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8/8/2019 IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 7

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IBM Lotus Notes andIBM Lotus Notes andDomino 7Domino 7

Andrew PollackAndrew PollackNorthern Collaborative TechnologiesNorthern Collaborative Technologies

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Who am I?Who am I?Andrew PollackAndrew Pollack

Principal, Northern Collaborative TechnologiesPrincipal, Northern Collaborative Technologies Certified with Lotus Notes since version 2Certified with Lotus Notes since version 2 IBM Lotus Beacon AwardIBM Lotus Beacon Award

Finalist in 1999, Winner in 2003Finalist in 1999, Winner in 2003

Author of NCT Search for Lotus DominoAuthor of NCT Search for Lotus Domino

Proud member of the The Penumbra GroupProud member of the The Penumbra Group

FirefighterFirefighter When not driving a keyboard, IWhen not driving a keyboard, Idrive the big red truckdrive the big red truck


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About this PresentationAbout this Presentation

This is a flyThis is a fly--by of new featuresby of new features

Focus is on whats Important about 7Focus is on whats Important about 7 What IBM says is ImportantWhat IBM says is Important What I think is importWhat I think is import

Created in August based on Milestone 2Created in August based on Milestone 2 Updates are likely, and will be postedUpdates are likely, and will be posted BASED ONBETABASED ONBETA Things WILL changeThings WILL change

Focus on Admin, Designer, & ClientFocus on Admin, Designer, & Client

I try to put the meat on the slidesI try to put the meat on the slides


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The Obligatory CommercialThe Obligatory Commercial

Most of the speakers at this conference areavailable to help you!

Thats the real reason we do this Real experts guarantee results

Catch up with me during theconference if you want expert help

Now, on with the show...

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If this was

TIVO I could

fast forward


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Perspective: What makes this aPerspective: What makes this aMajor ReleaseMajor Release

To IBM: No longer the odd man outTo IBM: No longer the odd man out

Real Integration with IBM DB2Real Integration with IBM DB2 Real Integration with TivoliReal Integration with Tivoli Enhanced Integration with WASEnhanced Integration with WAS The beginning of integration with WorkplaceThe beginning of integration with Workplace

To Developers: Works & plays better with othersTo Developers: Works & plays better with others

Much easier to build Java or VS front end toolsMuch easier to build Java or VS front end tools Much better for relational data storageMuch better for relational data storage Much better Java supportMuch better Java support Integration with new MS Office featuresIntegration with new MS Office features

Major Release

I say

so!


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The Lotus Notes 7 Macintosh StoryThe Lotus Notes 7 Macintosh Story---- Two slicesTwo slices

Commitment to Lotus Notes 7 on MacintoshCommitment to Lotus Notes 7 on Macintoshbecame public in Augustbecame public in August

Initial client to be based on 6.5.4 code stream,Initial client to be based on 6.5.4 code stream,

certified to work with ND7certified to work with ND7 Stay tuned to fined outStay tuned to fined outwhat this meanswhat this means

Full featured N7 clientFull featured N7 clientwith instant messagingwith instant messagingprobably a maintenanceprobably a maintenancereleaserelease


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New Server & AdministrativeNew Server & AdministrativeFeaturesFeatures

Lotus Notes and Domino 7 are huge for back endLotus Notes and Domino 7 are huge for back endmanagementmanagement


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The Lotus Domino 7 ServerThe Lotus Domino 7 Server

DB2 IntegrationDB2 Integration Well thought throughWell thought through ---- it provides the basis forit provides the basis for

more relational, and more traditional applicationsmore relational, and more traditional applications

Performance EnhancementsPerformance Enhancements Reports of 50% increase in performance onReports of 50% increase in performance on

NotesBench using R6Mail and R6iNotesNotesBench using R6Mail and R6iNotes

Management EnhancementsManagement Enhancements ND7 really fleshes out SMTP controls & policyND7 really fleshes out SMTP controls & policy

enforcementenforcement


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Three kinds of DB2 IntegrationThree kinds of DB2 Integration

