Notes/Domino Fix List
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| SPR # HJCU5V6S92 | Fixed in 6.5.5 release |  |
Product Area: Designer; R5/R6 Interoperability Technical Area: Design Platform: Cross Platform
Lotus Customer Support APAR: LO04293
SPR# HJCU5V6S92 - Design refresh from R5 mail to R6 or R7 mail may cause the Inbox to get replaced and all user messages
to be removed from the Inbox. This problem has been fixed in 6.5.5.
Technote Number: 1164122
Problem:
This issue has been attributed to the fact that under Notes 6.x, all design
elements, including the Inbox folder, have a Language associated with them when
they did not in Notes 5.x. The language is noted in the design elements
$Language item. In some cases when the Inbox folder design element is upgraded
to the new design the process does not execute as expected.
This issue was reported to Quality Engineering as SPR# HJCU5V6S92 and has been
addressed in Notes 6.5.5 and Notes 7.0.
Excerpt from the Lotus Domino Release 6.5.5 MR fix list (available at
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus):
Design
SPR# HJCU5V6S92 - Design refresh from R5 mail to 6 or 7 mail may cause the
Inbox to get replaced and all user messages
Refer to the Upgrade Central site for details on upgrading Notes/Domino.
Starting in Domino 6.5.3 an additional parameter was added to the Convert
utility that allows you to set the language during the mail migration process.
By selecting the appropriate language during the Convert process, the issue
should be avoided. The syntax for the new "-g" parameter is as follows:
load convert -g"<language name>" <mail directory\mailfile.nsf> * <mail file
template>
example for changing an English mail design to a German mail design:
load convert -g"German" TestMail.nsf * mail7_en_de.ntf
The new Convert parameter is discussed in the Notes 6.5.3 and 6.5.4 Release
Notes; please see either of the following topics in the By Product view of the
Release Notes:
Administrator Client \ Documentation updates \ Domino Administration Help \
Mail conversion utility enhancement
Server \ Documentation updates \ Domino Administration Help \ Mail conversion
utility enhancement
Please note that there is a syntax error for the load convert in the 6.5.3
Release notes, which is cited and corrected at the bottom of this technote.
The syntax above is correct.
WORKAROUND:
In releases prior to Notes 6.5.3, the only workaround is to manually replace
the design using the Notes Client (File > Database > Replace Design).
The following document discusses a basic way to repopulate the Inbox by placing
documents that do not appear in any other folder into the Inbox: "Rebuilding a
Notes Mail Inbox" (#1104973).
SUPPORTING INFORMATION:
The procedure to upgrade users' mail file templates to the Notes 6 design or to
another mail template is documented in the following topic in the Domino
Administrator Guide: "Upgrading Notes Mail Files"
There are three options for upgrading mail file templates:
Upgrade-by-mail upgrades both the Notes client and the Notes mail file
template.
The mail conversion utility upgrades mail file templates using the mail convert
task.
Seamless mail upgrade automatically upgrades the mail file template after users
upgrade their Lotus Notes clients to Notes 6.
Replacing or upgrading the design of the mail files without using the mail
conversion utility first (convert) may produce issues with design elements as
stated in this document.
6.5.3 RELEASE NOTES CONTAIN INCORRECT CONVERT -g SYNTAX
Please note that the syntax of the example command in the 6.5.3 Release Notes
is incorrect. The information below cites the syntax error has it exists in
the 6.5.3 Release Notes, and provides the correction.
******* beginning of release note excerpt: *******
Mail conversion utility enhancement
Domino's mail conversion utility can be used to upgrade a user's mail file
design, convert a mail file design from one language to another language, and
to migrate mail files from Microsoft Exchange. In Domino 6, the mail conversion
utility could be used only to upgrade the user's mail file design. In the
Domino Administrator 6 documentation, see the topic "Upgrading mail files with
the mail conversion utility" for more information.
-g <Language Name>
Replaces the mail file design with user's preferred language.
Examples:
Task
Enter this command
Change the English mail design to German mail design:
load convert -g German TestMail.nsf * mail7_en_de.ntf <--- incorrect
******* end of release note excerpt: *******
The example above contains incorrect syntax (space between -g and language).
incorrect syntax:
load convert -g German TestMail.nsf * mail7_en_de.ntf
Note in this incorrect syntax example that there is a space between -g and
German. This should not be the case; there should be no space, and also the
language should be in quotes.
The correct syntax for using the additional Convert parameter in order to allow
you to set the language during the mail migration process is:
load convert -g"German" TestMail.nsf * mail7_en_de.ntf
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Last Modified on 12/06/2013
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