Controlling the Balance Output Using Page Extensions

The following article outlines how to use Page Extensions to hide or modify the Balance value on the left sidebar menu. This script works across the board, regardless of logged in user. It can also be adjusted to hide the ‘full balance’ or other fields as need on the sidebar.

Hiding the Balance

1. Click on the Setup Tab

2. Click Page Extensions

3. Click the Add button

4. Enter the following information:
   Name – any name you would like here
   Page – /  (the forward slash indicates that it should work on all pages)
   Script – (see below)

   var balance = document.getElementById('balance');
   if (balance!=null) {
       var row = balance.parentNode.parentNode;
       row.parentNode.removeChild(row);
   }

5. Click Save

Hiding the Balance if Futurebalance is Set

1. Click on the Setup Tab

2. Select the Page Extensions

3. Click the Add button

4. Enter the following information:
   Name – any name you would like here
   Page – /  (the forward slash indicates that it should work on all pages)
   Script – (see below)

   var balance = document.getElementById('balance');
   var fullBalance = document.getElementById('futurebalance');
   if (balance != null && fullBalance != null)
   {
       var row = balance.parentNode.parentNode;
       row.parentNode.removeChild(row);
   }

5. Click Save