IBM Notes Browser Plug-in

Raj Patil
Senior Technical Staff Member - Notes Client
Archana Pawar
QE Lead - Notes Browser Plugin (Notes Client)

Date: 3rd September, 2014

Open Mic Team

Raj Patil Senior Technical Staff Member
Presenter

Archana Pawar Advisory Software Engineer

Presenter

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Agenda

Introduction

Key Business Scenarios addressed

The purpose of the Notes Browser Plug-in

Current Features of Notes Browser Plug-in

Q&A

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Key Business/User Scenarios

Typical Notes/Domino Customer environment

Using Notes Client

Large number of custom Domino Applications

Notes Client
Custom Applications

LotusScript/Formula/NIF/NSF

NSF Storage Local or

Remote
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Where some customers would like to go

Future Notes/Domino Customer environment

Combination of Notes Client & Web Clients

Custom applications

Partly (newer ones) moved to XPages

Still continue to have large set which cannot be moved to XPages

Notes Client
Legacy Apps

Xpages

LotusScript/Formula/NIF/NSF

Web Browser
Legacy Apps

http

Xpages

iNotes (Mail)

Large number
of apps NOT
accessible via
browser

NSF Storage Local or Remote

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Browser Plug-in for Notes

Provide access to Custom Notes Applications from a browser

No modifications to the custom applications

Large number
of apps
accessible via
browser

Provide support for notes:// url

Legacy Apps

Notes Client
Xpages

Browser Plug-in

Legacy Apps

Web Browser
Xpages

iNotes (Mail)

LotusScript/Formula/NIF/NSF

http
NSF Storage Local or Remote

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Browser Plug-in What is it?

Browser Plug-in
Allow Notes Apps to run Unmodified in a browser
No additional Cost/Training
Small subset of Notes Components (only whats required to run custom
app)
Encapsulated in browser plug-in
Standard installer or managed deployment options.
NO support for Notes Mail (recommend using iNotes)
Security
Full support for ID File (ID Vault),
encrypted content
Access to applications via
Browser bookmarks
document/view/application link in documents
Support for Notes URL's in the browser.

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New in 901

Integration of MUMA (Multi-User Migration Utility)

No longer need to uninstall prior version to install Notes Browser Plug-in

Seamless migration of data

Support

Microsoft Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1

Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, 8.1

Firefox 24 ESR and above (Latest version currently 28)

Allow opening mail template-based applications

New check box to disallow opening, if desired (database properties)

Support all the workflow with mail-in databases

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New in 901

IBM SmartCloud support

Properly handling locked-down desktop environment (e.g., Internet

Explorer security settings)

Allow specifying a browser to use for Notes Browser Plug-in via notes.ini

NOTES_PLUGIN_DEFAULT_BROWSE=<FIREFOX or IEXPLORE>
Change to use Internet Explorer, if default browser is not supported for
Notes Browser Plug-in (e.g., Google Chrome)

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Installation and Set-up Goals

Keep the Installation Package to a minimum

Keep the installation as simple as possible

Minimum number of options

Multi-user

Ensure we handle existing installation & data

Data migration MUMA (Multi-user migration Agent

integration)

Setup to be simple

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Installation

Browser Plug-in stand-alone Install

Package

Use this if you only want NBP with iNotes or

Notes web
Removes any other Notes client from the
system.

Min Package ~ 55MB

Max Package ~ 148MB (includes JVM & Viewers)

OR Can also be installed as part of

Notes Standard Client install

Plug-in is installed & registered for both

Firefox & Internet Explorer.

Bookmarks migration/synchronization
upon 1st user launch
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Other Functional Items for subsequent releases

MAC Support
Auto Install Update
Local Archiving
Offline Access

Mail.next +
SmartCloud Notes web.next
Notes Browser Plug-in

Future auto-update service

Notes Browser Plug-in

Applications
Mail-enabled
applications
Richer archiving
Offline primary email

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Limited Local Archving Capability

Challenge:
Limited to only one archive
Access to archive through
preferences
Does not support defining archive
criteria or archive schedule

Solution: Integrate Notes archiving

into SmartCloud Notes web and iNotes
Unlimited number of existing and
new archives
Access via primary controls
navigator and
Show menu
User- or policy-defined archive
criteria and schedule
Archives surfaced in web client UI
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DEMO

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Screenshots of what we saw in Demo

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Application inside Notes Standard

client

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Same Application inside Notes

Browser Plug-in in Internet
Explorer Browser

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Application Inside Browser

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Notes Browser Plugin Home Page

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NBP iNotes Integration

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NBP - iNotes Integration

(Forwarding Notes Document)

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NBP iNotes Integration Forwarding

a Notes Document iNotes Memo
(Retain all the Rich Formatting)

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Application With Right Click Context Menu

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NBP Edit Document with Infobox

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NBP Bookmarks Migrated to Browser Favorites

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