Lotus Notes Application Development Training

We provide Lotus Notes Application Development training online. People who are interested to join please contact me at LotusNotes.Kiran@gmail.com.


Please find the Contents for the Application Development Track.

IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8.5x: Introduction to Application Development

• Getting Started with Domino Designer
• Notes Applications and Databases
• Domino Designer Quick Tour
• Application Access Control List and Properties

• Forms to Create Documents
• Form Basics
• Fields on the Form
• Default and Computed Field Formulas

• Views of Documents
• Create New Views
• View Columns
• View Column Properties
• View Selection
• View Properties
• Folders

• Application Layout and Navigation
• Application Structure
• Actions
• Pages
• Outline Control
• Framesets
• Database Launch Options

• Accurate Data Entry
• Editable Field Translation and Validation
• List Fields

• Response Forms and Views
• Inherit Values
• Response Documents

• More Views of Documents
• Embedded Views
• Calendar Views
• Grid-Style Views

• Security at All Levels
• Authenticated User Names
• Database Access Control List
• Form, View and Document Security
• Sections and Controlled Access Sections
• Field Security

• Embellishing the User Interface
• Form Design and Layout
• Helping the User

• Application Rollout and Maintenance
• Database Rollout
• Update Agents
• Shared Elements and Code
• Templates
• Data Exchange

Fundamentals of IBM Lotus Domino 8.5x Application Development

Exploring Applications in Lotus Domino 8.5x

• Identifying Application Types and Data Sources
• Examining the Lotus Domino Architecture
• Analyzing Lotus Domino Application Components
• Investigating Replication and Application Design Considerations
• Extending Lotus Domino Collaboration Capabilities

Exploring the Lotus Domino 8.5x Design Environment

• Exploring the Lotus Domino Designer User Interface
• Accessing Design Elements

Creating Databases

• Creating a New, Blank Database in Lotus Domino Designer
• Designing a Copy of an Existing Database
• Initiating a Database from a Template
• Organizing the Lotus Domino Designer Environment

Creating Pages

• Exploring Page Content, Layout, and Navigation Basics
• Creating Pages
• Adding Text to Pages
• Using Tables to Lay Out Pages
• Adding Images to Pages

Creating Forms

• Creating Forms
• Adding Fields to Forms
• Hiding Form Elements

Creating Views

• Creating Views
• Adding View Columns
• Organizing Documents
• Formatting Views

Introducing Formulas

• Identifying Programming Languages Supported by Lotus Domino
• Classifying Formula Components
• Identifying Event Triggers
• Working with @Functions
• Computing and Compare Values
• Exploring Formatting and Comments

Using Formulas in Forms

• Creating Window Titles
• Working with Computed Values
• Designing with Field Values
• Working with Lists
• Prompting Users
• Creating Reusable Code
• Implementing Error Checking

Using Formulas in Views

• Creating Selection Formulas
• Concatenating Values in a View Column
• Displaying Icons In A View

Enhancing Forms

• Working with Layers
• Working with Subforms
• Creating Shared Fields
• Enabling Inheritance in Forms and Documents
• Creating Related Forms
• Enabling AutoSave
• Implementing Lotus Sametime Instant Messaging in Forms

Enhancing Views

• Defining Hierarchical Views
• Displaying Response Data in Views
• Implementing Shared Columns
• Enabling Lotus Sametime Instant Messaging in Views
• Creating Views for the Web

Working with Actions

• Designing Actions
• Creating Shared Actions
• Controlling the Display of Actions
• Establishing Action Hotspots

Working with Agents

• Investigating Agents
• Creating Agents

Securing Applications

• Exploring Database Access
• Implementing Roles
• Using Readers and Authors Fields
• Controlling Access for Anonymous Users
• Deploying Applications

Developing IBM Lotus Domino 8.5x Applications: Intermediate Skills

Lesson 1: Working with Strings, Lists, and Loops
Topic 1A: Writing Formulas to Manipulate Text Values

• Useful Functions for Inspecting and Searching Text
• Inspecting and Searching Strings
• Useful Functions for Parsing a String
• Examples of Parsing a String

Topic 1B: Working with Lists

• Creating Lists
• List Operations
• Using the List Subscript Operator
• Useful Functions for Inspecting Lists
• Useful Functions for Modifying Lists
• Useful Functions for Converting Lists

Topic 1C: Creating Iterative Formulas

• Iterative Statement Functions
• Using a For Loop
• Using a While Loop
• Using a DoWhile Loop

Lesson 2: Writing Formulas to Interact with the User
Topic 2A: Using the @Prompt Function

• Introducing The @Prompt Function
• Examples of User Prompts
• The @Prompt Function
• @Prompt Styles

Topic 2B: Working with the @DialogBox Function

• The @DialogBox Function
• Using the @DialogBox Function
• Creating a Form for @DialogBox

Topic 2C: Using Layout Regions

• Layout Regions
• Creating a Layout Region
• Adding Elements to a Layout Region

Lesson 3: Advanced View Design
Topic 3A: Using a Background Image in a View

• Background Images
• Background Image Formatting Options
• Adding a Background Image to a View

Topic 3B: Hiding a View Column

• Hiding Columns
• Using a Formula to Hide a Column

Topic 3C: Modifying View Elements

• Highlighting View Documents
• Programmatically Setting Colors in a View
• Creating a View Column to set the Colors of a Row
• Using Values to Specify the View Text Color
• Using Values to Specify the View Background Color and Text Color
• Hiding the Color Column
• Expanding a Column to Use the Available Width

Topic 3D: Working with Embedded Elements

• Adding an Embedded Editor to the Form
• Preventing a Document from Being Saved
• Combining Embedded Elements
• Embedded Schedulers

