Domino Connection
Use the Domino form part settings window to determine the
properties of a form part. A non-visible form part is used to create
Domino documents and to access data in existing Domino documents. It
specifies which fields are available for display and for data entry.
Specify the appropriate Domino connection alias and the form name on the
settings pages.
You can add user defined fields to your form part to customize your
form.
- OK
- Use the OK button to accept the changes to the settings view and close the
window.
- Apply
- Use the Apply button to update the part according to the settings
view.
- Cancel
- Use the Cancel button to close the window and discard the changes in the
settings view
Use the settings window to define and set up a
connection to a specific Domino database. The database is specified by
its connection alias name. If you do not have the desired connection
specification at your disposal, you can create a new connection alias using
the Spec button. After you selected a connection alias, the part will
try to connect to the specified database and retrieve all available Domino
form names. The form names will be available in the form name drop-down
list.
- Alias Name
- Use the Alias Name field to specify a name for a Domino connection.
A Domino connection is used to access a specific Domino database.
- Specs
- Use the Specs button to create a new Domino connection specification for
the current form part, if no appropriate connection spec is available from the
drop-down list.
- Available Forms
- Use the Available Forms drop-down list to choose a form name from the
database you selected. If the list is empty, press the Apply button
from the settings page window to update your part with the selected connection
specification.
- Automatic
- Use the Automatic check box to enable the automatic generation of a Domino
error reporter part. You can use the Domino error reporter part to
handle unexpected errors (for example, errors from the Domino API).
Use the Domino form part settings window general tab
page 2 to learn about the fields contained in the form you selected.
You cannot edit the form properties with this dialog, but you can gather
information about the field names and field types.
- Available Forms Fields
- Use the Available Form Fields list to learn about the fields which are
defined in the form you selected to be represented by your form part.
The values are read-only.
Use this page to specify additional fields to
be included in the form part. You can add any number of additional
fields with any type to your part, but be aware that values put into those
fields might not be available when you use the Lotus Notes client unless you
alter the forms.
- Field Name
- Use the Field Name field to enter a name for a user-defined field.
Be sure to be compliant with the Domino naming convention.
- Domino Data Type
- Use the Domino data type drop-down list to select the type for a
user-defined field.
- Add
- Use the Add button to add a previously defined field to the field
list. You must have specified the field name and the field type before
you can add a user-defined field to list.
- Update
- Select a previously defined field from the list and use the Update button
to change the settings for this field. You can either change the field
name or the field type.
- Delete
- Select a user-defined field from the list and use the Delete button to
remove it . Be aware that even if a document has a field like the one
that was deleted, you will not be able to view this field using the form
part.
- Defined Fields
- Use the user defined fields list to view, edit, and delete user-defined
fields for your form part.
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