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knowledge management (KM)
Knowledge management is a concept in which an enterprise consciously and comprehensively gathers, organizes, shares and analyzes its knowledge in terms of resources, documents, and people skills. Continue Reading
Domino tutorials
Use SearchDomino.com’s tutorials to navigate resources on top of mind topics such as IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, Messaging and Encryption, and Lotus Workplace. Continue Reading
Setting up ID Vault operations in Notes/Domino 8.5
Get the steps to set up an ID Vault and its operations, from storing new and existing user IDs to resetting users' passwords in Notes/Domino 8.5. Continue Reading
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Registering a new user using an explicit policy
This section illustrates how to go about applying an explicit policy when registering a new user. Continue Reading
Assigning an explicit policy to an existing user or group
You can apply explicit policies when the user is registered or by updating the Person document for users who already exist in the Domino Directory. Start by completing the instructions outlined in the section titled, "Creating Policy Documents." Continue Reading
What are settings documents?
Learn and understand everything about settings documents including setup, registration, and primary usage as well as how to inherit and enforce settings documents.Continue Reading
Creating policy documents
Once you have sufficient authority via the Domino Administrator client, you're ready to go. The following steps provide a general overview on how to create a policy document.Continue Reading
Using exception policies
An exception policy lets you create a set of configurations that ignore other policies. Use the Domino Administrator client to create this policy.Continue Reading
Using Domino Administrator to manage client settings
In this chapter excerpt from "Survival Guide for Lotus Notes and Domino Administrators," learn how to manage client settings using the Domino Administrator client and private policies.Continue Reading
Creating settings and policy documents
Complete the following steps to check your authority level. If you do not have this authority, you will need to work with a Domino administrator to obtain these roles. You must be listed in the Domino Directory ACL and assigned, at a minimum, the ...Continue Reading
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How are policies implemented?
Once determine all the configuration settings to be applied to the Lotus Notes client follow these steps to identify the settings. Your second task is figuring out how to apply the settings to the user community.Continue Reading
Setting up a Domino 8.5 XPages example
Installing and deploying this XPages example allows you to examine documents behind a view and modify selected ones. Use this example as a template for your own testing, then modify or extend it for your Domino 8.5 applications.Continue Reading
How the Agent Profiler tool improves Notes/Domino performance
Get an overview of the Notes/Domino 7.x Agent Profiler feature and learn how it detects and reports on problem agents and suggests ways to fix them in order to improve Domino server performance.Continue Reading
An introduction to ID Vault in Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5
ID Vault is a feature in Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5 that lets administrators recover and reset passwords, recover lost IDs, rename users and more. Get an overview of ID Vault benefits, requirements and installment steps in this tutorial.Continue Reading
An introduction to using XPages in Domino 8.5
In this tutorial from contributor Chuck Connell, you'll get a brief introduction to XPages, a new feature in Domino 8.5 and Domino Designer 8.5. Plus, you'll get step-by-step instructions on how to set it up and test your own XPages as well as some ...Continue Reading
Ensure maximum performance from virtualized Lotus Domino servers
Get tips on server placement, monitoring and more, ensuring optimum performance from your virtualized Domino servers, in this tutorial from contributor Eric Siebert.Continue Reading
Build a complete Lotus Domino 8.5 server for $400
Get detailed instructions to build a fully functioning and high-quality Lotus Domino 8.5 server for only $400 using Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS software.Continue Reading
Benefits of virtualizing Lotus Domino servers
While many administrators are hesitant to virtualize Domino servers, the servers can still benefit from virtualization. In this tutorial from contributor Eric Seibert, learn about some main points to consider when virtualizing your Domino servers, ...Continue Reading
An introduction to Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM)
Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM) is a free administration tool in Domino version 7 or higher that monitors events that the logging process of your Domino servers register, records information on a central server throughout your entire Domino domain, ...Continue Reading
How to manage passwords to secure Lotus Notes/Domino environments
Password and ID management can make or break a Lotus Notes/Domino environment. Keeping users' passwords and systems secure can be a challenge. Here are some tools and best practices to help you maintain a tight grip on all Lotus Notes passwords ...Continue Reading
Four easy steps to a Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade
When upgrading a Lotus Notes client, a Smart Upgrade lets administrators control the process via policy. Get the four steps to a Notes Smart Upgrade here.Continue Reading
Getting Lotus Notes users excited about new features
Learn about new Lotus Notes 8 and 8.0.1 user interface changes and enhancements, as well as new features such as shared contacts, sidebar widgets and more.Continue Reading
Pre-upgrade strategies for Lotus Notes Domino users
Use these strategies before upgrading a Lotus Notes Domino environment to help users understand the system upgrade and available Notes Domino features.Continue Reading
Understanding a Lotus Notes Smart Upgrade rollout
When upgrading to Lotus Notes 8 or Lotus Notes 8.0.1, give your end users the best possible upgrade experience by performing a Smart Upgrade. This tutorial from "Giving your users the complete Notes 8 upgrade experience" gives explains how to ...Continue Reading
Lotus Notes Domino database management and maintenance pointers
Lean how to manage Lotus Notes Domino databases without compromising performance or stability using this collection of tips from our Lotus Notes Domino experts and site members.Continue Reading
Install Lotus Traveler for Windows Mobile device synchronization
Domino 8.0.1 supports Windows Mobile 5 and Mobile 6 devices via Lotus Traveler. This tutorial tells how to install it, and how to quickly synchronize your device.Continue Reading
Tweaking the Lotus Notes Domino application interface
Find out about some different ways you can tweak your Lotus Notes Domino application's interface that will make things easier on your users.Continue Reading
Improving Lotus Notes Domino application performance
Read about several different tips and tricks you can take to improve your Lotus Notes Domino application's performance.Continue Reading
Expanding or modifying a Lotus Notes Domino application
Learn about an @Formula command that you can use to easily expand or modify your Lotus Notes Domino application.Continue Reading
Configuring Lotus Sametime on a Blackberry mobile device
Discover the steps to configure Lotus Sametime on a BlackBerry mobile device when running software versions 4.2 or earlier through version 4.3 and later.Continue Reading
Instant Messaging: Glossary
This glossary provides short definitions of terms related to instant messaging (IM) and other presence technologies.Continue Reading
An introduction to Lotus Domino Designer
Familiarize yourself with Domino Designer with this collection of tutorials and expert advice, and refresh your application development abilities.Continue Reading
Reviewing the current Lotus Notes Domino infrastructure
Learn how an upgrade to Lotus Notes Domino 8 will affect infrastructure components and systems and how to perform a system-wide health check.Continue Reading
The Lotus Notes Domino 8 upgrade path
Get the steps of a basic Lotus Notes Domino 8 upgrade path including normalizing your system and upgrading the Administrator clients, Directory and server.Continue Reading
Upgrading to Lotus Notes Domino 8
This excerpt from "Lotus Notes Domino 8: Upgrader's Guide," gives a high-level overview of the steps involved in upgrading to a Lotus Notes Domino 8 environment. Gain an understanding of some tasks and considerations specific to the upgrade process ...Continue Reading
iNotes (iNotes Web Access)
iNotes (short for iNotes Web Access) allows Lotus Domino users to access their Domino-based mail, calendar, schedule, to-do lists, contact lists, and notebooks from any computer, at any location, as long as they have an Internet connection.Continue Reading
Sametime
Sametime is software from Lotus for group collaboration over the Internet.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes and Microsoft SharePoint integration
Discover how Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) works with Lotus Notes and how to integrate and leverage it successfully in a Domino infrastructure.Continue Reading
An introduction to IBM Lotus Quickr
Learn about Lotus Quickr and how the IBM collaboration software works from this collection of articles, best practices, demos and Web resources.Continue Reading
