The past several years have provided developers with a multitude of new capabilities for building IBM Domino applications and 2013 was no different. Come hear about the latest enhancements in Domino and Domino Designer 9.x that further strengthen the RADD value proposition. We will share new features for building web and mobile web applications with XPages, improvements for making your applications social as well as what's new in APIs. You will also hear what's available for running your applications in the IBM cloud. There will be plenty of demos to whet your appetite and we will round it out with some of our plans for the future.
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results similar to those stated here.
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4. Application Development Priorities
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Reduce IT and development costs
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Provide tools and runtime that helps companies
realize a greater return on their investment
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Support business flexibility and agility
Embrace innovation while preserving investment
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Long lasting applications
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Choice in platforms and access methods
Bolster partner ecosystem
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Make development cost effective
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Provide offerings that provide opportunities for ISVs
service providers
5. Domino Application Development Themes
5
Mobile
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Provide access to Domino data from mobile device
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Realize true vision of build once, run anywhere
Developer productivity
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Support new XPages controls in Domino Designer
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More easily integrate with disparate data sources
Cloud
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Leverage Platform-as-a-Service for Domino Applications
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SoftLayer coming
Social
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Empower users of Domino applications with social services
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Extend Domino apps in social containers with XPages
6. IBM Notes & Domino
Application Development
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.0
Domino Designer
Eclipse Based IDE
XPages Editors
ServerSide JavaScript
CSS & Theme for rendering
XPages
Web 2.0 framework based on
Java/JSF
Extensive library of controls
Built in Ajax support
Dojo
JavaScript or Java for
business logic
APIs
DXL enhancements
2009
6
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Upgrade Pack 1
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.2
Domino Designer
Usability and Productivity
enhancements
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.4.1
Better Notes client integration
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Notes views (JavaTM)
Cloud images for developers
Domino Designer
Extensions for design
elements
Support new XPagescontrols
XPages
XPages Extension Library
Enhanced Mobile device
support
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST
APIs)
2012
2011
2010
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.1
Domino Designer
LotusScript and Java editor
Working set enhancements
Performance
XPages
Notes client support
iWidget/Component
Active content filtering
Performance & Scalability
APIs
Designer extensibility APIs
Notes Documents (Java)
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Domino Designer
Source Control Integration
New XPages and Forms/Views
perspectives
Update CS JavaScript editor
New Java design element
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.5, CKEditor 3.5.3
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Cloud images for Applications
2014
2013
IBM Domino &
Designer 9.0
Domino Designer
Usability enhancements
XPages hover help
& hyperlinking
Server Side JavaScript debugger
XPages
Incorporate 8.5.3 Upgrade
Pack 1+ into base
Enhanced mobile support
Dojo, CKEditor & OneUI upgrade
Support Embedded Experiences using
URL mode
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST APIs)
Refresh
C&S APIs for LotusScript & Java
Platform
Expand OSGi consumption and support
in Domino
OpenSocial for Notes & iNotes
Note: Information is subject to change without
7. XPages Evolution
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.2
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.0
Domino Designer
Eclipse Based IDE
XPages Editors
ServerSide JavaScript
CSS & Theme for rendering
XPages
Web 2.0 framework based on
Java/JSF
Extensive library of controls
Built in Ajax support
Dojo
JavaScript or Java for
business logic
APIs
DXL enhancements
Domino Designer
Usability and Productivity
enhancements
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.4.1
Better Notes client integration
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Notes views (JavaTM)
Cloud images for developers
XPages Released
Eyes wide open
2009
7
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Upgrade Pack 1
Domino Designer
Extensions for design
elements
Support new XPagescontrols
XPages
XPages Extension Library
Enhanced Mobile device