Lesson 4: Adding Navigational Elements Using Links and Imagemaps
Topic 4A: Linking to Other Documents and Pages

• Types of Links
• Creating a Link Hotspot on a Page or Form
• The Hotspot Resource Link Properties
• Named Element Links
• Creating a Named Element Link in the Properties Box
• URL Links
• Creating a URL Link

Topic 4B: Creating Imagemaps

• Imagemaps
• Describing Hotspots on an Image
• Creating a Hotspot on an Image

Lesson 5: Working with Outlines
Topic 5A: Creating an Outline

• The Outline Design Element
• Process of Creating an Outline
• Create an Outline
• Default Outlines
• Creating a Default Outline

Topic 5B: Adding Outline Entries

• Outline Entries
• Creating a Hierarchical Outline
• Creating an Outline Entry

Topic 5C: Modifying Outline Entries

• Setting Outline Entry Properties
• Indenting and Outdenting Outline Entries

Topic 5D: Embedding an Outline

• Embedding Outlines
• Embedded Outline Properties
• Formatting an Embedded Outline

Lesson 6: Creating a Frameset
Topic 6A: Adding a Frameset to an Application

• What are Frames?
• What are Framesets?
• Structuring a Frameset
• Guidelines for Designing Framesets
• Creating a Frameset

Topic 6B: Adding Content to a Frame

• Specifying Frame Information
• Specifying a Content Source
• Using a Target Frame
• Specifying the Default Target Frame
• Target Frame Precedence
• Placing a Page in a Frame

Topic 6C: Launching an Application Frameset

• Setting Database Properties to Launch a Frameset

Topic 6D: Adjusting Framesets

• Adding New Frames to a Frameset
• Launching Individual Elements in a Specific Frame
• Opening Documents in a Frame
• Setting a Target Frame

Lesson 7: Accessing Data in IBM Lotus Domino Databases
Topic 7A: Accessing Data from a View

• Common Arguments for @Db Functions
• Options for Caching the Results of a Lookup
• Guidelines for Caching the Results of a Lookup
• Specifying a Database for Lookups
• How Lotus Notes Searches for a Replica
• Using @DbColumn
• Using @DbLookup
• Optional Keywords for @DbLookup
• Optional Keywords for @DbLookup

Topic 7B: Using @PickList

• Advantages of @PickList
• Styles of PickLists
• Displaying a View with @PickList
• Displaying a Domino Directory View with @PickList

Topic 7C: Working with Profile Documents

• Introducing Profile Documents
• Characteristics of Profile Documents
• Guidelines for Using Profile Documents
• Designing a Form for Creating Profile Documents
• Creating a Profile Document with Formulas
• Reading Data in Profile Documents
• Updating Data in Profile Documents

Lesson 8: Accessing Non-Domino Data
Topic 8A: Introducing Microsoft Open Database Connectivity

• Using ODBC
• Working with ODBC Drivers
• ODBC Driver Configuration
• ODBC Driver Configuration
• Example dBase Table

Topic 8B: Using @Db Functions to Access an ODBC Data Source

• Accessing Relational Data from IBM Lotus Domino with ODBC
• Comparing the @Db Functions that use ODBC
• Using @DbColumn
• Using @DbLookup
• Using @DbCommand

Lesson 9: Adding Workflow to IBM Lotus Domino Applications
Topic 9A: Defining Workflow

• Benefits of Automating the Process
• Elements of Workflow
• Using a Workflow Diagram
• Example of an Expense Reimbursement Workflow Diagram
• Workflow Elements of the Expense Reimbursement Process

Topic 9B: Routing Workflow Objects in IBM Lotus Domino

• The Routing Process
• Ways to Route Documents
• Making a Mail Database Known to the Router
• Making an Application Database Known to the Router

Topic 9C: Designing Workflow

• Triggering Workflow
• Identifying the Recipient
• Identifying the Data to Send
• Sending the Data

Topic 9D: Notifying Users

• Sending a Doclink Using @MailSend

Topic 9E: Routing Entire Documents

• Examples of Routing Entire Documents
• Configuring the Application to Route Documents
• Enabling Recipients to Read Documents
• Using a Form Formula in a View

Topic 9F: Sending the Current Document

• Defining the SendTo Field
• Creating a SendTo Field
• Using @MailSend Without Parameters
• Using the Present Send Mail Dialog Property
• Using the MailSend @command
• Using the Send Document Simple Action
• Using the MailOptions Field
• Forcing a Document to Route Using a MailOptions Field

Topic 9G: Tracking Documents

• Collecting Information on the State of a Document
• Useful @functions for Creating a History Log
• Adding a Tracking Field to a Form
• Creating a Tracking View

Lesson 10: Securing IBM Lotus Domino Application Data
Topic 10A: Limiting Who Can Read and Edit Sections

• Using Access-Controlled Sections
• Creating an Access-Controlled Section
• Limiting Who Can Edit a Section

Topic 10B: Signing Documents and Mail

• Enabling Signing Documents and Mail Messages
• Creating a Sign-Enabled Field
• Signing an Access-Controlled Section

Topic 10C: Encrypting Domino Data

• Determining What to Encrypt
• Types of Encryption Keys
• Using Public and Private Keys
• Using Secret Keys

Topic 10D: Creating and Distributing Secret Keys

• Creating a New Secret Encryption Key
• Distributing Encryption Keys with E-mail
• Exporting a Secret Encryption Key to a File
• Merging an Encryption Key Received by E-Mail
• Importing an Encryption Key Received as a File

Topic 11E: Encrypting Fields

• Enabling Encryption for a Field
• Applying Encryption
• Applying Encryption Automatically
• Providing a List of Secret Encryption Keys in a Field