Search DominoPower's 11,320 Lotus-related article archive 
Home
EasyPrint
News details Click here for the RSS feed's XML code. This is not a browser URL.
Articles-only Click here for the RSS feed's XML code. This is not a browser URL.
Twitter Feed Click here for the Twitter feed.
PROGRAMMING POWER
Inside mail distribution: the programming project
By Mick Moignard

In "Inside mail distribution: the application," elsewhere in this issue of DominoPower Magazine, Mick Moignard introduced you to his System Managed Groups application by showing you how it looks to the administrator. In this article, you'll get to roll up your sleeves and see what the code looks like. He'll show you exactly how he did it so that you too can keep your groups automatically maintained.

In my other article, I showed you how my System Managed Groups application looks to the administrator. You're now probably asking yourself, "So how does all this actually work?" Well, I intend to show you exactly how I did it.

Let's start with the forms. There are two simple forms that are used as profiles. The first one, NabFields, is used to maintain a list of the fields in the Directory that are then used in Rules. This profile is here simply to ensure that on Rule documents, the field names cannot be misspelled and that only certain fields in the Directory may be used for Rules. The other profile, NonManaged Groups, is used to create a list of groups that the application is not to touch. This profile content is used when selecting group names on the Group definition form, and the processing agent also uses it.

The other two forms, the Rules and the Groups forms, we have already seen as the user sees them. The Rules form has nothing special about it that merits further discussion. On the Groups form, there are a few things worth a mention. The first is the formula behind the Groups hotspot:

tempgroup:=@PickList([Custom]:[Single];@Subset(@DbName;1):"Names.NSF";"Groups";"Select a Group";"Select the Group name for this definition";1);
NMGroups:= @GetProfileField("NMGROUPS";"NMGroups");
FIELD groupname:=@If(@IsMember(tempgroup;NMGroups);@Do(@Prompt([OK];"Non-Managed Group";"The group you've selected is listed as being not manageable by this application. You must make an alternative selection.");@Return(""));tempgroup);
@All

This checks that any groups selected from the Directory are not in the list of non-managed groups. This check is also repeated in the field that allows Group names to be typed in.

The second hotspot in this form is as follows:

FIELD rules:=@PickList([Custom];"":"";"RULESNAME";"Select Rules";"Select all the rules that apply to this group.";1);
@PostedCommand([RefreshHideFormulas]);
@All

The RefreshHideFormulas is used to trigger the HideWhen that manages the display of the And/Or selection field for multiple groups. This has the simple formula:


1  ·  2  ·  3  ·  4  ·  Next »
Other articles you might like
Home > Strategies > Email Management (60 articles)
   Using the Notes Client with Gmail
   Using the Notes client with Hotmail (or not)
   Is English-only a viable mail management strategy?
Home > Social Computing > Messaging (10 articles)
   A Sametime plugin for Trillian
   DAMO deep-six: is there a future for Outlook/Domino integration?
   Why I STILL recommend Domino over Exchange
Home > Lotus Technologies > Application Development (48 articles)
   An application for scanning physical mail and distributing it virtually
   How hide-whens in Rich Text can ruin your whole day (and what to do about it)
   Little known traps about Lotus Notes fields
Get Weekly Email Updates
Subscribe to our regular weekly email newsletter. It's packed with tips, reviews, deep analysis, and the latest news.
 
Recent DominoPower Articles
Lotusphere 2010: mobility and collaboration
2010: A Lotusphere of change
Five trends for 2010
DominoPower TV Episode 1: Inside a strategy session with Teamstudio
More about Domino log files
Say goodbye to the Uh-Ohs. Long live the Tens.
Why your log.nsf might not be purging properly
Latest Lotus Headlines
SnTT: XPages Blank Calendar Control (Part 2), adding data
Have your Lotus Notes calendar display multiple time zones
Sample Database for Microsoft Office and Lotus Symphony Integration
Symphony 3.0 beta signals another attack on Office
Enabling DAOS on a database - new recommendation
Need your opinion on some new policy settings for Mail
Sometimes IBM Lotus Domino HTTP RPC Agents aren't the answer...
>> Read all the news
More from the ZATZ journals
Computing Unplugged: The iPad: Apple's latest heartbreaker
David Gewirtz Online: CNN commentary and analysis
OutlookPower: Running auto-respond rules when Outlook is closed
-- Advertisement --

Power Tools 6.0 is a set of 90 administrative utilities for Lotus Notes & Domino
Power Tools simplifies management of the Notes/Domino environment by automating routine tasks. Power Tools can manage or monitor mail files, groups, ACLs, agents, LOG.NSF, templates and more.

Download a trial version from helpsoft.com.
-- Advertisement --

Mark your calendar for in-depth Lotus training, May 12-14, Boston
Join experts and peers May 12-14 in Boston for educational and networking events that deliver real-world Lotus training so you can increase productivity and efficiency in your company, advance your skills, and squeeze the most from your current environment. One registration gets you into THE VIEW's Admin2010 and Lotus Developer2010.

Register by December 31 to save $350.
ZATZ Home  ·  News  ·  Back Issues  ·  Credits/Trademarks ·  Link To Us
Copyright © 1998-2010, ZATZ Publishing. All rights reserved worldwide.
Editor's Login