Lotus Notes and Domino 6 Application Development Exam Cram 2 (Exam 610, 611, 612)

Lotus Notes® and Domino® 6 Application Development Exam Cram 2......Page 2
Copyright © 2004 by Que Publishing......Page 3
A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel......Page 4
About the Authors......Page 8
About the Contributing Author......Page 11
About the Technical Reviewers......Page 12
Contents at a Glance......Page 14
Table of Contents......Page 16
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 32
Notes/Domino 6 Certification Path for New and Upgrading Professionals......Page 33
Taking a Certification Exam......Page 35
In the Exam Room......Page 36
How to Prepare for an Exam......Page 37
How This Book Helps You......Page 38
Self-Assessment......Page 40
Notes/Domino 6 Certification in the Real World......Page 41
The Ideal Notes/Domino 6 Certification Candidate......Page 42
Put Yourself to the Test......Page 43
Assessing Your Readiness for the Exams......Page 45
Assess Exam Readiness......Page 46
Exam Layout and Design......Page 47
Question Handling Strategies......Page 48
Master the Inner Game......Page 49
Need to Know More?......Page 50
PART 1 Notes Domino 6 Application Development Foundation Skills: Exam 610......Page 52
CHAPTER 2 Database Management......Page 54
What Is a Notes Database?......Page 56
Controlling What Gets Replicated......Page 58
Creating a Blank Database......Page 64
Creating a Design Template......Page 74
Creating Database Help Documents......Page 75
Creating a Database Icon......Page 77
Preventing Design Inheritance......Page 78
Printing from the Designer......Page 80
Setting Database Properties......Page 81
Setting Up Design Inheritance......Page 88
Setting Up Document Locking......Page 90
Troubleshooting Database Access......Page 91
Using Design Synopsis to Analyze Application Elements......Page 97
Summary......Page 99
Exam Prep Questions......Page 100
Need to Know More?......Page 103
CHAPTER 3 Application Architecture......Page 104
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting for Notes Clients......Page 105
Understanding Domino Application Architecture......Page 110
Executing Requests from the Notes Client......Page 115
Using Images in Applications......Page 116
Using Tables to Manage Page Layout......Page 119
Using the Designer Bookmarks to Organize Projects......Page 121
Working with Local Applications......Page 122
Summary......Page 123
Exam Prep Practice Questions......Page 124
Need to Know More?......Page 127
CHAPTER 4 Design Elements......Page 128
The Domino Designer Integrated Development Environment (IDE)......Page 129
Domino 6 Design Elements......Page 130
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Actions......Page 131
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Agents......Page 136
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Views......Page 143
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Folders......Page 151
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Columns......Page 155
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Fields......Page 162
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Forms......Page 169
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Pages......Page 173
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Hotspots......Page 175
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Links......Page 177
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Layers......Page 179
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Navigators......Page 181
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Sections......Page 183
Working with Shared Resources......Page 184
Summary......Page 185
Exam Prep Questions......Page 186
Need to Know More?......Page 190
CHAPTER 5 Security......Page 192
Adding Security to an Application......Page 193
Setting and Reading ACLs......Page 196
Document Access......Page 200
Summary......Page 204
Exam Prep Questions......Page 205
Need to Know More?......Page 209
CHAPTER 6 Coding Formulas......Page 210
Domino Programming......Page 211
The Domino Designer Application and Design Environment......Page 212
Working with Basic Formula Language......Page 225
Programming Window Titles......Page 234
Create Translation Formulas......Page 235
Create Field Validation Formulas......Page 236
Using Hide-When Options to Hide Information on Forms......Page 237
Summary......Page 238
Exam Prep Practice Questions......Page 239
Need to Know More?......Page 243
