What is a Notes Application?

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Hi,

I’m somewhat NEW to Notes Environment. Though i’ve worked on Lotus Workflow applications, i don’t have a clear picture of a Notes application. Because all the Workflow apps are Web applications in my Org.

Could some of you tell me about Notes application or direct me to a location where i can know about these stuff(How to design, deploy a Notes application etc.)

I’ve a basic doubt whether all the users have their own database (like mail file) on the server or they access a single database(like we do in our Web-enabled workflow applications).

Thanks.

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Subject: A simple Notes application …

Notes ‘applications’ were called databases until recently.

Typically (in a simple case), a Notes application will reside on a Notes/Domino server and will be accessed by many users. The users can access it via their Lotus Notes client or web browser.

Applications usually contain many documents. The documents are viewed via forms and views. Views are rows and columns of documents.

Notes/Domino can be extremely complex and customized, so different applications can look and behave very differently.

Hope this helps a little.

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Subject: Thanks…

Thanks Russ for your response.

But as i asked, do the users have their own database on the server or all the users access a single database on the server? Give me some examples.

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Subject: Read the answer

Your question was answered - typically there is a single app/db on the server that everyone accesses

Mail is a special case of course, and you can always develop an app where everyone has their own copy if you want to, it’s whatever works basically

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Subject: TLCC covers a good explanation in our free demo course

Sign up for the Application Development 1 demo (you will need Domino Designer 8.5, but you can get that from IBM for free.)

Module 1 has a good introduction to Notes and Domino that will help you understand more about this product family and what it can be used for.

Howard