Question

I have a custom template that is deployed on Domino servers and used by customers for their mail boxes. The hierarchy is like this:

StdRMail85
  |
Custom Template
  |
User Mailfile

This template has worked since version Lotus Notes/Domino 6.5 through 8.5.2, with some modifications as updates were made to the Lotus products. I have upgraded my Domino server and Notes client to 8.5.3 and the hierarchy for the template has been broken.

When loading the initial template form from the calendar view and following through the debugger in pre-8.5.3 the uidoc.Document.ParentDatabase has a file path of

mail\mailfile.nsf.  

That mail file has a master that is the template that I’ve built. My template inherits from the StdRMail85. In 8.5.3 the uidoc.Document.ParentDatabase filepath is

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\notesA3700A\~editclp.ncf

I can add my template as a master to the mail file and refresh and or replace the design fine from the workspace. The integration point is a button in the calendar view. When that button is selected I load a saved form that contains user configuration data. The UIDOC for this form is the one that has a document.parentDatabase pointing to the editclp file and not the mail file in 8.5.3.

I have also noticed that after refreshing the template something seems to have a lock on the template as I cannot refresh it again or view the properties of it.

I applied the fix pack upgrade but, it was to no avail. Nothing has changed code wise or configuration wise in the template from 8.5.2 so I’m kind of at a loss. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

It appears that FixPack 1 for Notes 8.5.3 and FixPack 1 for Domino 8.5.3 fixed this issue for me. I’m posting the answer here in case anyone else runs into the problem.