KB13412: How to keep read messages in the History List when users log out in MicroStrategy Web 9.x and above

The following are the steps required to ensure that read History List messages are still available to users in Strategy Web 9.x and above after logging out. The default behavior is for all read messages to be removed when users logout.
 

• Log into Strategy Web 9.x as an Administrator user.
• Go to Preferences and select Project Defaults. Then select the Security preference.
• Go to the 'Remove the finished jobs from the History List?' setting. By default, the option 'Only the read messages' is selected. Check the 'No' option and click 'Apply,' as shown below:
  

• Log out and log into Strategy Web 9.x again. The read messages will remain in the history list.
  NOTE: This preference is also available at the 'User Preferences' level and it will override the 'Project Defaults'. If users have the privilege to change this setting, they should do so at the 'User Preference' level, as shown below:
   
  

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