Setting Database Properties

Many of the settings used during the creation of Domino databases can be modified after the database has been created. Many other options are not available for modification until after the database has been created. Nevertheless, these settings control the database's capabilities for Notes clients and Web clients.

The Database properties box has seven tabs on which you can specify the settings and attributes of the currently selected database. Some of these settings are global to all the documents contained within the database. Other properties control how the Domino server reacts to Web clients versus Notes clients. Some of the newer features contained on the Advanced tab can be modified to improve the database performance and take advantage of the database ODS.

All the database options are available from the Database properties box. To modify the database properties, right-click the database bookmark title and select Database, Properties from the drop-down menu to open the Database properties box shown in Figure 2.8. If the database is currently open, you can also click on the Properties Box icon from either the SmartIcon bar or click the Properties Box button located by the Preview buttons in the top-right corner of the window.

In “Creating a Blank Database,” earlier in this chapter, you learned about the Advanced Tab of the Database properties box and its settings. Please refer to Figure 2.4 and Table 2.1 to review that information. The options on each of the remaining Database properties box tabs are described in the following sections.

Database Basics Tab

The Database Basics tab is the first tab available from the Database properties box. This tab displays the settings listed in Table 2.3.

Table 2.3. Database Basic Properties

Setting	Setting Type	Description
Title	Editable text	The database title.
Server	Display only	The server where the current database is located.
Filename	Display only	The file path and filename of the current database.
Database Type	Drop-down selection	Determines the type of design elements the database is to contain and the default functionality.
Archive Settings	Button	Opens the Archive Settings dialog box.
Encryption Settings	Button	Click the Encryption button to choose encryption settings. Click the Replication button to choose Replication settings.
Replication Settings	Button	Opens the Replication Settings dialog box.
Replication History	Button	Opens the Replication History dialog box.
Web Access: Use JavaScript When Generating Pages	Check box	Enables the use of additional @commands and multiple buttons on forms and converts many @commands to JavaScript.
Web Access: Require SSL Connection	Check box	Forces Web clients to log in using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Web Access: Don't Allow URL open	Check box	Restricts Web users from using URL commands to open the database, forms, views, and so on.
Disable Background Agents for This Database	Check box	Determines whether background can be run on the database.
Allow Use of Stored Forms in This Database	Check box	Determines whether the setting to store form design elements in documents can be enabled.
Display Images After Loading	Check box	This setting controls whether images should be displayed after the entire document has been loaded.
Allow Document Locking	Check box	Allows users with Author access or higher to lock documents.
Allow Connections to External Databases Using DCRs	Check box	Allows forms using a data connection resource (DCR) to exchange data with an external database.

Info Tab

The Info tab contains general information about the Domino database (see Figure 2.9).

The information contained in the Info tab includes the disk space and document count. Click the % Used button to display the percentage of non-whitespace being used by the database. You can click the Compact button to run the Compact task on the database. The Info tab Activity display shows the date and time the database was created and last modified. User Detail indicates the User Activity, if the activity is being recorded. This tab also shows the Replica ID and the ODS version of the active database (this value is different for previous versions of Domino).

Printing Tab

The Printing tab (see Figure 2.10) contains information regarding settings and formatting for printed documents.

The settings on the Printing tab enable you to determine how the database documents will be printed. You can specify whether the current settings refer to the headers or footers. You can type editable text in the Header/Footer Text box, and that text will appear in the document headers and/or footers. List box settings for font, size, and style determine the text Format. Finally, you can choose whether headers and footers will appear on the first page of the document.

Design Tab

The Design tab contains design settings options for the current database.

If the database design is not hidden, the information contained in the Design tab is as described in Table 2.4. If the database design is hidden, no information is displayed on this tab, although the tab still exists. Design locking is described in more detail in “?,” later in this chapter.

