Course Description Course Title:Lotus Domino Designer 8: Basic Browser Applications Course Code:DDBBA8 Product:Lotus Notes/Domino R8.0.1 Provider:wareSource Duration:1 days Topics/Pages:10 topics / 176 pages Price (US dollars):$25 per user Description The Lotus Domino Server is a powerful and flexible application server. What distinguishes it from other application servers is that it supports both Lotus Notes and browser clients. The same database can have two user interfaces! This course leads you through the essential steps to adapt a simple Notes developed for Notes so that it can be used by browsers. You will see how Domino Designer 8 is uniquely suited to building powerful and versatile applications for Notes and browser clients. Course goals This course will teach you how to: distinguish the responsibilities of the Domino Web Engine and the Domino HTTP server task in serving browser requests describe the various configuration documents necessary for Domino to host powerful and secure Web sites and applications available to users describe the conversion capabilities of the Domino Web Engine as well as its limitations adapt an application so that it can be used by both Notes and browsers and utilize the various mechanisms to create distinct experiences for both clients use both pass-thru HTML and WYSIWYG Form and Page development techniques understand how the Domino Web Engine renders Fields compare various mechanisms to translate and validate Field values refresh, interim save, or save and close new or edited documents redirect users after saving a document to a specific location in the application adapt Views for browsers and use embedded Views in creative ways provide browsers with easy-to-use tools to navigate around an application and to have functional parity with Notes establish document-response relationships and inherit Field data into new documents use Cascading Style Sheets to format text explain several ways that Domino authenticates users and then employ the full range of database and document security mechanisms based on authenticated user names interpret the cause of HTTP and Domino Web Engine errors seen by browsers and develop custom error Forms to improve the quality of recovery information provided to users compare the application processing model of Notes and browsers and then use that knowledge to maximize application performance for browsers. Audience This course is designed for Notes programmers well versed in using Domino Designer 8. It assumes that you have: thorough knowledge of the Domino Designer 8 development environment, including Form and View design, as well as how to use properties boxes, and how to set the ACL mastered the Topics covered in Domino Designer 8: Basic Notes Applications knowledge of Web technologies, including servers, browsers, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and some basic JavaScript. This course is part of a series of Domino Designer 8 training courses. Follow these paths to master all aspects of developing applications using Domino Designer: Domino Designer 8: Basic Notes Applications provides the base knowledge for this additional training: Client Track Configure Domino to use DB2 as a database engine and build applications that access relational data, DB2 for Domino 8 Administrators and Developers. Specialize in programming Notes applications to respond to built-in user interface features, Domino Designer 8: Special Notes Features. Convert an application written for Notes clients to be used in browsers, Domino Designer 8: Basic Browser Applications. Provide data to cutting-edge Web applications, Domino Designer 8: Web Agents and Web Services. Language Track. These languages apply to both Notes and browser clients: Learn sophisticated application techniques that fully exploit the formula language in Domino Designer 8: Formula Language. Develop sophisticated applications and Agents with LotusScript in Domino Designer 8: LotusScript. Add powerful client-side scripting to browser applications in Domino Designer 8: JavaScript. Duration This course is sold as a 1-day course. Course design This is a lecture/lab course that follows a task-oriented approach. During the many course exercises you will adapt a working Notes application to work in browsers. As you expand your knowledge about Domino Designer, you will immediately apply the concepts and techniques as you work on your application. Outline Topic 1: Domino Web Engine and the HTTP Server Browser access to Domino services and objects Server configuration Incoming URL parsing Serving file system resources Serving Shared Resources URLs to Domino database resources Domino Web Engine conversion Conversion of @Commands and application navigation What the Domino Web Engine cannot convert Topic 2: Coding for Notes and Browsers Domino Designer and applications for browsers Notes versus browser capabilities Design considerations Conditional coding Exercise: Create project application and open it from a browser Topic 3: Forms HTML or WYSIWYG Form development Add HTML to a Form or Page HTML Pane and pass through HTML Fields HTML <input> tag attributes Rich Text Field properties Interoperability warning Exercise: Set Field properties Exercise: Pick a department Generate HTML for all fields Exercise: Generate HTML for all fields Control how Domino Web Engine generates HTML Address book lookup dialog box Attach files Detach attached files Delete attached files Exercise: Attachments Display image attachment in browser Topic 4: Field Formulas and Form Submit Form processing for browsers WebQueryOpen event Agent Trigger a refresh or save Exercise: Field Input Translation event formulas Input Validation using formula language Possible Form caching issue Exercise: Field validation error page Redirect user after saving a document Exercise: $$Return Open a Page or Form after the save Useful @Functions WebQuerySave event Agent CGI variable Fields Topic 5: Views Purpose of Views View limitations for browsers Standard View format options Exercise: Enable View Java applet Embed Views in a Page or Form Exercise: $$ViewTemplate for AllProductsByDateCreated Page Topic 6: Navigation Problem: Invalid Outline Entries Exercise: Hide invalid Outline Entries General @Commands View-level @Commands Non-working Action buttons Problem: Delete Action button in Form Exercise: Redirect user after deleting an open document Problem: Inventory Adjustment Create response document Inheritance Exercise: Inventory Adjustment Future work on Inventory Adjustment Problem: Cancel Action Button navigation Exercise: Cancel Action button Problem: Action buttons and Outline control are HTML Exercise: Use Java Applet for Action Bar Problem: Deleting documents from a View Exercise: Delete documents from a View Exercise: Hide Form elements from browsers Topic 7: Application Security Domino network and server security Login name versus authenticated name Force authentication Server Access Lists and HTTP Security handoff Database Access Control List Maximum Internet name and password Exercise: Define ACL and roles Database encryption Two design changes to prevent URL hacking Require SSL connection Recommended reading Topic 8: Cascading Style Sheets Add STYLE attribute to an HTML element Cautions Styles in Domino Designer elements New container tags External style sheets The CSS file Pseudo-class and pseudo-element selectors Pseudo-element selector Descendant selectors Conflicting style declarations Adding a Style Sheet Shared Resource Embed or link to Style Sheet Shared Resource Link to multiple style files Exercise: Cascading Style Sheet Topic 9: Browser Errors Browser response codes Common HTTP server response codes Browser display of error messages Form and other design errors Domino Server Log messages Custom error Forms Server and Site-wide custom error Forms Topic 10: Performance Notes versus browser application processing Optimize applications for both clients Optimize applications for browsers Improve server performance Domino as an IIS ISAPI Extension Run IIS and Domino HTTP server task at same time Front-ending the Domino Web Engine Contact Us Privacy Policy ©2010 wareSource
This course is sold as a 1-day course.
Course design This is a lecture/lab course that follows a task-oriented approach. During the many course exercises you will adapt a working Notes application to work in browsers. As you expand your knowledge about Domino Designer, you will immediately apply the concepts and techniques as you work on your application. Outline