If Then Code for a New Document - if-statement

Question

I have a button that saves a document, and creates response documents for users that are added to it. I have a #Unique function to generate a random number for my Form Number.
The problem I am having is that when I go in and edit the document and Save & Send the response documents, it treats it as a different document, so the Form Number is also changing. The form number needs to remain the same for the parent document.
Is there an easy to way to check to see if there is already a form number, and if so, to leave it the same? If not, go ahead and give it a random number.
Here is the code on my Save & Send button:
// get handle to names list
var item = new Array(document1.getItemValue("assignedassociates"));
var attach:String;
// loop through the list to create a review doc for each person listed
for(var i = 0; i <= (#Elements(item)-1); i++){
var newdoc:NotesDocument = database.createDocument()
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Form", "Review");
newdoc.replaceItemValue("datecreated", document1.getItemValueString("datecreated"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("formnumber", document1.getItemValueString("formnumber"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("title", document1.getItemValueString("title"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("department", document1.getItemValueString("department"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("description", document1.getItemValueString("description"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("assignedassociates", item[i]);
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Status", "Sent");
// attachment URL
// calculate file path
// check for multiple attachments, create multiple URLs
attach = "http://domtest01.hendricks.org/chad/bloodhound.nsf/0/" + document1.getDocument().getUniversalID() +
"/$file/" + #AttachmentNames() + "?openElement";
newdoc.replaceItemValue("AttachmentURL", attach);
// set the security fields on the new doc we created
setSecurityFields(newdoc, item[i]);
newdoc.save();
}
// update document history
var cuser:NotesName=session.createName(#UserName()); // gets user name in name field
updateHistoryField(document1.getDocument(),cuser.getCommon(),"EditHistory","form_create"); // call function
// show assigned docs
requestScope.put("showContainer", true);
Here is my code from the page:
<xp:view
xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core"
xmlns:xe="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/coreex"
styleClass="forms"
xmlns:xc="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/custom">
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument
var="document1"
formName="Create">
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:table>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Created By:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField1">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:var userName:NotesName = session.createName(#UserName());
return(userName.getCommon());}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Date: </xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText2"
value="#{document1.datecreated}" defaultValue="#{javascript:{javascript:#Today()}}">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateRequired message="You must select a Date."></xp:validateRequired>
</xp:this.validators>
<xp:dateTimeHelper id="dateTimeHelper1"></xp:dateTimeHelper>
<xp:this.converter>
<xp:convertDateTime
type="date"
dateStyle="short">
</xp:convertDateTime>
</xp:this.converter>
</xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Form Number:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText3"
value="#{document1.formnumber}"
required="true" disabled="true">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateRequired message="You must enter a Form Number."></xp:validateRequired>
<xp:validateLength message="Form Number must be 8 characters in length."></xp:validateLength>
</xp:this.validators>
<xp:this.defaultValue><![CDATA[#{javascript:session.evaluate("#Unique")}]]></xp:this.defaultValue></xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Title: </xp:td><xp:td>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText1"
value="#{document1.title}"
maxlength="60"
required="true">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateLength maximum="60"></xp:validateLength>
<xp:validateRequired message="You must enter a Title."></xp:validateRequired>
</xp:this.validators>
</xp:inputText> </xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Department:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:comboBox
id="department"
value="#{document1.department}"
rendered="#{javascript:document1.isEditable()}">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateExpression message="You must select a Department">
<xp:this.expression><![CDATA[#{javascript:value != "Select One"}]]></xp:this.expression>
</xp:validateExpression>
</xp:this.validators>
<xp:selectItem
itemLabel="Select One"
itemValue="Select One"
id="selectItem1">
</xp:selectItem>
<xp:selectItems id="selectItems1">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:var dbName = ["", "aApplications\\HCHPhoneBk.nsf"];
#DbColumn( dbName , "DeptNameLookUp", 1);}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:selectItems>
</xp:comboBox>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField2"
value="#{document1.department}"
rendered="#{javascript:!document1.isEditable()}">
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Description:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputTextarea
id="inputTextarea1"
value="#{document1.description}"
style="width:300.0px;height:96px"
required="true">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateRequired message="You must enter a Description."></xp:validateRequired>
</xp:this.validators>
</xp:inputTextarea>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Attachments:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:fileUpload
id="attachments"
value="#{document1.attachments}">
</xp:fileUpload>
 </xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold"></xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:fileDownload
rows="30"
id="fileDownload1"
displayLastModified="false"
hideWhen="true"
displaySize="true"
displayCreated="false"
value="#{document1.attachments}"
displayType="false" allowDelete="true">
</xp:fileDownload>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td
rowspan="2"
style="font-weight:bold">
Associates to
<xp:br id="br1"></xp:br>
review document:
</xp:td>
<xp:td rowspan="2">
<xe:djextNameTextBox
id="djextNameTextBox1"
multipleSeparator=","
multipleTrim="true"
value="#{document1.assignedassociates}"
rendered="#{javascript:document1.isEditable()}">
</xe:djextNameTextBox>
  
