AD106 - IBM Lotus Domino XPages anywhere - Write them once, See them Everywhere

© 2012 IBM Corporation

AD106 IBM Lotus Domino XPages anywhere- Write them Once, See them Everywhere

Stephan WisselCollaboration & Productivity Advisor | IBM Singapore

Viktor KrantzSr. Technology Advisor | IBM

© 2012 IBM Corporation

AD106 IBM Lotus Domino XPages anywhere- Write them Once, See them Everywhere

Stephan WisselCollaboration & Productivity Advisor | IBM Singapore

Viktor KrantzSr. Technology Advisor | IBM

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Who are we?■ Stephan Wissel

● The NotesSensei● Email: [email protected]● Twitter: @notessensei

■ Viktor Krantz● Architect: Dynamic solutions for Domino, Portal, QuickPlace, Quickr & Sametime● Presenter: Lotus, IBM & “LUG” conferences● Email: [email protected]● Twitter: @viktr

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Agenda■ Everywhere - prepare!

■ Platform caveats

■ Demo, Demo, Demo


Target Platforms■ Browser■ XPiNC (stand alone)■ Sidebar application■ Composite application■ IBM Portal■ IBM Connections■ Mobile■ Others


Target Platforms■ Browser

● Install IE,FF,Chrome,Safari● Develop/Debug: FF

■ XPiNC (stand alone)■ Sidebar application■ Composite application■ IBM Portal

● Admin access

■ IBM Connections● Admin access

■ Mobile● Devices● Emulators

■ Others

You have what you need

Install those*

* Microsoft tells you: IE6 must die!

Run off a VM (needs patience)

Mac emulator runs on OS/X only(so you finally can justify an iPad)


Run everywhere XPages need planning■ Decompose UI functionality into blocks that fit the smallest UI you are targeting■ Make use of Custom Control Parameters■ What wires would you want to use?


“Wires”■ Build higher level custom controls■ Don't make assumptions on the containing page■ Take advantage of custom parameters to define interaction between custom

controls and pages■ Extend the same principles when connecting XPages in Portal or XPiNC■ Wires = SOA of UI


Screen real estate


Screen real estate


Last resort XPages integration*

<iframe frameborder=”0” name=”myxpage”src=”http://myserver/mydb.nsf/tinypage.xsp”>You would see the tiny page here if your browser would run iFrames. Lynx user?

</iframe>

* make sure SSO is configured

http://myserver/mydb.nsf/tinypage.xsp

http://myserver/mydb.nsf/tinypage.xsp






Browser■ No all browsers are created equal

● Test in as many browsers you can● Test on as many platforms as you can

■ Rule of thumb: Dojo version needs to be released AFTER the browser■ Some vendors interpret HTML5 in their own way

● Mobile applications● Canvas

■ Language settings might differ■ Default fonts


XPiNC■ Consider using a composite application instead of a plain XPiNC■ No Drag & Drop support between XPiNC Windows■ Wires in PIM are sensitive to timing■ Has a set of distinct properties


Sidebar & Composite


IBM Portal & IBM Connections■ Creating Components and their Events

1. Create New Component... 2. Select your XPage to use

3. Create events (if any)


IBM Portal & IBM Connections (cont.)■ Components (Receive) on the XPage

var x = getComponent("assignedTo1");var incoming = context.getSubmittedValue();x.setValue(incoming);

1. Add New Event... 2. Add Simple Action 3. Select Action: Execute Script

4. Add the script


IBM Portal & IBM Connections (cont.)■ Dojo toolkit is now a plugin in Domino 8.5.3

● xspScopeClass.js will be updated in 8.5.3 FP1 (March)


IBM Portal■ Register your iWidget with Websphere Portal (command line!)

● Run the command from wp_profile\ConfigEngine to register iWidgets● ConfigEngine register-iwidget-definition -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>

-DWasPassword=<password> -DIWidgetDefinition=<url_to_widget>

● Verify that the command ran correctly, look for Return Value:0


IBM Portal (cont.)■ Add the portlet to your page

1. Select Actions>Edit Page

2. Click Customize

3. Find and drag your portlet to desired location.

4. Click Save & Exit


IBM Connections■ AJAX proxy disabled by default in 3.0.1

● If you see this when adding the iWidget, continue to next slide


IBM Connections (cont.)■ AJAX Proxy on the IBM Connections server

● …\profiles\Dmgr01\config\cells\<yourCellName>\LotusConnections-config\proxy-config.tpl

● Note: you can set the policy url=”*” if you would like to allow widgets from any external domain

<proxy:policy url=”http://<your_server_path/*” acf=”none”><proxy:actions><proxy:method>GET</proxy:method></proxy:actions><proxy:headers/><proxy:cookies/></proxy:policy>


IBM Connections (cont.)

2. Click Add another widget

1. Click on Administration tab 3. Enter your values into the fields

4. Enable the widget


IBM Connections (cont.)■ Adding your iWidget to Communities

● Run these commands– CD C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\<cell>\bin

– wsadmin -lang jython -user <user> -password <password> -port 8879

– execfile("communitiesAdmin.py")

– CommunitiesConfigService.checkOutWidgetsConfig("c:/temp","<your_cell_name>")

● Open and add your widget definition to “c:/temp/widgets-config.xml” – <widgetDef defId="<widget_id>" modes="view search" url="<url_to_widget>"

primaryWidget="false" />

● You can also add it by default by adding the following– <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="<widget_id>"/>

● Save “widgets-config.xml” and run the following command– CommunitiesConfigService.checkInWidgetsConfig("c:/temp","<your_cell_name>")

● Restart your Connections server


Mobile■ IOS

● Emulator runs on OS/X only (justify that MacBook Pro you want)– $99/year for being a developer

● Get that iPad you know you want● Just use Safari

■ Android● Emulator for all platforms● Get your favorite “pad”● Browser (Safari)

■ AD109: Ready, Set, Go! XPages Mobile● Introducing the XPages mobile controls

■ LAB: Mobilize Notes applications with XPages● Learn everything about the new

Mobile controls in Designer 8.5.3


Others■ Open Social

● Manual for now (just some more XML)● Most promising framework

■ Any UI that can surface an IFRAME■ Consider using REST/JSON






Review■ Today we have shown you...

● Discussed screen real estate● Platform caveats of creating an “Everywhere” application● Browser● XpiNC● Sidebar & Composite● IBM Portal● IBM Connections● Mobile● Other...


Other Sessions of Interest■ IBM Portal

● AD306: Integrate your applications into IBM Websphere PortalWednesday 4:15 PM, SW 5-6

■ IBM Connections● SHOW115: Socialize your Applications using OpenSocial

Tuesday 8:00 AM, SW Osprey 1-2● ID221: What's New in IBM Connections

Tuesday 11:15 AM, DL S. Hemisphere I

■ Mobile● AD109: Ready, Set, Go! How IBM Lotus Domino XPages Became Mobile

Tuesday 3:30 PM, SW Pelican 1-2● LAB: Mobilize Notes applications with XPages

■ Other...● ID102: What's New in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 – and Beyond

Tuesday 4:45 PM, DL N. Hemisphere A-E● BOF118: Open Social and Embedded Experiences

Wednesday 7:00 AM, SW Macaw 1● AD105: Use IBM Lotus Domino and XPages for your Social Business

Wednesday 10:00 AM, DL N. Hemisphere D


Questions■ If you don't want to ask them now,

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