Web Dashpart Security

To display another web site's content in Deltek, Deltek uses a special Internet Explorer browser control. Microsoft has implemented a security feature in Internet Explorer that prevents this special control from altering or changing the content of a Web dashpart.

This applies to the dashboard that you access from the desktop application by clicking Dashboard in the toolbar on the main Deltek screen.

This security precaution protects users from tricks and tactics used by unethical and aggressive web sites; it essentially prevents one web site from hacking another web site.

Because of this security feature, Deltek Web dashparts have no control over the content of the hosted website. Deltek users with the authority to create Web dashparts should be aware of the implications of this security feature when creating new parts.

• Pop-up ads: Deltek cannot prevent browser-based pop-up windows from being displayed when a Deltek Web dashpart loads or is refreshed. Pop-up blocking software is not recommended because it can affect Deltek functions.

• Web sites that "take over" the browser and load themselves in the currently opened Internet Explorer window: Deltek cannot prevent web sites from taking over the currently opened Deltek browser window. Web sites that can take over the Deltek browser can throw you of Deltek. If you place one of these Web dashparts on your Dashboard, it is possible that every log-on attempt will throw you out of Deltek.

  The solution to this problem is to re-launch Deltek without loading the startup application and then eliminate the dashpart that is causing the problem.