Comments on: Closing A Uidoc From An Agent http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: ledlincoln http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79284 ledlincoln Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:01:41 +0000 #comment-79284 How about modifying the design so that the actual data remains in the back end; the document that the supervisor opens is simply for data entry/viewing, and doesn’t touch the back end until he clicks a “Save and Close” button, at which point it writes to the back-end document(s)?

]]> By: stiletto http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79278 stiletto Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:40:39 +0000 #comment-79278 Think of it this way: communication between the client and the server is initiated by the client. So, an agent running on the server has no means of starting the conversation with the client.

Could you write an agent that runs on the client (perhaps scheduled to run at the end of the shift, but before your agent) to close things down?

]]> By: mglist http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79243 mglist Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:35:51 +0000 #comment-79243 Some additional information. Yes, the user will be in a Notes Client, 6.5.3, running Windows XP.

I have an agent running on the Notes server that knows when shifts end and sets a hidden field in the backend document so no further editing is allowed. The PostModeChange event checks the value in this field to see whether editing is allowed. If not, it displays an error message that futher editing is not allowed, closes the uidoc, and exits. This makes sure that all can read the report, but no one can edit it after the shift expires.

Some supervisors open, edit, and close the report as the shift progesses, but sometimes the report is open for edit, the supervisor get called away for problems on the floor and forgets to go back and save/close it before going home. I was asked if my agent could check to see if the report is open when setting the expiration field, and if so, close it. I haven’t been able to find any information on how to do this. That is why I am asking the experts for their advice.

Thanks for all your help.

]]> By: sliktool http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79161 sliktool Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:02:52 +0000 #comment-79161 Yeah, you can’t close that from your workspace, plus the IsUIDocOpen is only at the machine you are using, not another machine.

I assume this is open in the Notes Client, so, I wonder if it would be possible to set a timer on the document, and if nothing has been done (save or refresh) for say 1 hour, then the UIDoc closes and saves as it is. Would have to research, unless someone else out there knows this can/can’t be done.

What OS are the user’s on?

Mike K

]]> By: stiletto http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79148 stiletto Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:45:25 +0000 #comment-79148 You can unlock the document, but you can’t close the window/tab on the remote client.

]]> By: mglist http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79101 mglist Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:51:00 +0000 #comment-79101 Thanks for your response, but I need to know how to close an open document from a scheduled agent.

]]> By: stiletto http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/closing-a-uidoc-from-an-agent/#comment-79099 stiletto Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:12:31 +0000 #comment-79099 I don’t think that property will help you. I think it only checks if the uidoc is open in your session, not anybody’s session.

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