PART 2 Notes Domino 6 Application Development Intermediate Skills: Exam 611......Page 244
CHAPTER 7 Database Management......Page 246
Creating a Mail-In Database......Page 247
Creating Context Sensitive Database Help......Page 248
Using Design to Design an Update Distribution Mechanism......Page 249
Using Replication to Design an Update Distribution Mechanism......Page 252
Hiding Database Designs......Page 254
Managing Multiple Design Elements......Page 259
Set Database Properties to Improve Database Performance......Page 260
Setting Database Launch Properties......Page 263
Setting Up Design Locking......Page 265
Setting Up Document Locking......Page 266
Sign a Database......Page 267
Use Design Synopsis to Evaluate and Document the Application......Page 269
Summary......Page 270
Exam Prep Questions......Page 271
Need to Know More?......Page 274
CHAPTER 8 Application Architecture......Page 276
Access Data in an External Domino Database......Page 277
Allowing View Customization......Page 278
Build a Navigation Structure......Page 279
Connecting to External Applications......Page 280
Using Form Formulas to Control Form Display in Views......Page 284
Design Applications Based on Data Integrity Issues......Page 285
Design Applications Based on Design Element IDs: UNID and NOTEID......Page 287
Design Applications Based on Graphics Elements......Page 292
Design Applications Based on OLE on a Form......Page 293
Design Applications Based on Summary/Non-Summary Data Storage......Page 294
Design Applications to Optimize View Performance......Page 295
Set Up Full-Text Indexing......Page 296
Summary......Page 300
Exam Prep Questions......Page 301
Need to Know More?......Page 304
CHAPTER 9 Design Elements......Page 306
Working with Domino Design Elements......Page 307
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Shared Actions......Page 309
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Shared Fields......Page 314
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Framesets......Page 320
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Outlines......Page 324
Creating, Modifying and Troubleshooting In-View Editing......Page 328
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Subforms......Page 331
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Layers......Page 333
Column Colors......Page 335
Hiding Columns......Page 336
Embedded Elements......Page 337
Customizing Twisties......Page 343
Using Images in Applications......Page 344
Using Calendar Views in Applications......Page 346
Creating Shared Applet Resources......Page 348
Creating Shared Data Connection Resources (DCRs)......Page 349
Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Profile Documents......Page 351
Agents......Page 353
Exam Prep Questions......Page 360
Need to Know More?......Page 363
CHAPTER 10 Security......Page 364
Password Security......Page 365
Administration Server......Page 366
Consistent ACL......Page 367
Effective Access......Page 369
Directory Access......Page 370
Extended ACL (xACL)......Page 371
Database Encryption......Page 374
Database Roles......Page 376
Design Element Access......Page 381
View Access......Page 383
Document Encryption......Page 384
Signing Fields......Page 386
Workstations (ECL)......Page 387
Summary......Page 388
Exam Prep Questions......Page 389
Need to Know More?......Page 393
CHAPTER 11 Workflow......Page 394
Create Workflow-Related Fields......Page 395
Create Workflow-Related Forms......Page 408
Create Workflow-Related Sections......Page 410
Create/Distribute Workflow Tracking Databases......Page 411
Create/Set Up Workflow Roles......Page 412
Creating Mail-in Databases......Page 413
Creating Workflow Applications......Page 415
Determine Workflow Control......Page 416
Route Documents and Send Links to Documents......Page 419
Set Field Access......Page 421
Set Form Access: Groups......Page 424
Set Section Access: Groups......Page 425
Troubleshoot Mail-Enabled Field Problems: Field Attributes......Page 426
Troubleshoot Mail-Enabled Form Problems: Workflow-Related......Page 427
Troubleshoot Workflow Distribution Problems......Page 428
Summary......Page 434
Exam Prep Questions......Page 435
Need to Know More?......Page 438
CHAPTER 12 Programming......Page 440
Domino Programming......Page 441
The Domino Designer Application and Design Environment......Page 442
Designing Applications and Choosing Appropriate Coding Options......Page 453
Section Security......Page 461
Use Applets to Enhance Applications......Page 462
Using In-View Editors......Page 465