<xe:namePicker
id="namePicker1"
for="djextNameTextBox1"
pickerIcon="/Symbol+Add.gif">
<xe:this.dataProvider>
<xe:namePickerAggregator>
<xe:this.dataProviders>
<xe:dominoNABNamePicker
addressBookDb="HCHPhoneBk"
nameList="people">
</xe:dominoNABNamePicker>
</xe:this.dataProviders>
</xe:namePickerAggregator>
</xe:this.dataProvider>
</xe:namePicker>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr></xp:tr>
</xp:table>
<xp:messages id="messages1"></xp:messages>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:button
id="button4"
rendered="#{javascript:document1.isEditable()}">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[Save & Assign Response Documents]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:actionGroup>
<xp:saveDocument var="document1"></xp:saveDocument>
<xp:executeScript>
<xp:this.script><![CDATA[#{javascript:// get handle to names list
var item = new Array(document1.getItemValue("assignedassociates"));
var attach:String;
// loop through the list to create a review doc for each person listed
for(var i = 0; i <= (#Elements(item)-1); i++){
var newdoc:NotesDocument = database.createDocument()
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Form", "Review");
newdoc.replaceItemValue("datecreated", document1.getItemValueString("datecreated"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("formnumber", document1.getItemValueString("formnumber"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("title", document1.getItemValueString("title"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("department", document1.getItemValueString("department"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("description", document1.getItemValueString("description"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("assignedassociates", item[i]);
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Status", "Sent");
// attachment URL
// TO DO - check for server name and put in appropriate server name and format
// calculate file path
// check for multiple attachments, create multiple URLs
attach = "http://domtest01.hendricks.org/chad/bloodhound.nsf/0/" + document1.getDocument().getUniversalID() +
"/$file/" + #AttachmentNames() + "?openElement";
newdoc.replaceItemValue("AttachmentURL", attach);
// set the security fields on the new doc we created
setSecurityFields(newdoc, item[i]);
newdoc.save();
}
// update document history
var cuser:NotesName=session.createName(#UserName()); // gets user name in name field
updateHistoryField(document1.getDocument(),cuser.getCommon(),"EditHistory","form_create"); // call function
// show assigned docs
requestScope.put("showContainer", true);}]]></xp:this.script>
</xp:executeScript>
<xp:changeDocumentMode
mode="readOnly"
var="document1">
</xp:changeDocumentMode>
</xp:actionGroup>
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button> <xp:button id="button1" value="Edit" rendered="#{javascript:!document1.isEditable()}">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true" refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:actionGroup>
<xp:changeDocumentMode mode="edit" var="document1">
</xp:changeDocumentMode>
<xp:executeScript>
<xp:this.script><![CDATA[#{javascript:// update document history
var cuser:NotesName=session.createName(#UserName()); // gets user name in name field
updateHistoryField(document1.getDocument(),cuser.getCommon(),"EditHistory","form_create"); // call function}]]></xp:this.script>
</xp:executeScript>
</xp:actionGroup>
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:button id="button5">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:if (document1.isEditable()){
return "Cancel";
}else{
return "Close";
}}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="complete" immediate="true">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:openPage name="$$PreviousPage"></xp:openPage>
</xp:this.action></xp:eventHandler></xp:button>
<xp:this.beforePageLoad><![CDATA[#{javascript:requestScope.put("showContainer", false)}]]></xp:this.beforePageLoad><xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xp:panel id="outerContainer">
<xp:panel id="innerContainer">
<xp:viewPanel
rows="30"
id="viewPanel1"
var="rowData">
<xp:this.facets>
<xp:pager
partialRefresh="true"
layout="Previous Group Next"
xp:key="headerPager"
id="pager1">
</xp:pager>
<xp:viewTitle
xp:key="viewTitle"
id="viewTitle1" value="Sent To">
</xp:viewTitle>
</xp:this.facets>
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoView
var="view1"
viewName="Children">
<xp:this.categoryFilter><![CDATA[#{javascript:document1.getItemValueString("Title");}]]></xp:this.categoryFilter>
</xp:dominoView>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="$6"
id="viewColumn1">
<xp:this.converter>
<xp:convertDateTime
type="date"
dateStyle="short">
</xp:convertDateTime>
</xp:this.converter>
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Date"
id="viewColumnHeader1">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
</xp:viewColumn>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="department"
id="viewColumn2">
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Department"
id="viewColumnHeader2">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
</xp:viewColumn>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="formnumber"
id="viewColumn3">
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Form #"
id="viewColumnHeader3">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
</xp:viewColumn>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="assignedassociates"
id="viewColumn4"
displayAs="link"
openDocAsReadonly="#{javascript:rowData.getColumnValue('Status') === 'Responded'}">
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Reviewer"
id="viewColumnHeader4">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
</xp:viewColumn>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="Status"
id="viewColumn5">
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Status"
id="viewColumnHeader5">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
</xp:viewColumn>
</xp:viewPanel>
</xp:panel>
</xp:panel>
<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField3"><xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:"requestScope.showContainer=" + requestScope.get("showContainer")}]]></xp:this.value></xp:text>
<xp:br></xp:br>
<xc:layout_EditHistory></xc:layout_EditHistory></xp:view>

