Glossary

@Command

@Commands are a special type of @Function that provide a mechanism for developers to programmatically execute a Lotus Notes/Domino command.

@Function

An @Function is a native function that can perform a calculation or task and return a value.

$$Return

$$Return is a reserved field name that you can use to customize the generic Form Processed Confirmation message.

access-controlled section

An access-controlled section is a section that restricts the ability to edit fields within the section to named users.

action

An action is a programmable button that can be used to automate tasks.

Administration Server

The Administration Server is the server whose Admin process is used to update the ACL and to determine whether the Admin process should update Names fields in the database.

agent

An agent is a self-contained program that can perform tasks on one or more databases.

Anonymous access

Anonymous access does not validate, authenticate, or record database activity. In other words, you do not know who is accessing the system.

applets

An applet is a self-contained program considered to be client-side because applets are loaded and run in the browser.

Authors field

An Authors field is a special type of text field that interacts with the database ACL to restrict who can edit a document. Any user with Author access not named in an Authors field cannot edit the document.

Auto-complete

Auto-compete is a new Domino 6 Designer feature that uses type-ahead functionality to select and paste certain syntax elements directly into the Programmer's Pane as you are coding.

automation controller

As an automation controller, Lotus Notes/Domino can use LotusScript to access OLE objects.

automation server

As an automation server, Lotus Notes/Domino registers itself in your Registry as an automation server so that other applications can access both front-end and back-end Notes objects.

bookmark

Bookmarks are graphical links to help you quickly access and organize your databases.

CGI variables

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard interface used between external applications and HTTP servers. Domino uses CGI programs to parse data sent by the browser into CGI variables to collect data about the user

column

A column is an object in a view that provides the developer with a mechanism with which to display one of four possible values: the contents of an item stored in a document, a value computed by a formula, a total, or a category.

Consistent Access Control List

The Consistent Access Control List feature of a database enables you to ensure that all replica copies of a database, whether on a server or workstation, maintain the same ACL.

cookies

Cookies are a mechanism a Web site uses to store information on the client (user's hard drive) to be used in the future. This information could be a user's color preferences or information about where the user has been in your application.

data connection (Data Connection Resource)

Design elements that enable you to establish a data exchange between a Domino application and an external data source.

data type

The data type of a field specifies the type of data that can be stored in a field.

database Access Control List (ACL)

The database Access Control List (ACL) restricts access that specific users and servers have to an application. It is a highly integrated component of the Domino kernel architecture that describes seven levels of access (Manager, Designer, Editor, Author, Reader, Depositor, and No Access).

Database Properties

Database Properties include settings that affect how a database displays and functions.

date picker

The embedded date picker is a design element that works with calendar views. When placed in a page or form, it enables users to choose a date that is then displayed in a calendar view.

design locking

Design locking is a new and long-awaited Domino capability that allows you to lock a design element so that other designers cannot modify it while you are working on it. After you have completed your work on an element, you can unlock it so that other designers can access it.

Design Pane

The Design Pane is one of the panes of the Domino Designer IDE that maintains a list of databases that have recently been opened in the Designer as well as the design elements they contain.

Design Synopsis

The Design Synopsis feature of Domino allows you to generate very detailed reports about the design of a database, which can then be written to the screen or to a database.

Designer Reference Panel

The Designer Reference Panel is a pane in the Domino Designer IDE that provides reference information about the current programming context.

DHTML

Dynamic HTML (DHTML) combines HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and the browser's Document Object Model to present content dynamically.

document hierarchy

The parent-child relationship between documents is known as the document hierarchy.

document locking

Document locking enables users with Author access or higher to lock documents within a database. Locking a document gives exclusive rights to the person who has locked the document to modify it. Other users with the same rights cannot modify the document even if they are working on another replica on the same local area network. Therefore, document locking prevents editing of documents and replication conflicts.

design template

Design templates are databases that contain the structure for the databases (design elements such as pages, forms, and views) but do not contain documents.

Domino Designer

The Domino Designer is the Domino IDE.

DXL

Domino XML Language (DXL) was developed to represent Domino data. It contains the tags and attributes needed to describe Notes elements stored in an .nsf file.

editor

A design element that enables you to embed one or more forms into an existing form.

effective access

A user's effective access is the actual access he or she has been granted to the database.

electronic signature

Electronic signatures provide the capability to verify that particular messages and documents have been modified by particular individuals. Electronic signatures ensure that the ID of the user that created or modified the specified document is genuine and that the document and information contained within it have not been modified since the user saved and/or mailed the document.

embedded element

Embedded elements are design elements which can be inserted into the design of either forms or pages. Embedded elements include Outline, View, Navigator, Date Picker, Scheduler, Editor, Folder Pane, File Upload Control design elements.

encryption

Encryption is a type of digital lock used to protect data from unauthorized access.

Execution Control List

The ECL is responsible for two basic things. First, it determines whether the signer of code being executed is allowed to run the code from a particular workstation. Second, if the signer can run the code, the ECL defines the level of access that the code has to various workstation functions.