Store Domino Data within DB2Store Domino Data within DB2 Access Specific Domino Data from DB2Access Specific Domino Data from DB2 Create a Notes view of DB2 DataCreate a Notes view of DB2 Data

Overview here, Details in ALL307Overview here, Details in ALL307


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Store Domino Data in DB2Store Domino Data in DB2

ForBeta 2, Requires DB2 on the Same BoxForBeta 2, Requires DB2 on the Same Box Classic NSF or DB2NSF on a per database basisClassic NSF or DB2NSF on a per database basis Servers Only, clients continue to use NSF filesServers Only, clients continue to use NSF files Transparent to usersTransparent to users Mostly transparent to administratorsMostly transparent to administrators Using a DB2NSFUsing a DB2NSF does notdoes not imply sharing dataimply sharing data Not presently being represented as aNot presently being represented as a

performance gainperformance gain


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Give DB2 Access to Domino DataGive DB2 Access to Domino Data

Design Element called a DB2 Access ViewDesign Element called a DB2 Access View

Defines data in Domino as a Table to DB2Defines data in Domino as a Table to DB2 Not the same as a Notes ViewNot the same as a Notes View

No access from Notes ClientNo access from Notes Client Exception: SQL Views see it as DB2 DataException: SQL Views see it as DB2 Data

Domino Security Is EnforcedDomino Security Is Enforced Including Reader NamesIncluding Reader Names


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Creating a DB2 Access ViewCreating a DB2 Access View


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Use a Query View to access DB2Use a Query View to access DB2DataData

Data may be from a Domino DB2 Access ViewData may be from a Domino DB2 Access View To open the note, you must include the noteid inTo open the note, you must include the noteid in

the SQL select statementthe SQL select statement

Query can be dynamicQuery can be dynamic Example: @Prompt() popup to determine viewExample: @Prompt() popup to determine view

contentcontent

Query can Join DB2 dataQuery can Join DB2 data Join two Domino DB2 Access Views to see dataJoin two Domino DB2 Access Views to see data

from more than one Domino database in a singlefrom more than one Domino database in a singleviewview


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Defining a Query ViewDefining a Query View


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Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)

Tivoli Autonomic Monitoring Engine (TAME)Tivoli Autonomic Monitoring Engine (TAME)

Consolidates reporting across serversConsolidates reporting across servers Works by itself in DominoWorks by itself in Domino Integrates with Tivoli Enterprise ConsoleIntegrates with Tivoli Enterprise Console Supports 3Supports 3rdrd Party PlugParty Plug--insins Highly programmable automatic responsesHighly programmable automatic responses


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The Tivoli Analyzer for LotusThe Tivoli Analyzer for LotusDominoDomino

Separate installationSeparate installation worth tryingworth trying


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Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)

Individual monitoring probes are tailored toIndividual monitoring probes are tailored toDomino issuesDomino issues

More than just Is the server runningMore than just Is the server running Example: Report on Agent Manager sessions thatExample: Report on Agent Manager sessions that

run long or use too much memoryrun long or use too much memory

Build your own probes that check specificBuild your own probes that check specificaspects of your custom applicationsaspects of your custom applications

Provides likely causes and common solutions toProvides likely causes and common solutions toreported problemsreported problems


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Resolution Center MakesResolution Center MakesRecommendationsRecommendations


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New Mail Processing & AntiNew Mail Processing & Anti--spamspamfeaturesfeatures

DNS White ListsDNS White Lists Provide exceptions to black list useProvide exceptions to black list use

Private Black ListsPrivate Black Lists Allow easy to manage customizationAllow easy to manage customization

Private White ListsPrivate White Lists Allow easy to manage overrideAllow easy to manage override

Mail Rules use info from White/Black list checksMail Rules use info from White/Black list checks

New Mail Rule to Stop Processing further rulesNew Mail Rule to Stop Processing further rules