Eclipse for Lotus Notes Domino
Get an introduction to Eclipse for Lotus Notes Domino with this collection of articles and tutorials, and learn how to start developing with Eclipse today.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes Domino replication primer
Discover how Lotus Notes Domino replication works and best practices and tools for configuring, monitoring troubleshooting Lotus Notes replication issues.Continue Reading
Domino
Domino is the name of the applications and messaging server program for the Lotus Corporation's Lotus Notes product, a sophisticated groupware application that is installed in many corporations. (Continued...)Continue Reading
LotusScript
LotusScript is a script language for use in a Lotus Notes client program or as a scheduled agent within a Domino server program. It can be compared to JavaScript, the script language for use in a Web page. (Continued...)Continue Reading
LotusScript tips and tutorials
Read best-of-breed LotusScript tips and tutorials that will help you take your LotusScript application development skills to the next level.Continue Reading
Top 5 @DBLookup tips
Discover Ajax, JavaScript and LotusScript code equivalents for the Formula language @DBLookup command, and learn a workaround for a common @DBLookup error.Continue Reading
An introduction to Lotus Enterprise Integrator (LEI)
Get introduced to Lotus Enterprise Integrator and learn how to use LEI to seamlessly integrate the apps in your Notes Domino environment.Continue Reading
Must-know Lotus Notes Domino agents -- 10 tips in 10 minutes
Discover 10 different and creative ways to use and manage Lotus Notes Domino agents to improve user experience and increase productivity.Continue Reading
Lotus Domino Server performance-tuning pointers
Get Lotus Domino Server performance-tuning best practices and troubleshooting tips that will help you improve Domino performance.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes Domino password management tips
Passwords are the gateway to your messaging and collaboration environment. If hackers crack a password and break into your system, they can inflict a lot of damage. Learn how to harden your user passwords and protect them from attacks. Also discover...Continue Reading
WebSphere Portal primer
IBM WebSphere Portal is a framework which includes a runtime server, services, tools and other components that you can use to integrate your Lotus Notes Domino work environment into a customizable interface called a portal. This collection of tips, ...Continue Reading
Ajax for Lotus Notes Domino
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) is a Web development practice used by developers to create interactive Web applications. The main goal of Ajax programming is to make Web pages load quicker and increase their interactivity, functionality and ...Continue Reading
Step 1: Install Linux CentOS-4
Get step-by-step instructions on how to install Linux CentOS-4 on a virtual or physical client machine.Continue Reading
How to install Lotus Notes on Linux CentOS-4
Now that you know https://searchdomino.techtarget.com/tutorial/How-to-install-Lotus-Domino-Server-on-SUSE-Linux target="_blank">how to install Lotus Domino Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, find out how to install a client counterpart. In ...Continue Reading
Lotus Formula language coding primer
Whatever you want to learn in Formula language, these tips, tutorials and resources will teach you how to code it.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes and Domino Server backup and recovery
Fast and reliable backup and recovery are critical for most Lotus Notes and Domino Server shops, but not always easy to achieve. This collection of tips, tutorials and expert advice will teach you best practices and methods you can use to simplify ...Continue Reading
The lowdown on Lotus Notes Domino 8
Lotus Notes Domino 8 offers a dramatically different graphical user interface and several new email, calendaring and collaboration features. Formerly codenamed "Hannover," the new version is currently in beta 3 and scheduled for release to ...Continue Reading
@DBLookup lessons
@DBLookup is the most common function used by developers when creating Lotus Notes Domino applications. It is often used multiple times in a single Lotus Notes form or in several forms within an application. The focal point of the @DBLookup function...Continue Reading
How to install Lotus Domino Server on SUSE Linux
SearchDomino.com contributor Charles Connell IV provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Domino 7.0.2 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.Continue Reading
Step 5: Running Lotus Domino Server on Linux