support
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST
APIs)
2012
2011
2010
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.1
Domino Designer
LotusScript and Java editor
Working set enhancements
Performance
XPages
Notes client support
iWidget/Component
Active content filtering
Performance & Scalability
APIs
Designer extensibility APIs
Notes Documents (Java)
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Domino Designer
Source Control Integration
New XPages and Forms/Views
perspectives
Update CS JavaScript editor
New Java design element
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.5, CKEditor 3.5.3
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Cloud images for Applications
2014
2013
IBM Domino &
Designer 9.0
Domino Designer
Usability enhancements
XPages hover help
& hyperlinking
Server Side JavaScript debugger
XPages
Incorporate 8.5.3 Upgrade
Pack 1+ into base
Enhanced mobile support
Dojo, CKEditor & OneUI upgrade
Support Embedded Experiences using
URL mode
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST APIs)
Refresh
C&S APIs for LotusScript & Java
Platform
Expand OSGi consumption and support
in Domino
OpenSocial for Notes & iNotes
8. XPages Evolution
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.2
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.0
Domino Designer
Eclipse Based IDE
XPages Editors
ServerSide JavaScript
CSS & Theme for rendering
XPages
Web 2.0 framework based on
Java/JSF
Extensive library of controls
Built in Ajax support
Dojo
JavaScript or Java for
business logic
APIs
DXL enhancements
Domino Designer
Usability and Productivity
enhancements
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.4.1
Better Notes client integration
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Notes views (JavaTM)
Cloud images for developers
Eyes wide open
8
Domino Designer
Extensions for design
elements
Support new XPagescontrols
XPages
XPages Extension Library
Enhanced Mobile device
support
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST
APIs)
Tool & Runtime 2012
hardening
XPages Released
2009
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Upgrade Pack 1
2011
2010
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.1
Domino Designer
LotusScript and Java editor
Working set enhancements
Performance
XPages
Notes client support
iWidget/Component
Active content filtering
Performance & Scalability
APIs
Designer extensibility APIs
Notes Documents (Java)
Lotus
DevelopersDomino &
Designer 8.5.3
tapping into
potential
Domino Designer
Source Control Integration
New XPages and Forms/Views
perspectives
Update CS JavaScript editor
New Java design element
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.5, CKEditor 3.5.3
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Cloud images for Applications
2014
2013
IBM Domino &
Designer 9.0
Domino Designer
Usability enhancements
XPages hover help
& hyperlinking
Server Side JavaScript debugger
XPages
Incorporate 8.5.3 Upgrade
Pack 1+ into base
Enhanced mobile support
Dojo, CKEditor & OneUI upgrade
Support Embedded Experiences using
URL mode
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST APIs)
Refresh
C&S APIs for LotusScript & Java
Platform
Expand OSGi consumption and support
in Domino
OpenSocial for Notes & iNotes
9. XPages Evolution
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.2
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.0
Domino Designer
Eclipse Based IDE
XPages Editors
ServerSide JavaScript
CSS & Theme for rendering
XPages
Web 2.0 framework based on
Java/JSF
Extensive library of controls
Built in Ajax support
Dojo
JavaScript or Java for
business logic
APIs
DXL enhancements
Domino Designer
Usability and Productivity
enhancements
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.4.1
Better Notes client integration
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Notes views (JavaTM)
Cloud images for developers
Eyes wide open
9
Domino Designer
Extensions for design
elements
Support new XPagescontrols
XPages
XPages Extension Library
Enhanced Mobile device
support
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST
APIs)
Tool & Runtime 2012
hardening
XPages Released
2009
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.3
Upgrade Pack 1
2011
2010
Lotus Domino &
Designer 8.5.1
Domino Designer
LotusScript and Java editor
Working set enhancements
Performance
XPages
Notes client support
iWidget/Component
Active content filtering
Performance & Scalability
APIs
Designer extensibility APIs
Notes Documents (Java)
Lotus
DevelopersDomino &
Designer 8.5.3
tapping into
potential
Domino Designer
Source Control Integration
New XPages and Forms/Views
perspectives
Update CS JavaScript editor
New Java design element
XPages
Stability/performance improvements
Improved rich text editing (CKEditor)
Dojo 1.5, CKEditor 3.5.3
APIs
XPage extensibility APIs
Cloud images for Applications
2014
2013
IBM Domino &
Designer 9.0
Domino Designer
Usability enhancements
XPages hover help
& hyperlinking
Server Side JavaScript debugger
XPages
Incorporate 8.5.3 Upgrade
Pack 1+ into base
Enhanced mobile support
Dojo, CKEditor & OneUI upgrade
Support Embedded Experiences using
URL mode
APIs
Domino Access Services (REST APIs)
Refresh
C&S APIs for LotusScript & Java
Platform
Expand OSGi consumption and support
in Domino
OpenSocial for Notes & iNotes
Developers
hitting their stride
Complex apps
Frameworks
Incorporating
3rd party assets
10. Ecosystem
