Known Values : @UCA
Please be aware that this setting on Domino 7 will cause a NSD when the server also runs Quickplace.
The Domino directory template lists user names with an extra space in order to avoid unexpected sort ordering. An example of this is the second column of the ($PeopleGroupsFlat) view which displays the luser name in the following format: LastName<space>,<space>FirstName
The default sort collation that Domino® uses for these views ranks commas below all other letters. The standard English sort method should list shorter names before longer ones. For example, the following list of names is traditionally correct:
Thomas, Arthur Thomason, Frances Thomaston, John
The default sort collation used by Domino would rank these names as follows because of the comma:
Thomason, Frances Thomaston, John Thomas, Arthur
To avoid this problem, the standard template for the Domino directory has always used an extra space added between the last name and the comma. This space ranks before all letters, and therefore lists the names in the correct order. Unfortunately, this also introduces an unexpected character into the listed name and may cause confusion among users.
In Notes®/Domino 6.0, a new sort collation was added which correctly ranks the shorter names ahead of the longer ones. Enabling this feature allows for the extra space to be removed from the view column because the comma no longer interferes with the expected sort order.
To enable this feature one or more of the following steps may be taken:
1. Notes client users may change the default sort collation for the client by using the Sorting ... option on the International page of the User Preferences dialog. This will only affect views built by the client (e.g. views in local databases).
2. Server administrators may change the default sort collation for the entire server by adding:
CollationType=@UCA
to the server's INI file. This will affect the default sort collation for all views and databases on the server.
3. Domino database designers may change the sort collation on individual views from the Design Element properties infobox for the specific view. This infobox appears from the list of views in the Domino Designer client, not after the view is opened. On the Design tab of the properties infobox, select the collation type of Universal and select the Unicode sort collation checkbox. This last option will also allow a server administrator to change only the four views in the Domino Directory without affecting the rest of the databases on the server. The following views need to be updated to effect a change to the Addressing dialog box in the Lotus Notes® client:
($PeopleGroupsFlat) ($PeopleGroupsCorpHier) ($PeopleGroupsByLang) ($PeopleGroupsHier)
In addition to changing the sort collation, each of these views contains a column which inserts an extra space between the last name and the comma. With the collation changed for the design element, this space can be removed without affecting the sort order.
NOTE: Changing these collation types either on the server, in a specific view, or on the client may result in extended view rebuilds as the new collation is implemented. It is recommended that these changes go into effect on a server during off hours or when the server can otherwise be treated as out of service.