Preventing users from editing [Replication or Save Conflict] documents Tip submitted by Rune Carlsen

Level: Intermediate Works with: Designer 5.0 Updated: 01-Nov-2001

When two or more users edit the same document simultaneously, a [Replication or Save Conflict] document is created as a response to the main document. As a developer or administrator, have you ever wished you could prevent users from editing these conflict documents? With this tip, now you can.

All you need to do is add some LotusScript to either (or both) the QueryOpen or QuerySave event of the form used by your application's documents.

Here is the code:

If Source.Document.HasItem("$Conflict") then

Msgbox "This is a [Replication or Save Conflict] document. Changes should only be made to the main document!"
Continue = False ' do not save

End If

If you add the code to the QueryOpen event, then users won't be able to open the conflict document from the view. If you add the code the the QuerySave event, then users will be able to make edits to the conflict document, but they will be prevented from saving the change.

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