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Developer Community
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OpenNTF.org
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Stack Overflow
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GitHub
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Other community sites
XPages Publications
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Mastering XPages – over 7000 copies sold worldwide
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Translated to Chinese
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Biggest selling IBM Press app dev book
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Mastering XPages 2nd Edition
- Estimated publication Q1 2014
- Based on 9.0.1
- Completely revised + 4 new chapters
New Domino Designer 9 book for Japanese market
11. 2013 Releases
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Domino Designer and Domino 9.0
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Server-side JavaScript debugger
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XPages® developer productivity enhancements: content assist,
hyperlinking, hover help
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XPages extension library incorporated into platform, including:
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Additional rich controls
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Mobile controls
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XPiNC enhancements
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Calendaring & Scheduling APIs
Domino Designer and Domino 9.0.1
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We'll get to this in a moment
OpenNTF
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XPages Social Enabler merged into Social Business Toolkit SDK
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Twitterbootstrap4XPages
13. Domino Designer 9.0.1
Update to Designer jvm.properties default setting
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Installer asserts higher memory configuration
vmarg.Xmx=-Xmx512m
vmarg.Xms=-Xms48m
vmarg.Xmca=-Xmca512k
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Support for the new “Load Java” ECL Attribute
Important Improvements (we heard you ! )
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Fixed bugs when saving LotusScript agents
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Improved Help Indexing
14. High Performance View Navigator
Much more responsive display of deep hierarchical document collections
Alternative XPages View Navigator in 9.0.1
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Performs well with heavily populated view categories
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Based on new 9.0 Java APIs backend classes and NIF capabilities
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View navigation is based on document note ids rather than view position
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View behavior closely emulates Notes client
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Enabled via an xsp.properties setting (not on by default)
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xsp.domino.view.navigator=ByPosition
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xsp.domino.view.navigator=ByNoteId
View markup by note id
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View markup by position
15. XPages Dynamic Search – SEO Support
Search Engine Optimization
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XPages Dynamic Content Control
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Dynamically switches content using Ajax
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This works well for real users … but
not so well for robots !
9.0.1 Improvements
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Several popular bots are
supported by default
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Designer allows you to customize
your bot support
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Runtime now loads default facet on
initial page load
16. 9.0.1 XPages Core Updates
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Dojo upgrade to 1.8.3
CKEditor Upgrade to 3.6.6.2
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A / AA & US Section 508
Standard
XULRunner Upgrade to 10.0.6 (XPiNC)
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Equivalent of upgrading Notes embedded browser from Firefox 3.6.2 to 10.0.6
17. Domino Mobile Application Development
Provide pervasive access to Notes/Domino
data from your smartphone or tablet
Ensures your investment in content is
available when you need it
Improve business process efficiency by allowing
decision makers to approve workflows on the go
Supports spectrum of mobile application
types
Mobile web
Mobile Hybrid
Native
XPages
IBM Worklight
+
numerous tools and services
from IBM business partners
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XPages – dedicated mobile controls and
support for responsive design
18. XPages Mobile Case Studies
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Hendricks Regional Health
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Using XPages to improve staff scheduling & communication, mobile access to
field protocols for EMTs, an insulin drip calculator and more
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Click → Link to case study
Imaging Business Machines, LLC.
