Friday, January 23, 2009

Lotus Foundations. A different paradigm

Deploying application in Lotus Notes for the Lotus Foundation server requires a radical shift in thinking. For example, the Lotus Domino Administrator client is no longer used in Lotus Foundations, users and groups (teams) are created via the Foundations web interface. So the process to deploy application is also different.
The good news is that there is right a way to do it which is creating a deployment package. Also, by packaging applications for Lotus Foundations, new markets and possibilities can be opened for IBM Business partners.
As opposed to creating an application directly on the server by using the designer or creating copies or replicas via the Lotus Domino Administration client, a package is created using the IBM Smart Business Developers’ Kit. This package then can be deployed to IBM Lotus Foundations Server. Components can be added and license keys can also be used. I downloaded the kit and I will be creating an application to be deployed in my Lotus Foundation Server. I will be posting my findings soon

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