In the final segment of the tutorial, "Step-by-Step Guide: How to install Lotus Domino Server on Linux," you'll learn a script that makes Domino start automatically whenever you boot the Linux machine, and stop gracefully when you (or a power ...Continue Reading
Step 2: Installing Linux
Part 2 of the tutorial "Step-by-Step Guide: How to install Lotus Domino Server on Linux" outlines how to install Linux in preparation for the Domino Server deployment.Continue Reading
Step 1: Creating the virtual machine
Learn how to create a virtual machine using VMWare Server to host an installation of Lotus Domino Server on SUSE Linux.Continue Reading
Step 3: Installing Lotus Domino Server
Part 3 of the tutorial, "Step-by-Step Guide: How to install Lotus Domino Serveron Linux" oultines how to install Lotus Domino Server on top of the Linux operating system.Continue Reading
Notes.ini tips and tutorials
Selective editing of notes.ini settings can improve the performance of your Lotus Domino servers, but it requires a steady hand and the proper know-how. This collection of tips and tutorials will provide you with knowledge you need to successfully ...Continue Reading
Tutorial: How to import data into Lotus Notes -- without programming
Here are step-by-step instructions of three different methods for importing data into Lotus Notes, none of which requires any programming experience.Continue Reading
Eclipse logging for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about Eclipse logging for Lotus Notes and Domino, the methods used and the benefits of using it.Continue Reading
The Eclipse plug-in model for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about the Eclipse plug-in model for Lotus Notes and Domino and the methods used to display information about them or perform operations based on specific characteristics.Continue Reading
Developing Eclipse plug-ins for Lotus Notes and Domino -- 7 tips in 7 minutes
This collection of seven tips from Eclipse: Building Commercial Quality Plug-ins, by Eric Clayberg and Dan Rubel, will teach you the fundamentals you need to understand to successfully develop an Eclipse plug-in for your environment.Continue Reading
Eclipse plug-in types for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about the different Eclipse plug-in types and their uses for Lotus Notes and Domino.Continue Reading
The Eclipse plug-in class for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about the Eclipse plug-in class for Lotus Notes and Domino, as well as other methods used to acess static resources for the plug-in.Continue Reading
The Eclipse plug-in manifest for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about using the Eclipse plug-in manifest file, as well as the plug-in identifier, declarations, versions and more.Continue Reading
The Eclipse plug-in structure for Lotus Notes and Domino
Learn about the Eclipse plug-in structure for Lotus Notes and Domino environments.Continue Reading
A look at Lotus Sametime 7.5
Lotus Sametime 7.5 includes over 150 new features, a new instant messaging GUI and a redesigned Web conferencing interface. Using slides, screenshots, a video demo and detailed tutorials, this collection of resources will introduce you to the ...Continue Reading
More LotusScript learning resources
As an addendum to our 30 LotusScript tips tutorial, here are a few more helpful links to help you learn all you wanted to know about LotusScript.Continue Reading
Tutorial: 30 LotusScript tips
Broken down into 10 beginner-level, 10 intermediate-level and 10 advanced-level tips, this LotusScript tutorial will teach you LotusScript techniques and LotusScript best practices you need to know to take your LotusScript development to the next ...Continue Reading
iNotes and Domino Web Access Administration Guide
Every day, more and more businesses are using Web mail for remote email access. Those running Lotus Notes and Domino rely on Domino Web Access (DWA) -- also known as iNotes. This SearchDomino.com administration guide provides tips, tutorials and ...Continue Reading
A Domino Domain Monitoring primer
Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM) allows you to monitor the status of multiple servers in one or more Notes/Domino 7 domains, all from a single location. This compilation of tips, tutorials and resources will get you up to speed on DDM's architecture ...Continue Reading
A Formula language for Lotus Notes introduction -- 7 tips in 7 minutes
Excerpted from the book Lotus Notes Developer's Toolbox, by Mark Elliott, this tutorial will introduce you to Formula language for Lotus Notes. From working with Formula keywords to using Formula operators, functions and commands, you'll ...Continue Reading
Working with text strings in Formula language for Lotus Notes
Here you can learn about the Formula language for Lotus Notes functions that are used to manage text strings.Continue Reading
What is Lotus Formula language?