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Using XPages to modernize existing business applications
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Click → Link to case study
VCC
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XPages mobile controls provide mobile access to VCC's Endeavor project
management solution
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Click → Link to case study
SMC
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XPages plus Teamstudio Unplugged allows emplotyees to perform energy
assessments offline with their mobile devices
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Attend session CUST104 – Wed 11:15 Pelican 1&2
19. XPages Mobile
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XPages 9.0.1 supports Dojo 1.8.3
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Opportunity to harness Dojo 1.8.3
enhanced mobile features
XPages 9.0.1 Mobile
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Improve mobile “look and feel”
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Introduce new JavaScript mobile APIs
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Deliver a robust mobile experience
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Provide more efficient debugging capabilities
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Establish an extensible mobile base platform that
can be enhanced via OpenNTF and/or Upgrade Packs
20. XPages 9.0.1 Mobile Enhancements Cont'd
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New Device Bean
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Used to identify the most common mobile and tablet devices
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deviceBean.isMobile() / deviceBean.isTablet() / deviceBean.isAndroid() etc
Enhancements & Fixes
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Photo/File Upload using Partial Refresh (for Mobile and Web)
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Mobile Debug User Agent switch to mimic iOS or Android user agents
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MoveTo SimpleAction back button restoring previously loaded mobile view
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Mobile view and control resizing and layout enhanced on transition / orientation
changes
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Custom mobile Theme inheritance now supported
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Custom mobile CSS stylesheet ordering corrected to allow custom precedence
21. XPages 9.0.1 Mobile Enhancements Cont'd
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Mobile Application & Control Events
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Single Page Application onOrientationChange / onResize Events
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Application Page onBefore/After Transition In/Out Events
Mobile Themes
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Default Mobile Theme and Mobile Theme Overrides for iOS and Android
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New OneUI IDX plugin containing IDX v1.3 (not fully supported in all controls)
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New mobile theme available oneui_idx_v1.3 Theme
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OneUI IDX theme used by TeamRoom and Discussion templates
22. Post 9.0.1 Mobile Enhancements
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XPages mobile has new features available on OpenNTF
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Available in XPages ExtLib project (>= December 12, 2013)
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Requires Domino and Domino Designer 9.0.1
Single Page Application Wizard
Infinite Scrolling
23. Single Page Application Wizard
Wizard produces a fully-functional well-structured mobile app:
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Implements Single Page Application design pattern (aka Single Page Interface)
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No expertise required in mobile design, XPages mechanics or XSP markup specifics!
Optimal startup-time, fast view switching, quick page navigation, request minimization
Enforces XPages Mobile best practices:
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Uses Custom Controls each Application Page
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Uses preferred mobile-friendly XPages controls like Data View, Form Table etc
Supports bleeding edge features like infiniteScroll
Designed with Future Extensibility in mind
–
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More data sources may be supported in future (for enterprise and social data)
24. XPages Mobile Touch Scrolling
Touch based “infinite”
scrolling
Lazy loads the next set of
rows using Partial Refresh
Computable
infiniteScroll property
on the <xe:dataView/>
control
Intuitive alternative to
“More” button feature
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25. Domino REST Services
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New in 9.0.1 (and on OpenNTF)
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Calendar service
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Access a user's calendar over HTTP
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Create, read, update, and delete calendar entries.
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Simple actions on entries and notices
(accept, decline, counter, delegate, etc.)
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Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection across all services
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Read a user's password expiration date (and other statistics)
New on OpenNTF only
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Freebusy service
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Find free time for a person or resource
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Find a free room for a given time slot
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Mail service enhancements including quota
and delegation
REST
Domino
&
External
apps
26. XPages – Your On-ramp to Social Business Applications
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Integrate social capabilities from IBM Connections, IBM SmartCloud for
Social Busness, Facebook... into XPages applications
XPages social enabler & Social
Business Toolkit SDK
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Simplifies access to Connections
& SmartCloud for Social Business
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Isolates complexity related to
authentication mechanisms
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Provides easy to use objects
with many code examples
User stories
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Share documents with vendor using
Files application in the cloud
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Discover subject matter experts using
Connections Profiles
27. Getting Started With Social Business Toolkit SDK
What you need:
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Notes/Domino 9.0 or 8.5.3(plus ExtLib)
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http://www.tinyurl.com/IBMDominoDesigner
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IBM Social SDK
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http://ibmsbt.openntf.org/
What you should have:
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Access to IBM Connections, e.g.