Standard DisclaimersStandard Disclaimers

Major Release

Private List is

going to dowell

In this army


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Combine General DNS Based ListsCombine General DNS Based Listswith Manual Private listswith Manual Private lists

DNS based Black

lists like

spamcom

Private Manual list

of additional hosts

to block

DNS based white

lists home grown

or internal DNS

Private Manual list

of hosts to allow

though


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Enhancements to Smart UpdateEnhancements to Smart Update

Kits are detached in theKits are detached in thebackgroundbackground

Shared upgrade kits failoverShared upgrade kits failover

Smart Update requests areSmart Update requests arecluster awarecluster aware

Administrator can limitAdministrator can limit

concurrent downloads from aconcurrent downloads from asingle serversingle server

Notification by mail of statusNotification by mail of status

by machine or userby machine or user


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LEI ImprovementsLEI Improvements

LEI now supports failoverLEI now supports failover processing will switch to cluster peersprocessing will switch to cluster peers

LEI Administrator is IM awareLEI Administrator is IM aware

Better testing for connections from formsBetter testing for connections from forms

Improved scheduling for activitiesImproved scheduling for activities

Virtual Documents support backend changesVirtual Documents support backend changes

Behavior controls can be based on dependantBehavior controls can be based on dependantprocess outcomeprocess outcome


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Other New Administrative FeaturesOther New Administrative Features

Mozilla isMozilla issupported forsupported forWebAdmin!WebAdmin!

This meansThis meansFirefox asFirefox aswell!well!

Editing the servers

NOTES.INI from a

workstation in Firefox


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More New Administrative FeaturesMore New Administrative Features

NewPolicy Type for Mail & CSNewPolicy Type for Mail & CS Especially useful for disclaimersEspecially useful for disclaimers


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Even More New AdministrativeEven More New AdministrativeFeaturesFeatures

Client side HTTP compression supportedClient side HTTP compression supported

Policy Lock DownPolicy Lock Down Force clients to accept and use admin policiesForce clients to accept and use admin policies

IPv6 is now supportedIPv6 is now supported

Support for 1024Support for 1024--bit RSA and 128bit RSA and 128--bit RC2 Notesbit RC2 Notes

KeysKeys

LDAPnow supports Aliases & UNIDsLDAPnow supports Aliases & UNIDs


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Developers get new stuff too!Developers get new stuff too!


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The Designer PerspectiveThe Designer Perspective

DB2 IntegrationDB2 Integration It REALY meansIt REALY means new solutions to old problemsnew solutions to old problems The biggest new thing, to IBMThe biggest new thing, to IBM

Standards march forwardStandards march forward Native Web ServicesNative Web Services

Major step forward toward hybrid applicationsMajor step forward toward hybrid applications The biggest new developer thing, to AndrewThe biggest new developer thing, to Andrew

Java support enhancedJava support enhanced XML Parser updatedXML Parser updated

A few new design featuresA few new design features


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The Designer PerspectiveThe Designer Perspective TheTheREAL NewsREAL News

LotusScript is NOT deadLotusScript is NOT dead Fully supports all the new featuresFully supports all the new features

Serious investment has been madeSerious investment has been made Web Services element COULD have been JavaWeb Services element COULD have been Java

OnlyOnly Its not. This should END speculationIts not. This should END speculationabout LotusScripts continued usefulness.about LotusScripts continued usefulness.


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DB2 Integration in DesignerDB2 Integration in Designer

Two sides of the coinTwo sides of the coin

Query ViewsQuery Views Data from DB2Data from DB2

Displayed in NotesDisplayed in Notes

DB2 Access Views (DAVs)DB2 Access Views (DAVs) Data from DominoData from Domino Accessed in DB2Accessed in DB2

Obeys Domino SecurityObeys Domino Security

DB2Domino

Data

TraditionalRDB

applications

Access View

Query View

OD

B

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Query ViewsQuery Views Data from DB2Data from DB2displayed in Notesdisplayed in Notes

No preNo pre--built indexes in the NSFbuilt indexes in the NSF

Possible storage and performance boost forPossible storage and performance boost fordatabases that change frequentlydatabases that change frequently

Selection can be changed on the fly per userSelection can be changed on the fly per user

Use @Prompt narrow selectionUse @Prompt narrow selection Complex SQL can fit different kinds of data intoComplex SQL can fit different kinds of data into

the same view designthe same view design Does this make the Notes client a reporting tool?Does this make the Notes client a reporting tool?

