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Location

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Parameter: Location
Short description: Currently active Location document of the Notes Client – controls mail mode, replication, and ports.

Profile

Parameter
Location
Category
Client configuration
Component
Client
Available since
R4
Supported versions
9.0.1, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5
GUI equivalent
Notes Client Preferences / status bar “Location”
Possible values
Name of the Location document + UNID, e.g. Online,8AB12C…

Description

The Location entry points to the Location document in the personal address book (names.nsf) that is currently active. From it, Notes reads the mail mode (online vs. local replica), replicator settings, active ports, proxy configuration, and the assigned mail and directory server.
The value is updated automatically as soon as the user switches the location via the status bar menu; manual changes are usually not necessary.

Example configuration

Location=Online,8AB12C7E94F31D5BC1258A2B003F4A6E

Notes & pitfalls

  • Purely a client setting – has no effect on a Domino server.
  • The value consists of display name + comma + UNID; editing it manually often breaks the reference.
  • With a "broken" Location, Notes starts without a mail profile; repair by selecting a different Location or creating a new one.
  • In roaming / Citrix environments, the entry can differ per session – keep an eye on roaming user profiles.
  • Indirectly controls which KeyFilename / MailFile / MailServer values actually take effect.