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+---
+title: Removing 'Save As' Option in the Web Report Designer
+description: "Learn how to remove the 'Save As' option in Telerik Reporting's Web Report Designer and restrict saving specific report formats."
+type: how-to
+page_title: How to Remove 'Save As' from the Web Report Designer
+meta_title: How to Remove 'Save As' from the Web Report Designer
+slug: removing-save-as-option-report-designer
+tags: reporting, web report designer, save as, permissions, css, savereportbyuriasync
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1700797
+---
+
+## Environment
+<table>
+   <tbody>
+      <tr>
+         <td>Product</td>
+         <td>Reporting</td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+         <td>Version</td>
+         <td>19.2.25.1001</td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+         <td>Project Type</td>
+         <td>ASP.NET Core</td>
+      </tr>
+   </tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Description
+
+I want to remove the 'Save As' option from the Web Report Designer UI to ensure users can only edit a predefined report. I have tried modifying permissions, but removing `Permission.Commands_Document_Save` leaves the 'Save As' option visible. Is there a way to hide this option or restrict saving specific report formats programmatically?
+
+This knowledge base article also answers the following questions:
+- How to hide the 'Save As' button in Telerik Web Report Designer?
+- How to disable saving specific report formats in Telerik Reporting?
+- How to override the saving functionality in Telerik Web Report Designer?
+
+## Solution
+
+To remove the 'Save As' option from the Web Report Designer, use the following approaches:
+
+### Using CSS to Hide the 'Save As' Button
+Add the following CSS rule to hide the 'Save As' button from the menu:
+
+```CSS
+li[data-action='documentSaveAs'] {
+   display: none;
+}
+```
+
+This CSS rule targets the 'Save As' button based on its data-action attribute and hides it from the user interface.
+
+### Restricting Saving Specific Report Formats
+Override the `SaveReportByUriAsync` method of the `ReportDesignerController` to restrict saving specific report formats, such as `.trdp`. Use the following example:
+
+```C#
+namespace YourNamespace.Controllers
+{
+    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    using Telerik.Reporting.Services;
+    using Telerik.WebReportDesigner.Services;
+    using Telerik.WebReportDesigner.Services.Controllers;
+
+    [Route("api/reportdesigner")]
+    public class ReportDesignerController : ReportDesignerControllerBase
+    {
+        public ReportDesignerController(IReportDesignerServiceConfiguration reportDesignerServiceConfiguration, IReportServiceConfiguration reportServiceConfiguration)
+            : base(reportDesignerServiceConfiguration, reportServiceConfiguration)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override async Task<IActionResult> SaveReportByUriAsync([FromQuery] string uri)
+        {
+            if(Path.GetExtension(uri).Equals(".trdp", System.StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return await Task.FromResult(this.GetDisabledForDemoJsonErrorResponse("Saving a report"));
+            }
+
+            return await base.SaveReportByUriAsync(uri);
+        }
+
+        JsonResult GetDisabledForDemoJsonErrorResponse(string verbAndItemPartOfError)
+        {
+            string message = $"{verbAndItemPartOfError} is disabled in this demo";
+            return this.CreateJsonResponse(
+                System.Net.HttpStatusCode.BadRequest,
+                new ErrorResponse(string.Empty, message, message));
+        }
+
+        private class ErrorResponse
+        {
+            public string ErrorCode { get; }
+            public string Message { get; }
+            public string Details { get; }
+
+            public ErrorResponse(string errorCode, string message, string details)
+            {
+                this.ErrorCode = errorCode;
+                this.Message = message;
+                this.Details = details;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+This code prevents saving reports with a `.trdp` extension and returns a custom error message for restricted saving actions.
+
+## See Also
+
+* [Web Report Designer Overview]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-designer-tools/web-report-designer/overview%})
+* [Customizing via Permissions in the Web Report Designer]({%slug telerikreporting/report-designer-tools/web-report-designer/web-report-designer-customization%})
+