In a LEI-polling-activity I can check the option "execute synchronously." But this only counts for the next activity in the sequence. Now I have the following constellation:
Poll -> starts activity 1
activity 1 starts activity 2
activity 2 starts activity 3
But activity 1 must not be started again before activity 3 is finished. I cannot prohibit that by checking the above mentioned flag, because after activity 1 has finished, the poll happily fires again, when the appropriate conditions are met.
So I wondered if there is a way to code a Notes script that bundles activity 1-3 in sequence, so I can place this scripted activity as the one to be triggered by the poll.
Could you please point me to a sample code on how to achieve this?
The "constellation" you have described simply goes beyond LEI's out-of-the-box capabilities. You might consider using a Scripted Activity that operates as the polling governor. That means you have to write a LotusScript agent that looks in the LEI Admin database for these activities and tests for their status, etc. The LEI Admin is just another Notes database, so take a look at how the "Start Activity" button works and the "Active" view.
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This was first published in September 2004