Question

I created a form to display a specific report instead of a view. iwant the form to locate into the directory folder in which views located. for eg I have a view at 1. Reports\a. Quarterly Reports, I want the reports be to located at 1. Reports\b. No of Request per Country(this is the form). So that when I view the reports they are only in one location. Is this possible?

Answer 1

Ken has good points about the design of the solution. If you need more direct assistance, then I can offer the following solution.

As you’re now using a variety of design elements. You need to unify it using a frameset and an outline. Framesets in Notes are the generally the same as their web counterpart. The great thing with Notes is that you can easily add this to your current design.

I would recommend the following order of tasks.

1. Create the outline. Instructions here
2. Create the frameset and connect the outline to it. Instructions here.
3. Set the database launch properties so the frameset loads up when people open the database. Instructions here.

Even though the links point to Lotus Notes version 6, the functionality is still applicable in version 7 and 8. The only other point I would make is that when you click on an outline element it needs to know where the target location to display the data. You define this on the frames in the framesets. Just look at the menu option “Frames” and select “Frame properties” or “Frameset properties” respectively.