Hello,
I am writing a report giving an assessment of the problems faced when upgrading from Notes 5 to Notes 6.5 (particularly in relation to intranet applications).
What are the main things to be aware of - firstly in general and then more specifically in relation to my intranet applications? I was thinking of specific @Commands which may create problems.
Many thanks in advance.
Subject: Notes 6 Upgrade Issues
Search around on this forum… this topic has been covered many times. The most important rule is: test your own apps top-to-bottom. Also, become very familiar with the fix-list database. There are many early versions of 6 (specifically 6.0.x) that had @formula bugs.
Subject: RE: Notes 6 Upgrade Issues
Erik,
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Believe me I have checked on the site extensively and it was really in desparation that I made my post. Nowhere is there an easy to view summary of key points to look for and which formula bugs I should be trying to identify. When you go into the fix-list database there are literally hundreds/thousands of potential issues and all I was looking for was somewhere to summarise the key points.
Thanks again.
Subject: RE: Notes 6 Upgrade Issues
One thing you really want to keep in mind is @formula agents.
before R6, if you wanted to modify a field in a document only if a condition was met (@if( somecondition; @setfield(“somefield”; newvalue);…)
you would have to reference the field first using FIELD somefield:=somefield;
if the condition was not met, this would not result in a modified document.
starting R6 the FIELD somefield:=somefield; line would result in a modified document…
So instead of the agent only updating documents that meet a certain condition, it will update every document it processes causing more replication traffic etc.
Cheers
IRC: Woonjas on EFnet’s notes
Subject: RE: Notes 6 Upgrade Issues
If you’re primarily interested in @Formulas, check out the Fix List db:
By Technical Area → @Functions → (various versions and fixes)
If your applications are web-based: I’ve uncovered some definite sore spots, many of which have been fixed through 6.5.2FP1. I’d say if your app is web-based the biggest problem you’re going to have is possibly stability (hopefully better in 6.5.4), and locking-up and scrolling issues with the new Java View Applet. Do a search here for my name for more: “Erik C. Brooks” and bug