Extended ACL

An Extended Access Control List is an optional access control feature that can be used with a Domino Directory created from the PUBNAMES.NTF template.

field

Fields are used to enter, modify, and display data stored in items.

field encryption

Encryption is a means of protecting data from unauthorized access. Field encryption protects the information within a specific field and only users that have been given the key to decrypt the information can see the data stored in an encrypted field.

File Protection documents

File Protection documents are set to control access from the Web to non-Domino databases.

file upload control

A design element that creates a file upload control (INPUT type=”file”>) that allows a user to upload file attachments in Web applications.

folder

Folders are design elements that present a sorted and/or categorized list of documents that are either manually or programmatically added.

Folder pane

A design element that displays folder objects.

form

Forms provide the structure for creating and displaying documents.

Form Create List

Form Create Access Lists provide control over who can create documents with a form

form formula

A form formula is used within views or folders to determine which form is to be used to create or display documents opened from within the view or folder.

Form Read Access List

Form Read Access Lists provide control over how individuals can use forms to read the contents of documents.

formula

A formula, according to Lotus, is “an expression that has program-like attributes.”

frameset

A frameset is a design element that enables you to add structure to your applications (whether Notes or Web) by dividing the main window into subwindows.

full-text index

Creating a full-text index of a database will speed searches performed within a database and, optionally, allow for searching attachments and encrypted fields.

Global Web Site settings

Global Web Setting documents enable you to apply Web Site Rules documents to all the servers within a domain or a specific server. These documents differ from Internet Site documents in that you can apply only Web Site Rules globally. The Web Site rules apply to all the Web sites hosted by the servers specified in the Global Web Setting document.

group

A group is a list of users, servers, and other groups that have something in common.

group scheduling control

A design element that displays schedules of multiple people at the same time.

horizontal rules

Horizontal rules are design elements that add a graphic line to forms or pages to separate parts of the document.

hot spot

Hot spots provide a simple mechanism for users to initiate an action when clicked.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language is markup code used to describe how to display data on a Web browser. The markup code is also known as tags.

HTML events

HTML events passes information to HTML tags. There are two HTML tags available to Forms and Pages; HTML Head Content passes information to the <Head> tag, and HTML Body Attributes passes information to the <Body> tag.

HTML properties

Layers, Cascading Style Sheets, Applets, Pictures, Hotspots, and Field properties have an <html> tab (tables have an <@>) which allows the addition of HTML attributes. These attributes are applied to the HTML that Domino generates at runtime.

image resource

An image resource is a shared graphic file that can be displayed throughout an application from a central location within the database. The image resource can be stored in its native image type (JPEG, GIF, or BMP).

Incoming URL Pattern

Each Web Site Rule document has a field called Incoming URL Pattern. URL Pattern is a format or mask that is used to describe the URLs that will be affected by this rule.

inheritance

Inheritance is the process of distributing design changes (automatically or manually) to one or more databases set up to inherit some or all design elements from the template database.

integrated development environment

The Domino Designer is an integrated development environment (IDE) enabling Notes developers and Web designers to create, manage, and deploy secure interactive Notes client/server and Web applications.

Internet access

Internet Access controls Web users' rights to use information on your server through Server documents, Internet Site documents, and their associated Web Site Rule documents.

Java

Java is an object-orientated programming language created to use on the Internet. Java is the language used to create applets.

JavaScript

JavaScript is a script language that is a set of instructions executed on the Web.

keyword field

Keyword fields are computed or editable (which are more common) fields that present the user with a list of choices. The list can be predetermined by the application designer, generated by formula, or entered manually by the application's users.

layer

Layers are a new tool introduced in Domino 6, enabling you to position blocks of content over each other on a form, subform, or page.

libraries

Libraries are places for maintaining and sharing programs within multiple design elements. Script libraries contain LotusScript, Java, and JavaScript libraries. All script libraries' scopes are within the current database.

link

Links provide a simple but powerful way to quickly and easily open a Web site or Notes object such as a database, view, or document.

LotusScript

LotusScript is Domino's proprietary, object-orientated programming language.

LZ1 compression

The new enhanced compression method available with Domino 6 that increases performance for downloading, uploading, or opening attachments.

mail-in database

A mail-in database enables users to send mail to a database, in much the same manner as they would send mail to another user.

Master Lock Administration Server

The Domino server designated as the administration server that is required for design locking. A Master Lock Administration Server must be specified in the Advanced panel of the database Access Control dialog.

Maximum Internet Access

Maximum Internet name and password access setting is used to limit Web users' access. The Maximum Internet name and password field does not increase a user's access set in the ACL; it only restricts it.

navigator

Navigators enable you to build a graphical image of folders, views, and other design elements so that users can easily find information.

non-summary data

Non-summary data is a type of Notes item (typically rich-text data) that is very long text, binary data, images, and so on, and cannot appear in views and folders.

NoteID

The NoteID of a document is an 8-character combination of hexadecimal values (0–9, A–F) that uniquely identifies the document within a given database.

Notes authentication

Notes authentication uses what is called Validation and Authentication, which is actually two security procedures that interact with the user's Notes ID. Validation checks the certificate(s) located in the user's Notes ID file, using the public key stored in that ID file. If the certificate(s) is valid, then the public key is trusted and authentication begins. Authentication verifies identities by using what is called a challenge/response procedure.

