Remote client customization reference

Remote client customization creates a script that modifies the registry keys for Jive for Outlook. You can use it to override authentication settings or to auto-populate the community URL for new users.

The script modifies the following registry keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Jive]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jive]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Jive]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Jive\DefaultServer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jive\DefaultServer]

Setting community URL

If you want new users to have the URL auto-supplied after a client installation, so they don't have to fill it in, you can create a remote client customization script with or without additional changes. The Jive instance URL will be pushed to clients so they can connect more easily. Note that users who download the client from the Tools page will have this URL auto-populated without any remote client customization.

Overriding authentication settings

By default, the client's authentication settings are automatically set based on detecting the user's existing authentication scheme with Jive.

You can override the authentication settings set on the client by selecting Force authentication behavior override and selecting an authentication mode. For more information, see Setting up authentication methodand Setting SSO connection behavior for Jive for Office. Note that if you create an override by using remote client customization, it needs to match these settings.

warning

This is typically an expert administrator use case for when you need to troubleshoot client issues for all your users: it is not recommended for standard deployments.

Available options for remote client customization

Key	Explanation
Shared settings
Jive instance URL	The Jive URL for the client to connect to.
Force authentication behavior override	The authentication method to be used by Jive for Outlook.
Disable HTTP header "Expect: 100-continue;" that passes automatically in POST requests	True disables this header for specific cases where authentication troubleshooting is required.
Don't suppress script errors in the browser control used to authenticate session-based/oAuth clients	True displays script errors for troubleshooting purposes.
Don't display the user's private container to clients	True means that private folders like Files Created by You are not available when uploading files to Jive.
Disable auto-update for all clients	True prevents client machines from auto-updating, prevents polling requests from occurring, and removes all UI components that have to do with the feature.
Outlook settings
Disable Facebook social integration	True disables connections to Facebook profiles.
Disable Twitter social integration	True disables connections to Twitter accounts.
Disable LinkedIn social integration	True disables connections to LinkedIn accounts.
Disable Super Search	True disables Super Search and makes all the results unavailable.
Disable Convert To Discussion feature	True disables the Convert to Discussion button.
Disable the Social Bar	True disables the social bar.
Default Social Bar display mode	The following options are available: - Mini Social Sharing bar. Full Social Sharing bar. Social Sharing bar is disabled by default but can be enabled from the ribbon.
Disable status update	True disables creating a status update from Outlook.
Disable direct message integration	True disables creating direct messages from Outlook.
Disable private discussion integration	True disables creating a private discussion from Outlook.
Disable public discussion integration	True disables creating a public discussion from Outlook.
Disable 'Attach from Jive' and 'Upload Attachment' features	True disables the ability to attach files from Jive to your email, and to post attachments from your emails to Jive.
Disable notification mails appearing in specialized browser panel	True disables JView by default. A user can re-enable it using the application Settings.
Disable Producteev support in Outlook Client	This setting is outdated and should not be used.
Disable Streams button and feature.	True disables the Streams button and feature.
Disable dialog that recommends user to switch to cached Exchange mode	True turns off the standard reminder to use Cached Exchange mode for best performance.
Jive instance icon (must be 32x32 pixels)	Replaces the Jive icon in the Create menu of Jive for Outlook with a custom image.

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