Finally, use @Username to select dataFinally, use @Username to select data


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Use SQL right in the selectionUse SQL right in the selectionformulaformula


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DB2 Access ViewsDB2 Access Views Free theFree theDomino DataDomino Data

Distinct Design elementDistinct Design element not just a view typenot just a view type

Not visible in the clientNot visible in the client except through Query Viewsexcept through Query Views

Defines Lotus Notes Information in a RelationalDefines Lotus Notes Information in a RelationalData modelData model

Enforces Domino SecurityEnforces Domino Security


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Creating a DB2 Access ViewCreating a DB2 Access View


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Like Chocolate & Peanut ButterLike Chocolate & Peanut Butter

OrBeer andPretzelsOrBeer andPretzels ---- They go well togetherThey go well together

DAVs from two Notes databases can make up aDAVs from two Notes databases can make up asingle Query Viewsingle Query View breaking the .NSF barrier!breaking the .NSF barrier!

If a valid NOTEID from a DAV is selected, theIf a valid NOTEID from a DAV is selected, thereferenced document can be opened from thereferenced document can be opened from theviewview


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Standards March ForwardStandards March Forward JavaJavaImprovementsImprovements

The JVM is now 1.4.1The JVM is now 1.4.1

Remote Java DebuggingRemote Java Debugging Use 3Use 3rdrd party debuggers, like Eclipseparty debuggers, like Eclipse

This is a good thingThis is a good thing

Major Release

Standards are great!

Especially when there

are more than one!


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Even more StandardsEven more Standards WebWebServices SupportServices Support

Provider only, for nowProvider only, for now New Design ElementNew Design Element works like a web agentworks like a web agent Creates the WSDL for youCreates the WSDL for you Creates skeleton code from existing WSDLCreates skeleton code from existing WSDL Security options are identical to AgentsSecurity options are identical to Agents LotusScript is fully supported, as is JavaLotusScript is fully supported, as is Java


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New Methods & PropertiesNew Methods & Properties

NotesAdministrationProcess.ApproveHostedOrgStNotesAdministrationProcess.ApproveHostedOrgStorageDeletionorageDeletion Primarily used by the Admin clientPrimarily used by the Admin client

NotesDatabase.GetModifiedDocumentsNotesDatabase.GetModifiedDocuments Like notesDatabase.search(@modifed..) butLike notesDatabase.search(@modifed..) but

includes design notes as wellincludes design notes as well NotesDocumentCollection.UntilTimeNotesDocumentCollection.UntilTime

An upper limit (less than) time on which notes toAn upper limit (less than) time on which notes toreturn in a collectionreturn in a collection

NotesDOMNodeNotesDOMNode NamespaceURI, CreateAttributeNodeNS,NamespaceURI, CreateAttributeNodeNS,

CreateElementNodeNSCreateElementNodeNS GetElementsByTagNameNS, GetAttributeNodeNS,GetElementsByTagNameNS, GetAttributeNodeNS,

GetAttributeNSGetAttributeNS GetElementsByTagNameNS, RemoveAttributeNS,GetElementsByTagNameNS, RemoveAttributeNS,

SetAttributeNodeNSSetAttributeNodeNS SetAttributeNSSetAttributeNS


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New Formula Language AdditionsNew Formula Language Additions

Not many neededNot many needed Formula language was vastlyFormula language was vastlyimproved in ND6improved in ND6

@PolicyIsFieldLocked@PolicyIsFieldLocked For use in hideFor use in hide--when formulas, determines if awhen formulas, determines if a

field is lockedfield is locked

@Command([DiscoverFolders])@Command([DiscoverFolders]) Pops up the dialog box showing which foldersPops up the dialog box showing which folders

contain the documentcontain the document


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Autosave option in form designAutosave option in form design

