$ref=f00000000:00000000-n00000000:00000000

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Hi,

We have recently observed that some response documents in an application are getting the $REF value populated with the value F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000 instead of the document unique ID of the parent document. Due to this, the response documents show-up as Main documents in the view.

What might be causing the $REF field to be populated with F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000 value?

Thanks in Advance.

Satya.

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Subject: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

how were the responses created?

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Subject: RE: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

Hi,

The response documents are created from the Main document. There is an action button in the Main form that composes the Response form.

Thanks,

Satya.

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Subject: RE: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

is the main form displayed in an embedded view on a page? using an auto frameset? or is it just opened by itself ‘normally’ (ie, like an email would be)?

what type of code is in the action button? formula, script, js, java? can you post the code?

web or notes client?

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Subject: RE: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

Hi,

The main form is opened by itself just like an email document would open.

The action button has @command([compose];ResponseFormName)

Its a notes client application (not web)

Thanks,

Satya.

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Subject: RE: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

Was the main document saved first ? It won’t have a UNID until it’s saved.

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Subject: RE: $REF=F00000000:00000000-N00000000:00000000

Yes the main document was saved first.

Ok…let me give a little background here to explain exactly what is happening.

This problem is not happening with all response documents. We recently started observing that certain response documents (created to main documents that have been existing since 2003) are duplicate in nature & have the $REF value with all 0s. Users don’t know what they are doing wrong & we (support team) are trying to find out why a response document would have the $REF value with all 0s if the main document already existed.

Any insight on what Lotus Notes might be doing internally would really be helpful. Under what situations would this happen?

Thanks in advance.

Satya.