Designing Applications Based on Conflict Integrity Issues......Page 467
Exam Prep Questions......Page 468
Need to Know More?......Page 472
PART 3 Notes Domino 6 Application Development Web Applications: Exam 612......Page 474
CHAPTER 13 Application Architecture......Page 476
Designing Applications That Work on Web Clients......Page 477
Designing Web Applications That Read Non-Domino Data......Page 480
Planning Applications That Work in Both Notes and Web Clients......Page 482
Exploring Page Layout and Navigation......Page 488
Summary......Page 492
Exam Prep Questions......Page 493
Need to Know More?......Page 496
CHAPTER 14 Design Elements......Page 498
Creating Public Access Agents, Views, and Forms......Page 499
Shared Resources......Page 501
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Fields for Web Clients......Page 504
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Forms for Web Clients......Page 506
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Layers......Page 507
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Outlines for Web Clients......Page 508
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Pages for Web Clients......Page 509
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Views for Web Clients......Page 510
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting JavaScript for Notes and Web Clients......Page 511
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Web Agents......Page 513
Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Framesets......Page 514
Embedded Elements: Using Embedded Views......Page 516
Using Forms to Inherit Document Contents on Both Notes and Web Clients......Page 517
Using Native Domino Java Applets......Page 518
Using Tables to Manage Page Layouts......Page 519
Creating View Templates......Page 520
Using HTML Properties on Views......Page 521
Personalizing Web Site Experience Using Profile Documents......Page 523
Implementing Java Servlets......Page 524
Summary......Page 525
Exam Prep Practice Questions......Page 526
Need to Know More?......Page 529
CHAPTER 15 Manage and Maintain......Page 530
Using Server Documents to Manage Internet Access to the Server......Page 531
Understanding the Types of Global Web Site Settings You Can Define on the Server......Page 533
Defining Global Web Site Settings Using the Administration Client......Page 534
Setting Up Web Site Rules......Page 535
Web Site Rule Documents......Page 538
Setting Database Properties for Web Access......Page 542
Summary......Page 544
Exam Prep Questions......Page 545
Need to Know More?......Page 548
CHAPTER 16 Programming......Page 550
Making Preferred Tools Readily Available to the IDE......Page 551
JavaScript......Page 552
Deploying a Simple Java Applet on a Web Page......Page 559
HTML......Page 560
Rendering DHTML in Applications......Page 567
Using Domino URL Syntax......Page 568
Passing Data from a Web Form to a Web Agent......Page 570
Using XML in Applications......Page 571
Writing Formulas to Support Different Clients......Page 572
Using @Commands in Web Applications......Page 573
Using @Functions in Web Applications......Page 574
Working with $$Return Fields......Page 579
Deploying and Utilizing LotusScript Agents......Page 581
Using CGI Variables......Page 582
Summary......Page 584
Exam Prep Questions......Page 585
Need to Know More?......Page 588
CHAPTER 17 Security......Page 590
Understanding Security Differences Between Web and Notes Client Access......Page 591
Planning Application Security Based on Web Authentication......Page 592
Setting Database Access......Page 593
Controlling CGI Directory Access......Page 596
Summary......Page 599
Exam Prep Questions......Page 600
Need to Know More?......Page 603
PART 4 Practice Exams......Page 604
CHAPTER 18 Practice Exam 610......Page 606
CHAPTER 19 Practice Exam Answer Key for Exam 610......Page 624
CHAPTER 20 Practice Exam 611......Page 640
CHAPTER 21 Practice Exam Answer Key for Exam 611......Page 658
Test-Taking Strategies......Page 676
Begin the Exam......Page 677
CHAPTER 23 Practice Exam Answer Key for Exam 612......Page 696
PART 5 Appendixes......Page 714
APPENDIX A Resources......Page 716
PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition, Software......Page 718
Exam Simulation......Page 720
Software Requirements......Page 721
Using PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition......Page 722
Get More Exams......Page 725
Customer Service......Page 726
Glossary......Page 728
Index......Page 740