Saves a local copy of the current documentSaves a local copy of the current documentperiodically in case of crashperiodically in case of crash

Document is NOT updated to the server at thisDocument is NOT updated to the server at this

timetime

Used to avoid loss of work when documents areUsed to avoid loss of work when documents areopen in edit mode for long periods of timeopen in edit mode for long periods of time

Designer option toDesigner option to ENABLEENABLE the feature for athe feature for aform,form, user option to make use of ituser option to make use of it


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New Features in View DesignNew Features in View Design

Shared ColumnsShared Columns At long last!At long last!

Actions can be addedActions can be added

to Right Clickto Right Click

A long requestedA long requesteditemitem


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Other New Designer FeaturesOther New Designer Features

Java & LotusScript Agent Performance ProfilerJava & LotusScript Agent Performance Profiler Works on Web Services tooWorks on Web Services too

XML Parser has been updatedXML Parser has been updated

Toggle icon for debuggerToggle icon for debugger

Design element lists show more information,Design element lists show more information,

easier to editeasier to edit


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Updates to the Lotus Notes 7 ClientUpdates to the Lotus Notes 7 Client


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Microsoft Office Smart TagsMicrosoft Office Smart Tags

New Microsoft Office Smart Tags are supportedNew Microsoft Office Smart Tags are supported Send mail, view contact details, invite contacts toSend mail, view contact details, invite contacts to

a meetinga meeting

Major Release

Hey, this is just like that

Situational Awareness

they keep talking about


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Set up Smart Tags in MicrosoftSet up Smart Tags in MicrosoftOfficeOffice

Check bothCheck both

Person NamePerson Name

Person (Lotus NotesPerson (Lotus NotesRecognizer)Recognizer)


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Cool new Lotus Notes 7 client stuffCool new Lotus Notes 7 client stuff

Close All Window Tabs menuClose All Window Tabs menuoptionoption

Save Window StateSave Window State rere--openopen

notes with the same views,notes with the same views,documents, and databases opendocuments, and databases open

AutosaveAutosave for those really longfor those really long

documents youve been writingdocuments youve been writing


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Views now correctly open in theViews now correctly open in thebackgroundbackground

Views dont lock the clientViews dont lock the client

Major Release

Youre on a

Need to

know basis


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Lotus Workplace in the WelcomeLotus Workplace in the WelcomePage WizardPage Wizard

Enhanced support for Lotus Workplace in theEnhanced support for Lotus Workplace in theWelcome Page WizardWelcome Page Wizard


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The Lotus Notes ClientThe Lotus Notes Client MailMailUpdatesUpdates

Note: Mail Template updates are frequently theNote: Mail Template updates are frequently thelast things added to the beta versions. Watchlast things added to the beta versions. Watchfor more as the release gets closerfor more as the release gets closer

No Subject warning when sending mailNo Subject warning when sending mail

Mail can be sorted by subjectMail can be sorted by subject

Mail threads can be made visible withinMail threads can be made visible withinmail documentsmail documents


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FollowFollow--Up improvements will reallyUp improvements will reallyhelphelp

Quick Follow Up flags multiple documentsQuick Follow Up flags multiple documentswithout any dialog boxwithout any dialog box

Preferences for follow up are set in the mailPreferences for follow up are set in the mailpreferences profile actionpreferences profile action

Follow Up actions now also on Right ClickFollow Up actions now also on Right Click


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Domino Web AccessDomino Web Access

Mozilla based browsers are now supportedMozilla based browsers are now supported

Full S/MIME SupportFull S/MIME Support

Custom stationary is now supportedCustom stationary is now supported

Features improved to more closely match NotesFeatures improved to more closely match NotesClient featuresClient features

Single Click FollowSingle Click Follow--Up support has been addedUp support has been added

More forwarding options have been addedMore forwarding options have been added


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