Specified Authors cannot edit document

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I cannot edit documents even though the userid I am using is specified in both a readers and authors field.

I am developing a Notes application where I build the documents from a flat file and assign the specific readers and authors via a database lookup at the time of creation. When I log on to the application using one of the test user-id’s specified in the readers/authors fields I can read the document, but I cannot edit the document.

Caveats:

I created the documents from an agent signed with my real username, and when I look at the authors field on the document I see only the test username in the actual field contents, but if I mouse over the field a pop-up tab displays my real username, not the test username.

I also tried making the users Editors in the ACL, but when one user edits & saves a document, the previous user cannot see it anymore. Even though their id is still in the readers field.

Can anyone help me?

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Subject: Does Test User have “Author” access in the ACL?

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Subject: RE: Does Test User have “Author” access in the ACL?

Yes it does, but I think I’ve found the problem.

The readers and authors field is set to “computed when composed” and defaulted to null when created. I then have an agent which fills in the fields, but I was trying to copy a string value into the fields. I went back and created a notesitem variable and populated it that way.

Appears to work now.

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Subject: Sure, the Agent set the field type to Text, rather than AuthorNames or ReaderNames

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Subject: Use Common Names

Field Authors := “CN=My Name/O=MyOrg” instead of “My Name”