Answer 1

Try this (includes recycle):
var item:java.util.Vector = document1.getItemValue("assignedassociates");
if (!document1.hasItem("formnumber")) {
document1.replaceItemValue("formnumber",session.evaluate("#Unique"));
}
for(var curItem in item) {
try {
var newdoc:NotesDocument = database.createDocument();
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Form", "Review");
newdoc.replaceItemValue("datecreated", document1.getItemValueString("datecreated"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("formnumber", document1.getItemValueString("formnumber"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("title", document1.getItemValueString("title"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("department", document1.getItemValueString("department"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("description", document1.getItemValueString("description"));
newdoc.replaceItemValue("assignedassociates", curItem);
newdoc.replaceItemValue("Status", "Sent");
// attachment URL
var attach = "http://domtest01.hendricks.org/chad/bloodhound.nsf/0/" + document1.getDocument().getUniversalID() +
"/$file/" + #AttachmentNames() + "?openElement";
newdoc.replaceItemValue("AttachmentURL", attach);
// set the security fields on the new doc we created
setSecurityFields(newdoc, curItem);
newdoc.save();
// Cleanup!
newdow.recycle();
} catch (e) {
// Some clever error handling here
}
}
// update document history
var cuser:NotesName=session.createName(#UserName()); // gets user name in name field
updateHistoryField(document1.getDocument(),cuser.getCommon(),"EditHistory","form_create");
// show assigned docs
requestScope.put("showContainer", true);
Let us know how it goes!
Update
Use this for the row - if the form number shouldn't be changed after creation
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Form Number:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputText
id="inputText3"
value="#{document1.formnumber}" disabled="true"
required="true" rendered="#{javascript:document1.isNewNote()}">
<xp:this.validators>
<xp:validateRequired message="You must enter a Form Number."></xp:validateRequired>
<xp:validateLength message="Form Number must be 8 characters in length."></xp:validateLength>
</xp:this.validators>
<xp:this.defaultValue><![CDATA[#{javascript:session.evaluate("#Unique")}]]></xp:this.defaultValue>
</xp:inputText>
<xp:text escape="true" id="displayText3"
value="#{document1.formnumber}"
rendered=""#{javascript:!document1.isNewNote()}"></xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
This is close to what your current approach. However I actually would only use the display field and add the value in the NewDocument event of the document1 data source. So your row would look like this:
<xp:tr>
<xp:td style="font-weight:bold">Form Number:</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:text escape="true" id="displayText3"
value="#{document1.formnumber}"></xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
In the events tab under Data - document1 - queryNewDocument you add as JavaScript:
document1.replaceItemValue("formnumber",session.evaluate("#Unique"));
That should do the trick. Another remark: Use LABELS for your labels and use CSS for the formatting. Bold labels are kind out of fashion, so having a single definition in CSS makes adoption easier. Also you need labels if you ever plan to make it multi lingual (there's Chinese and Spanish even in the US - or Hindi if your work for 7/11)