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) enables you to extend and enhance the capabilities and functionality of your applications by integrating data from other applications, such as spreadsheets, databases, and other data sources.

On Disk Structure

The On Disk Structure (ODS) is the actual physical file format of a Notes database.

outline

A design element that displays a skeleton of an application containing outline entries representing individual elements within the application.

page

Pages are similar to Notes forms, with one key difference: They can only display information.

profile document

A profile document is a special type of document that is similar in most ways to standard documents, but there are a few key differences. First, profile documents do not display in views, nor are they included in a document count of a database. Additionally, they are cached in memory while the database that contains them is open, meaning that they can be accessed very quickly, making them handy for temporary storage.

Programmer's Pane

The Programmer's Pane is the pane in the Domino Designer where programming logic is coded for Domino elements.

Public Access

Public Access grants users with Depositor or No Access accesses, read or write permissions to design elements that are set to allow public access.

Readers Field

A Readers field is a special type of text field that interacts with the database ACL to restrict who can read a document.

reserved word field

Reserved word fields are intended to provide an easy mechanism for incorporating some of the more common features of Domino.

Using these reserved field names enables developers to easily add functionality rather than program it from scratch. Developers need only use the reserved word names and appropriate values to create fields, and Domino automatically enables the respective functionalities.

role

Roles contain a subset of the database users, groups, or servers to provide or restrict access to particular database design elements, functions, or document contents.

routing

Routing is the start, intermediate, and end points of the workflow process.

rule

Rules are conditions that affect the workflow object. Rules help determine various formulas that apply to workflow and security issues within an application.

section

Sections provide a collapsible area within forms and subforms.

Server Access List

The Server Access List determines who can access a Domino server.

Server documents

Domino Server documents are used to maintain and manage the Domino Server and Domino Web Server.

server task

Server tasks are pre-defined programs that are available when the server software is installed and only run when the specific server task is loaded. HTTP is a Domino server task.

shared action

A shared action is a programmable button that can be used to automate tasks and can be shared across multiple design elements.

shared code

Shared code enables you to create agents, outlines, subforms, fields, actions, and script libraries in one location to be used throughout an application.

shared field

A shared field is a field the can be defined once and shared across multiple design elements.

shared resource

Shared resources enable you to create certain types of design elements that can be reused throughout an application and maintained in a single location.

signing

Signing a document causes Domino to combine the user's private key and the value of the signed field to create a unique electronic signature.

soft delete

Soft deletions allow for deleted documents to be held in the database for the specified amount of time before they are permanently deleted.

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer is used to encrypt Internet transmissions and create a trusted relationship between servers and Web clients. SSL provides privacy through encryption and authentication between the server and the client. SSL also detects tampering.

style sheet

Cascading Style Sheets provide the capability to control page layout, headers, links, text, fonts, styles, color, margins, and so on.

subform

A subform is a design element that can contain the same elements as regular forms and can be included in a form so that you can make your applications more modular.

summary data

Summary data is a type of Notes Item that can appear in views and folders.

Universal ID

The Universal ID of a document is a 32-character combination of hexadecimal values (0–9, A–F) that uniquely identifies a document across all replicas of a database.

URL

The locations of resources and files on the Internet are identified individually by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); you use a URL to address a resource or file you want to access across the Internet.

Validation

Validation is the checking of data users have entered against specific criteria designers have set.

view

Views are design elements that present a sorted and/or categorized list of documents and serve as the primary way to access data in a Notes database.

View Access List

A View Access List determines who can use a view to read documents.

view icon

View icons are small images that can be displayed in the column of a view.

view logging

View logging is a new feature made available with Domino/Lotus 6 that tracks all view updates and changes in the transaction log. All logged transactions are written to disk sequentially to be committed to the database at a later time. The transaction logs can be used for backups and backup recoveries (such as if the system crashes or a hard drive fails). Another advantage to using view logging is that many view rebuilds can be avoided.

View template

View templates make it possible to standardize the format and layout of views when they are rendered on the Web.

Web authentication

Web users do not use a Notes ID to access Domino; instead, they use a different security method called Basic Authentication. This is a simple procedure that authenticates a user's login name and password against the name and Internet Password stored in the user's Person document in the directory.

Web Site Rule

Web Site Rule documents help administrators maintain their Web sites by providing a consistent navigation scheme and allowing relocation or reorganization without losing existing links.

WebDav (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning)

WebDav (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a standard incorporated into Domino Designer 6 that enables developers to integrate third-party tools into the developer IDE. In addition, when working within Domino Designer, developers can launch alternate applications (for example, an image editor, and XML parser, and so on).

window title

A window's title is the text in the title bar of a window.

Work Pane

The Work Pane is a pane of the Domino Designer that displays a list of particular design elements of a given type such as forms, views, or agents, within the selected database.

XML

eXtensible Markup Language uses markup tags to define or describe data, not display data (which is what HTML is for). XML is an industry standard that allows data to be exchanged between systems, whether the data is exchanged over the Internet or within an intranet. XML allows designers to define their document structure and create their own tags.