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Written by Lotus insiders, the book provides a practical guide to developing applications making use of the important features and enhancements introduced in Notes/Domino 7. These experienced experts use their own experiences to map out the benefits you could gain, and the dangers you may face, as you develop Domino applications in your business. Written by specific experts, edited and overseen by Lotus content generator Dick McCarrick, this book is the definitive guide to developing Domino 7 applications. TECHNOLOGY Domino is an application server that can be used as a standalone web server or as the server component of IBM's Lotus Domino product which provides a powerful collaborative platform for development of customized business applications. It also provides enterprise-grade email, messaging, and scheduling capabilities. This book is aimed at the Notes/Domino application developer, and it will show you how to take advantage of the new application development and programming features of Domino Designer 7. What you will learn from this book : Understand the new features in Notes and Domino 7. Use DB2 as a data store for Domino databases so as to bring the scalability features of DB2 and the flexibility of SQL into Domino applications. The chapter shows how to install, configure, map, and then access Domino data stored in DB2. Chapter 4 will show you how to make the best use of new features added in Domino Designer 7 to better manage Lotus Notes and Domino applications. Specifically we would be covering Autosave, Agent Profiling and remote Java debugging. Chapter 5 shows how to ensure that critical applications continue to run smoothly after you upgrade your Notes/Domino installation, while taking advantage of the new features and functionality release 7 has to offer. In chapter 6, we will tackle issues you need to consider when upgrading your @Formula language to Notes/Domino. We first detail a backup strategy and then take a tour through the new Notes/Domino @Formulas and the potential upgrade issues they raise. Chapter7 runs through the process of upgrading Domino based agents and Lotus Script; we also cover the use of Team Studio Analyzer, which is a third-party tool to assist with your upgrade. The second half of the chapter runs through the new features available to Lotus Script developers in Domino Designer 7 Web services can extend the reach of your existing Domino applications, as well as provide tools for integration with existing applications. In Chapter 8 we examine Domino-based web services and see the Java implementation of one such web service. We cover the various tools Domino Designer 7 provides for interacting with WSDL and finish by examining the role UDDI plays in facilitating the adoption of web services. Chapter 9 covers using best practices to optimize your Domino applications for performance; specifically we would see how to efficiently code database properties, views, and forms/agents to work well in a Domino environment. In chapter 10, we will learn to use the new programming features offered in Lotus Notes/Domino 7 by actually implementing them in code. In Chapter 11, we will examine two important new features Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM) and Agent Profiles, which are critical for troubleshooting your Notes/Domino applications. Additionally, the chapter runs through several tips and techniques for identifying and correcting problems in your Notes/Domino 7 applications. In Appendix A, we review several vendor tools that you can use to help upgrade your applications to Lotus Notes/Domino 7. These include Angkor by Atlantic Decisions, Pistol Star Password Power 8 Plug-ins by Pistol Star, Inc, CMT Inspector from Binary Tree, and FT Search Manager from IONET. Summary of Chapters Chapter 1 - The short history of Notes and Domino Chapter 2 - New Applications and Admin Features Chapter 3 - DB2 and the DB2 access server Chapter 4 - New 7 Designer Features Chapter 5 - Upgrading Domino Applications Chapter 6 - Upgrading Formulas Chapter 7 - Upgrading Agents and Lotus Script Chapter 8 - Web Services and Upgrading Agents Java Chapter 9 - Optimization Application Performance Chapter 10 - Code Examples Chapter 11 - Debugging Applications Appendix A - References and Vendor Tools Approach Established Notes/Domino industry experts teach you how to harness the powerful new features available in Lotus Notes/Domino version 7 to develop robust business applications. Who this book is written for Developers who work with Lotus technologies, and need to get to grips with the new developer features provided in version 7. About The Author Dick McCarrick is a freelance writer who has worked extensively with Lotus Notes and Domino over the years. Dick spent over 15 years with the Lotus Notes and Domino team, initially as a documentation writer, then later with developer Works: Lotus. Since leaving IBM, he continues to be involved with Notes/Domino, co-authoring three previous books on this product. Tim Speed is an IBM Certified Systems Architect with IBM Software Services for Lotus. In that capacity, he is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting various engagements with its clients. Mr. Speed lives in Denton, Texas and has been an IBM/Lotus employee for over 12 years in a variety of networking, technical, hardware and software support and consulting positions. He has been working with Notes for over 15 years focusing on administration roles and infrastructure. He also has international experience with working on infrastructure engagements in Spain, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, and Indonesia. Raphael Savir has been a developer and consultant for Lotus Notes/Domino applications for 15 years. He has worked in numerous positions, focusing on performance and development topics. Raphael enjoys speaking on these topics, and has been fortunate in being able to do so frequently over the years. Now with LS Development Corporation, Raphael works directly with clients to make efficient and friendly Notes or web applications running on the Domino platform. Raphael has written several development articles over the years, but this is his first attempt to string together more than a few pages. I would like to thank my beautiful and encouraging wife, Lizzie, for helping me get through a brutal year of work and writing. Stephen Cooke began programming as a hobbyist on the Apple. He later became involved with PCs in a professional capacity while working in the Czech Republic. He went on to work for Notes CS, a Lotus Business Partner in Prague. He has twelve years of consulting experience and has been working for IBM since 2000. He currently focuses on helping customers with Lotus and WebSphere related challenges. His written work has also appeared in IBM developer Works.