Table 2.4. Database Design Tab

Setting	Setting Type	Description
Allow Design Locking	Check box	Enables developers to document locking capabilities.
List in Database Catalog	Check box	Determines whether database should be listed in database catalog.
Categories	Editable text box	If database is set to list in database catalog, determines category for database catalog.
Show in 'Open Database' Dialog	Check box	Determines whether this database should appear in the list of databases that appears when users are opening databases.
Include in MultiDatabase Indexing	Check box	Determines whether the database should be included in the multidatabase search site queries.
Do Not Mark Modified Documents as Unread	Check box	Determines whether modified documents should be marked as unread documents.
Inherit Design from Master Template	Check box	Determines whether the database should inherit its design.
Template Name	Editable text	If the Inherit Design from Template check box is selected, the name of the template database is specified.
Refresh Design on Admin Server Only	Check box	If the Inherit Design from Template check box is selected and template name is specified, indicates whether the inheritance should occur on the admin server only.
Database File is a Master Template	Check box	Determines whether the database is a template for other databases.
Template Name	Editable text	If the Database is a master template, this field is used to specify the name assigned to this template.
List as Advanced Template in 'New Database' Dialog	Check box	If selected, the database appears in the template list only when the new database is created as an advanced database template.
Copy Profile Documents with Design	Check box	If selected, profile documents are copied along with design elements.
Single Copy Template	Check box	Indicates whether database is single copy template (a new feature in R6 that allows multiple databases to replace design elements with pointers or reference nodes to design elements in the single copy template).
Multilingual Database	Check box	Determines whether the database should support multiple international languages, time zones, and regions. If set, developers can build design elements and associate them with a particular language.
Default Language	Drop-down	For multilingual databases, allows developer to set default language.
Default Region	Drop-down	For multilingual databases, allows developer to set default region if default language has various regional dialects (such as in Spanish).
Default Sort Order	Drop-down	For multilingual databases, allows developer to set default sort order for multiple languages.
Unicode Standard Sorting	Check box	For multilingual databases with default sort order specified, allows developer to select/deselect Unicode sorting.

Launch Tab

The Launch tab contains information regarding launch settings for native Lotus Notes clients and Web clients.

The information contained in the Launch tab is described in Table 2.5.

Table 2.5. Database Launch Tab

Setting	Setting Type	Description
When Opened in the Notes Client	Drop-down	Determines the default design element to open when the database is opened by a native Lotus Notes client. The default launch options for Notes clients are: Restore Last Viewed by User Open “About Database” Document Open Designated Frameset Open Designated Navigator Open Designated Navigator in Its Own Window Launch First Attachment in “About Database” Launch First Doclink in “About Database”
Name	Drop-down	The list of specific options based upon the option selected for When Opened in the Notes Client.
Restore as Last Viewed by User	Check box	Opens last design element viewed by each respective user.
Show “About Database” Document If Modified	Check box	Determines whether the About document should be displayed to Notes clients if its design has been modified since the user last accessed the database.
Show “About Database” Document When Database Is Opened for the First Time	Check box	Determines whether the About document should be displayed to Notes client when database is opened for first time.
Preview Pane Default…	Button	Determines the default Preview pane layout. This option is not available if the When Opened in the Notes Client option is set to open a Frameset.
When Opened in a Browser Drop-down		Determines the default design element to open when the database is opened by a Web client. The default launch options for Web clients are Use Notes Launch Option. Open “About Database” Document. Open Designated Frameset. Selecting this option displays an additional option to select the Frameset to open. Open Designated Page. Selecting this option displays an additional option to select the Page to open. Open Designated Navigator in Its Own Window. Selecting this option displays an additional option to select the Navigator to open. Launch First Doclink in “About Database”. Launch Designated Doclink. Selecting this option displays additional buttons to paste the doclink or go to the doclink. Launch First Document in View. Selecting this option displays an additional option to select the View to use when opening the first document.

Full Text Tab

Full text indexes enable you to speed up the searching of Notes documents by creating a index of the database (which is stored in another physical database file).

You must have Designer access or higher to create a full-text index of a database.

The Full Text tab contains information regarding Full Text Indexing options (see Figure 2.10).

Click the Update Index button at the top of this tab to update a previously defined index. Click Create Index to open the Create Full Text Index dialog box. The Delete Index button deletes an existing index. Use the Update Frequency drop-down to specify whether updates should occur on a daily, hourly, or other scheduled basis. In the Index Settings area, you can see all the full text index settings, including Case Sensitivity, Index Breaks, Index Attachments, and Index Encrypted Fields.