Your opinion about this method to return user's shortName

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Hi,

In document user of NAB, where is a field “Short name/userID”.

In fact, this field is the connection name of users.

Some users can have the same name (homonynes), e.g. “John Doe” but these users have an unique shortName/UserID e.g

“John DOE” (the first)> “x123456”

“John DOE” (the second)> “x789456”

Thus the login of the first John DOE is :

“x123456” and his password

(@Names([CN];@userName) returns “John DOE” not “x123456”)

To get the shortName/userID of user, I have thought of using this formula:

@NameLookup( [NOSEARCHING] ;@UserName; “ShortName” )

It’s a good method or does there exist another way?

Can I use this (ShortName) in “Author” field?

Also, when I use @UserName in “Author” field and several user have a same name, will the first user be able to modify the document of the second user ? (Notes and Web Client)

Won’t Notes/Domino make confusion between the users?

Thanks you for your opinions,

Thierry

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Subject: Your opinion about this method to return user’s shortName…

Nope, you cannot use the shortname in Author/Reader fields.

regards,

raphael

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Subject: RE: Your opinion about this method to return user’s shortName…

Hi Raphael,

How to distinguish the users having the same user name?

Thanks

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Subject: RE: Your opinion about this method to return user’s shortName…

You should use the Abbreviated or full Canonical/Heirarchical username in your readers/authors fields. This will include the organisation name and any organisational unit parts to the names and will therefore distinguish between two users with the same common name.

Emily.

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Subject: RE: Your opinion about this method to return user’s shortName…

Canonical yes, Abbreviated no.

regards,

raphael

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Subject: RE: Your opinion about this method to return user’s shortName…

Thanks allRegards,

Thierry