How can I display the result of an LDAP query (in my case a list of OUs), done with some Java code, in a IBM Notes Dialog List?

Question

I'd like to add a list of strings to a Dialog list with an Java agent. Item's value changes but it doesn't show the values on form.

Session session = getSession(); 
AgentContext agentContext = session.getAgentContext();
Database db=session.getCurrentDatabase();
Form form = db.getForm("UOs_AD");
Document document = agentContext.getDocumentContext();
Item item = document.getFirstItem("UO_AD");
Vector v = new Vector();
v.addElement("Bicycle");
v.addElement("Train");
v.addElement("Foot");
Item textListItem = document.replaceItemValue("UO_AD", null);
textListItem.setValues(v);
textListItem.setSummary(true);
document.save(true, true);

Answer 1

replaceItemValue() only replaces the value of a field in the current document (which you got via agentContext.getDocumentContext()) and not the choices that, for example, a Combobox tied to that field offers the user.

If the choices a Combobox offers are static you need to use Domino Designer to open the form the document is based on and change the values offered for the choices in that field. If you want to do that programmatically, you would have to work with DXL.

Answer 2

I'm not sure that I understand your question. Are you trying to update the Form so that "Bicycle", "Train" and "Foot" will be choices in the dialog list whenever someone creates or edits a document? Or are you trying to update a specific document so that these three values are selected for the field value? Your code appears to be updating the Document.

If you are just trying to get those three values to appear as selected, then make sure that your field has the "Allow values not in list" property selected in Domino Designer. Also, make sure that the "Allow multiple values" property is selected.

Answer 3

OK, so based on your latest feedback, your question really should have been:

How can I display the result of an LDAP query (in my case a list of OUs), done with some Java code, in a IBM Notes Dialog List?

You are out of luck with "classic" Domino Designer. A classic notes form only offers you (either via the Designer, but also via DXL) the following options for a dialog list:

• Enter choices (one per line): Type a list of choices in the edit box.
• Use formula for choices: Type a Lotus Notes formula in the formula window to generate a list of choices.
• Use Address dialog for choices: This option displays the Names dialog box so users can select names from a Personal Address Book or Domino Directory.
• Use Access Control list for choices: This option brings up a list of people, servers, groups, and roles in the access control list for the database
• Use View dialog for choices: This option brings up a dialog box containing entries from a column in a view

So no way of adding the output of some Java code to the Dialog List.

What you can do is:

1. Use XPages. With XPages, you can have Java code to fill any kind of List, Dialog Box, ...
2. Use your Java code in a scheduled Notes Agent to "sync" the LDAP entries into the Notes database by creating notes documents, eg. "OU" which represent the LDAP entries. Using a View, you could then use the "Use View dialog for choices" option of the Dialog List to display them to the user.
3. Use TDI (entitlement for this comes with Domino) to sync the LDAP entries into the Notes database by creating notes documents, eg. "OU" which represent the LDAP entries. Using a View, you could then use the "Use View dialog for choices" option of the Dialog List to display them to the user.
4. Use your Java code in a scheduled Notes Agent to update a field inside a profile document with the list of "OUs". Then use a @-formula to display the values in the Dialog List.

Solution (2), (3) and (4) have the disadvantage of not displaying "realtime" info of the LDAP directory.

I hope I understood your problem correctly. If so, please edit content and title of your question acccordingly.