employee just moved several customer connections into each other by accident, now I have to sort out the mess :(

thank you

fyi.
I deployed 7.6.1.0 on all our machines.
edited by Aurum on 10/8/2012

There is no global policy yet but you can disable this in the User settings.