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a greenhouse account on https://greenhouse.lotus.com
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an IBM Collaboration QuickStart Image (free 60 day trial)
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Access to other Social platforms
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Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox
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… you name it !
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Trouble Ticket app from OpenNTF
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http://openntf.org/main.nsf/project.xsp?r=project/Trouble%20Tickets%20Notes-to-XPages
%20Example
29. Mobile Web Application Trends
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Today
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Dedicated mobile controls
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Look & Feel that emulate a native experience
Tomorrow
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Responsive web design
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True Build once, run anywhere
30. Mobile First
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Responsive web design
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Realizing build once,
run anywhere
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Increase the number of
XPages controls with
responsive renderings
Provide richer experience
–
Support additional mobile
gestures
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Additional events to provide
finer grained control for developers
–
Improve ability to utilize device
specific services
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Progressive enhancement - optionally
configure controls for desktop web or mobile experience
(date/time picker vs. spinner)
31. XPages Mobile Futures
Responsive By Nature
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For Mobile Web Apps, the industry favors a Mobile First approach that is heavily based on
“Responsive Web Design” principles
XPages
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XPages applications are essentially Mobile Web Apps
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XPages should provide a highly responsive control and feature set
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XPages responsive controls and feature set should use progressive enhancement
where possible to provide a richer user experience
- Touch Gestures (eg: Touch/Lazy scrolling, …)
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Responsive Themes will be key to enabling a highly responsive experience
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IBM OneUI Next (“Beyond C4”) / IBM OneUI IDX
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Bootstrap for XPages (http://bootstrap4xpages.openntf.org/)
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Boosted by Server-side Responsive (RESS) capabilities
for maximizing leanness and processing
32. IBM Domino Applications In The Cloud
What's Coming
An expressway for bringing Domino Applications to the cloud
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New or existing customer applications
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ISV solutions
Leveraging the IBM SoftLayer cloud infrastructure
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Automated, Highly Available
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Worldwide data center footprint
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Pay per use and scale as needed
Work with ISSC and IBM Business Partners to
customize and manage
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Based on
33. IBM Domino Applications In The Cloud
A Little Bit Deeper
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Streamline process for standing up Domino in the cloud
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Provision instances of Domino on SoftLayer
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Identify common patterns and configure servers
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Hybrid architectures
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Add servers to domains
Build applications for on premises or cloud
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Same programming model and APIs
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Run with hybrid environments
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Customers with only Domino applications
Complement with services
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ISSC Managed Business Solutions for hosting applications
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Partner services for hosting and modernization
–
ISVs bundling solutions with platform
IBM Domino
Applications
34. QDiligence – Online D & O Questionnaire Solution
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Challenge: Automate the completion of Corporate Board Directors and Officers annual
questionnaires
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Corporations today perform their D&O process manually
or semi-automatically with MS Word/PDF
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Questionnaire prep takes weeks, zero visibility
to completion status, analysis requires manual
review of each questionnaire
Solution Description:
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IBM Domino XPages application accessed via
mobile devices or desktop browsers
–
XPages architected to quickly provide fully
customized solutions to multiple companies
from a single application
Benefits:
"IBM SoftLayer allowed QDiligence to
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Very fast migration of D&O Questionnaire process online quickly stand up an optimized cloud
based infrastructure for our Domino
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Up to 80% time/cost reduction in Year 2
based corporate directors and officers
questionnaires solution."
–
Increase in Board of Directors satisfaction
- Russell Maher Principal, QDiligence
35. Access Connect Online to complete your session surveys using any:
– Web or mobile browser
– Connect Online kiosk onsite
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