Learn the basics of Formula language for Lotus NotesContinue Reading
Lotus Notes Formula language keywords
Learn about Formula language keywords for Lotus Notes and the special functions they perform.Continue Reading
Working with variables in Formula language for Lotus Notes
Learn about the basic syntax rules for working with variables in Formula language for Lotus Notes.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes Formula language general syntax rules
Here are the general syntax rules for Formula language for Lotus Notes.Continue Reading
Working with operators in Formula language for Lotus Notes
Here's a list of all the different operators in Formula language for Lotus Notes.Continue Reading
An Administration Process (AdminP) crash course
The Administration Process (AdminP) is a program that automates many routine administrative tasks in Lotus Notes and Domino -- such as managing mail files, replicas and user information. Learn the ins and outs of AdminP from this collection of tips ...Continue Reading
Digital certificates for Lotus Notes and Domino
Delve into the world of digital certificates for Lotus Notes and Domino. This collection of resources explains how Lotus Notes certificates and Internet certificates work in a Domino Server environment and offers advice on how to manage your ...Continue Reading
Managing Lotus Notes and Domino users and groups -- 10 tips in 10 minutes
Learn how tackle everyday Notes Domino user management tasks, including how to change Lotus Notes group membership, moving a mail file, setting up roaming users, and much more.Continue Reading
How to extend the expiration date on a Lotus Notes User ID
Learn how to extend the expiration date on a Lotus Notes User ID by recertifying the ID.Continue Reading
How to delete Lotus Notes groups and users from the Domino Directory
Learn how to delete Lotus Notes groups and users from the Domino Directory with just a few steps.Continue Reading
How to change a Lotus Notes user's group membership
Learn how to change or edit a Lotus Notes user's group membership with the Domino Adminstrator client.Continue Reading
How to rename Lotus Notes groups
Learn how to rename Lotus Notes groups using the Domino Adminstrator client.Continue Reading
How to manage Lotus Notes groups with the Manage Groups tool
Learn how to manage Lotus Notes groups using the Manage Groups tool.Continue Reading
How to move a Lotus Notes user's mail file
Learn how to move a Lotus Notes user's mail file using Domino Administrator.Continue Reading
How to modify Lotus Notes and Domino Person documents
Learn how to modify Lotus Notes and Domino Person documents with Domino Administrator.Continue Reading
Can I encrypt an email sender's name?
Is it possible to encrypt a user's name before sending an email? SearchDomino.com expert Chuck Connell weighs in.Continue Reading
Changing timeout intervals for Domino Web Access authentication
Learn how to change authentication timeout interval for Domino Web Access logins.Continue Reading
Restoring a corrupt Lotus Notes certlog.nsf file
SearchDomino.com expert Chuck Connell explains your options if you can't restore a corrupted certlog.nsf file using the fixup command.Continue Reading
Lotus Notes replication snafu: Accidentally deleted archived email
In an attempt to copy an existing database to a new one, a Lotus Notes administrator accidentally deletes all the data in the .NSF file. SearchDomino.com expert Chuck Connell provides a post-mortem of this Lotus Notes replication snafu.Continue Reading
How to protect Lotus Domino Server from spam blacklists
It is sometimes possible to get blacklisted by various antispam companies, even if your organization has never sent a spam message. This is a serious problem that can severely harm day-to-day business operations. This four-part tutorial explains how...Continue Reading
SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions)
SIMPLE is an add-on to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) that some industry insiders predict will be the basis for a new Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IMPP).Continue Reading
Creating a single sign-on for .NET and Lotus Notes
SearchDomino.com expert Chuck Connell suggests how to create a single sign-on for a VB.NET and a Lotus Notes TeamRoom database.Continue Reading