Index: assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/assignment.css
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--- assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/assignment.css	(revision 312688)
+++ assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/assignment.css	(working copy)
@@ -179,3 +179,7 @@
     color: #aaa;
 }
 
+/* SAK-27883 */
+a.noPointers {
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
Index: assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/assignments.js
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--- assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/assignments.js	(revision 312688)
+++ assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/assignments.js	(working copy)
@@ -449,3 +449,17 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// SAK-27883
+function enableLinks() {
+    var downloadAll = document.getElementById("downloadAll");
+    var uploadAll = document.getElementById("uploadAll");
+    var releaseGrades = document.getElementById("releaseGrades");
+    var helpItems = document.getElementById("helpItems");
+    var links = [downloadAll, uploadAll, releaseGrades, helpItems];
+    for (i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
+        if (links[i] !== null) {
+            links[i].className = "";
+        }
+    }
+}
Index: assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/assignment/chef_assignments_instructor_list_submissions.vm
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--- assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/assignment/chef_assignments_instructor_list_submissions.vm	(revision 312688)
+++ assignment-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/assignment/chef_assignments_instructor_list_submissions.vm	(working copy)
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
 			else{
 				showAllowResubmission()
 			}
-		});    
 	});
+
+		## SAK-27883
+		enableLinks();
+	});
     
     function showAllowResubmission()
     {
@@ -186,11 +189,11 @@
 			#else
 				<div class="listNav">
 						## download all
-							<a href="" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='download';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" title="$!tlang.getString('downall')">$!tlang.getString('downall')</a>
+							<a href="" class="noPointers" id="downloadAll" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='download';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" title="$!tlang.getString('downall')">$!tlang.getString('downall')</a>
 						#if(!$disableGrade)
 							## upload all
-								|  <a href="" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='upload';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" title="$!tlang.getString('uploadall.title')">$!tlang.getString('uploadall.title')</a>
-							|  <a href="" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='releaseGrades';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" 
+								|  <a href="" class="noPointers" id="uploadAll" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='upload';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" title="$!tlang.getString('uploadall.title')">$!tlang.getString('uploadall.title')</a>
+							|  <a href="" class="noPointers" id="releaseGrades" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('option').value='releaseGrades';document.viewForm.submit();return false;" 
 							#if ($withGrade)
 								title="$!tlang.getString('relgrad')">$!tlang.getString('relgrad')</a>
 							#else
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@
 								#set ($helperInfo = false)
 								#set ($helperInfo = $provider.provider.getItemsHelperInfo($activity.Reference))
 								#if ($helperInfo)
-									|  <a href="#toolLinkParam("$action" "doHelp_items" "activityRef=$validator.escapeUrl($activity.Reference)&providerId=$validator.escapeUrl($provider.provider.id)")" title="$!helperInfo.description">$!helperInfo.name</a>
+									|  <a id="helpItems" class="noPointers" href="#toolLinkParam("$action" "doHelp_items" "activityRef=$validator.escapeUrl($activity.Reference)&providerId=$validator.escapeUrl($provider.provider.id)")" title="$!helperInfo.description">$!helperInfo.name</a>
 								#end
 							#end
 						#end