Lotus Notes output connector

This connector writes output to a Lotus Notes database.

Comments

If you run the StreamServer and a Lotus Notes client version 6.x or 7.0 on a Windows 2003 Server, you must install Citrix to use the Lotus Notes output connector.

The connector settings are described below.

Notes Server

The Lotus Domino server to connect to.

Example 35

Notes Server

windows_server05/my_domino_server

where windows_server05 is the computer hosting the Lotus Domino server.

 

Runtime specific connector settings

Notes Database

The Lotus Notes database on the Lotus Domino server to connect to. The Lotus Notes database stores the output from the StreamServer as an attachment to a Note.

The specified database must allow write access for the user specified in the Lotus ID file. Only a Lotus Domino administrator can enable read or write access to the Lotus Notes database.

If you connect to the database via a Lotus Domino server, without access to a Lotus Notes client installation, you must:

•	Obtain a suitable Lotus ID file.

•	Ensure that the Lotus ID file is recertified and contains a valid password.

•	Rename the Lotus ID file to ssdominouser.id

•	Store the Lotus ID file in the working directory of the StreamServer.

Ask your Lotus Domino administrator for assistance.

 

Example 36

Notes Database

custmsgs.nsf

 

Password

The password for unlocking the Lotus ID file which authenticates access to a Lotus Notes database. The StreamServer searches for the Lotus ID file named ssdominouser.id in the working directory of the StreamServer. If the Lotus ID file is not found, or if the password fails to unlock it, the StreamServer tries to use the previously used Lotus ID file that ssnotes.ini has a reference to.

Default Form

The Lotus Notes form to be used. To create a Lotus Notes form on the Lotus Domino server, you must use the Domino Designer client.

Filename

The name of the file created by the StreamServer and attached to the Note.

Note:

The Temporary directory must be specified with a full path for the StreamServer instance running the Project.

Example 37

Filename

$docname.pdf 

 

Compress

Select to compress the file attached to the Note when sending it to the Domino Server.

Indexes

In addition to the attached file produced by the StreamServer, you can add data about the attachments to the corresponding Note. This is useful if you want data about the attachment to be easily accessible by the Lotus Notes client or the Lotus Notes Fetch wizard, without having to open the attachment.

To add this data for a Note, you must enter the items that will be included in the Note and a variable for each item.

•	Index Name – The Note item name.

•	Data Type – The type of the item data.

•	Variable – A StreamServe variable. The value of the variable is stored in the Note.

Custom connector settings

You can add custom keywords to the Lotus Notes connector. See the Design Center documentation for more information about how to add custom commands and keywords.

lotusdbopenretrydelay <open_delay>

The time to wait in milliseconds between attempts to open the Lotus Notes database. For example lotusdbopenretrydelay 2000. The default value is 1000.

lotusdbopenmaxretries <open_retries>

The number of times to attempt to open the Lotus Notes database. For example lotusdbopenmaxretries 5. The default value is 3.

lotusconnretrydelay <send_delay>

The time to wait in milliseconds between attempts to send a Lotus Note to the Lotus Domino server via a Lotus Notes output connector. For example lotusconnretrydelay 10000. The default value is 5000.

lotusconnmaxretries <send_retries>

The number of times to attempt to send a Note to the Lotus Domino server via a Lotus Notes output connector. For example lotusconnmaxretries 10. The default value is 1.