“I am running a small business and using Lotus Notes 8.5 as an email client. But when I am trying to access the departmental mailbox items, it shows the error Illegal circular Use: DocExpProcessing. Even though, the entire application is running smoothly. So, what step should I take to resolve Lotus Notes 8.5 error “Illegal circular USE:..”? Is there any inbuilt utility, available in IBM Notes program to fix this issue? If anyone has any suggestion, then let me know.”
Lotus Notes is the first groupware application formulated by IBM. It is a notable email service in the corporate world for core business communication. It provides several significant facilities such as emails, discussion forums, blogging, etc. Sometimes, it can be seen that Notes users face “Illegal circular Use” error. This issue can frequently occur while accessing an email file or move the view or folders. Receiving error “Illegal circular USE” in Lotus Notes is very disturbing and make the whole work unstable. Therefore, in this blog post, we will show “how to resolve Lotus Notes Error “Illegal Circular use:..” in an efficacious way.
Why Lotus Notes Error Illegal circular Use: DocExpProcessing Occur?
Generally, the “Illegal circular USE” error caused by the dis-functioning in LotusScript code. Usually, it observed in Notes mail files and databases. Below, following are the reasons mentioned that create an issue in LotusScript code:
Any kind of corruption in Lotus Notes script library.
Non-updated script libraries in IBM Lotus Notes
Note:- If the “Prohibit design refresh or replace to modify” option is enabled, then script libraries have no power of updation.
How to Diagnose the Problem in Lotus Notes?
It is recommended to use Lotus Domino Designer to identify the error. It is used to check whether the database design element has the ‘No Refresh’ property flag enabled or not. Moreover, in any case, if ‘No Refresh” column is marked as selected, then it will not be further updated by refresh/replace.
1. Check the error message and make note of the design element present in the message.
2. Using Domino Designer, open the database.
3. From the left pane, select Shared Code>Script Libraries. Now, check whether the name noted in step 1 exists in the library.
4. After that, verify the “No Refresh” option must be checked for other Lotus Notes database design element. It includes Views, Folders, Forms, and Subforms, etc.
Note:- It might be possible that prohibit flag is not selected for any design elements in the source elements. In such a case, the Lotus Notes error message illegal circular USE occur due to lost or corrupt database design element.
Steps to Resolve Lotus Notes Error “Illegal circular USE:…”
In order to fix IBM Lotus Notes Error illegal circular Use: DocExpProcessing, follow the instruction as shown below:
If “Prohibit design refresh or replace to modify” enabled for any design elements
1. Within the Domino Design main Window, note down the design element.
2. After that, click on Design>>Design Properties>>Pick the 3rd Design option>> make the “Prohibit design refresh or replace to modify” property not selected.
Once the procedure is completed, exit the database (within Domino Designer) and refresh the database design. Right-click on database bookmark, select Database >>Refresh Design in order to refresh the page.
If the issue should not be resolved yet
If the error still persists, then the users can go with these steps:
1. Initially, closed all windows of the database.
2. Delete the design element which was described in the error message.
3. After that, refresh the database design.
4. Verify that any database design element is set with prohibit flag enabled.
If a user does not get the satisfactory results with the manual methods. Then, users can convert Lotus Notes NSF to Outlook PST with the help of a reliable and secure Export Notes software.
The Observational Verdict
Errors are those things that interrupt the normal working of any computer software and restricts the user to work. Similarly, IBM Lotus Notes error Illegal circular USE:.. creates problem while dealing with the email. Therefore, in this blog, we have illustrated the relevant method to resolve Lotus Notes error Illegal circular USE efficiently. Furthermore, if the errors are frequently occurring in IBM Notes and annoy the Notes users.
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