Lotus Notes developer's toolbox: tips for rapid and successful deployment 9780132214483, 0132214482

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 12
Foreword......Page 20
Acknowledgments......Page 24
About the Authors......Page 26
Chapter 1 Social Networking Concepts......Page 30
“Traditional” Networking......Page 31
Social Networking Software......Page 32
Social Network Analysis (SNA)......Page 33
The Business Environment......Page 35
Value to the Organization......Page 37
Value to the Individual......Page 38
Organizational Culture: Enabler or Barrier to Adoption?......Page 40
Assumptions......Page 43
Values......Page 44
Why Now?......Page 46
Endnotes......Page 48
Lotus Connections Software Suite......Page 49
External Features......Page 50
Shared Services......Page 53
Feeds and the API......Page 55
Deployment Environments......Page 56
Client Platforms......Page 57
Profiles......Page 58
Profiles Features......Page 59
Data Integration......Page 61
Activities......Page 62
Entry Types......Page 63
Communities Integration......Page 64
Blogs Features......Page 65
Blogs Administration......Page 68
Communities......Page 69
Community Types......Page 70
Participating......Page 71
Bookmark Links......Page 72
Additional Bookmarks Functions......Page 73
Files......Page 74
Public Files......Page 75
Wikis......Page 76
Public Wikis......Page 77
Updates Tab......Page 78
My Page......Page 79
Home Page Widgets......Page 80
Home Page Administration......Page 81
Mobile......Page 82
Supported Features......Page 83
Summary......Page 84
Tier 3: Back-End Data Services......Page 85
Directory......Page 86
Tivoli Directory Integrator......Page 89
Globally Unique Identifier......Page 90
Relational Database......Page 92
Tier 2: Application and Service Tier......Page 97
Pilot Deployment......Page 100
HA Deployment Topology......Page 101
Large-Scale Deployment......Page 102
Proxies......Page 103
SOA Architecture......Page 104
Presentation Tier and REST API......Page 106
Common Service Enablers......Page 107
Confluence......Page 116
Lotus Quickr......Page 117
Space......Page 118
Conclusion......Page 119
Chapter 4 Deployment Planning......Page 120
Deployment Approach......Page 121
Defining Social Networking Goals and Measures......Page 122
Choosing the Pilot Group(s)......Page 123
Defining Use-Cases for Collaboration......Page 124
Gathering Requirements and Constraints......Page 125
Governance Planning......Page 129
Communications Planning......Page 131
Training Planning......Page 133
Defining a Deployment Architecture......Page 135
Defining Deployment Environments......Page 137
Deployment Topologies for Production Version......Page 138
Integration Planning......Page 141
Analyze......Page 143
Additional Preassessment......Page 147
Implementation......Page 148
Advocate and SME Activities......Page 149
Monitor Key Metrics......Page 152
Culture Change......Page 157
Lessons Learned......Page 159
Preparing the Environment......Page 160
Defining the Software Environment......Page 161
Defining Data and Security Integration......Page 163
Lotus Connections Pilot Install......Page 166
Creating a User Information File......Page 167
Installing the Pilot Version......Page 168
Designating Administrative User......Page 169
Considerations for Upgrading to Production Version......Page 170
Base Product Installation......Page 171
Installing WebSphere......Page 172
Database Creation......Page 175
Preparing the Database Server......Page 176
Installing Tivoli Directory Integrator......Page 180
Identifying Data Sources......Page 182
Data Mapping......Page 184
Loading the Profiles Data Store Using the Population Wizard......Page 188
Loading the Profiles Data Store Manually......Page 191
Product Installation......Page 195
Installing Lotus Connections Features......Page 196
Installing Lotus Connections Interim Fixes......Page 200
Configuring the IBM HTTP Server for Lotus Connections......Page 202
Post-Install Configuration Tasks......Page 204
Conclusion......Page 205
Chapter 6 Using Lotus Connections......Page 206
Learning About an Expert Through Content Sharing......Page 207
Finding Like-Minded Communities......Page 208
Using Your Daily Tools......Page 210
Searching Profiles......Page 211
The Profile......Page 213
Filling In Information......Page 216
Finding and Joining Communities of Interest......Page 217
Members, Forum, Bookmarks, Feeds, and Mail......Page 218
New Services for Communities—Files, Wikis, Activities, and Blogs......Page 220
Creating a Community and Privacy Options......Page 221
Using Activities......Page 222
Your Current Activities, To-Dos, and Templates......Page 223
Adding New Custom Entry Types......Page 224
Adding Emails, Instant Messages, To-Dos, and Files......Page 225
Working with Activity Templates......Page 227
Posting a Bookmark......Page 228
Browsing Bookmarks......Page 229
Managing Your Bookmarks......Page 230
Browse Blogs......Page 231
New Service: Files......Page 232
New Service: Wikis......Page 235
Recent Updates......Page 237
Using Lotus Connections from Your Everyday Tools......Page 238
New Extensions for Lotus Connections......Page 239
Lotus Sametime......Page 240
Microsoft Office and Windows Explorer......Page 241
Conclusion......Page 242
Lotus Connections Administration Interfaces......Page 244
WAS Administrative Console......Page 245
Blogs Administrative Console......Page 246
JMX Administration Utilities......Page 248
Lotus Connections Configuration Files......Page 249
Lotus Connections Commands......Page 294
Collecting Statistics......Page 307
Accessing Metrics Using wsadmin......Page 335
Updating the Logo......Page 336
Adding Links to the Navigation Bar......Page 338
Conclusion......Page 339
Overview of Integrating Lotus Connections into Other Applications......Page 340
Lotus Connections 2.0.1 Plug-Ins for Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office, and Windows Explorer......Page 342
Lotus Connections 2.0.1 Plug-In for Microsoft Outlook......Page 347
Lotus Connections 2.0 Plug-In for Sametime......Page 349
Integrating with Lotus Quickr Services......Page 357
IBM Lotus Connections Multi-Service Portlet 2.0.1 for WebSphere Portal 6.1......Page 367
Conclusion......Page 373
Overview of Lotus Connections API......Page 374
Authentication......Page 375
Accessing Lotus Connections......Page 376
Installed Features......Page 377
Searching for Information......Page 378
Getting the Recent Updates......Page 379
Accessing Blog Entries......Page 381
Creating Blog Entries......Page 382
Deleting Blog Entries......Page 384
Finding Recommended Blog Entries......Page 385
Editing Blog Entries......Page 386
Bookmarks API......Page 388
Creating a Bookmark......Page 390
Profiles API......Page 391
Retrieving Profile Tags......Page 392
Updating Profile Tags......Page 393
Retrieving a User’s Status......Page 395
Setting a User’s Status......Page 396
Creating an Activity......Page 398
Creating a To-Do Item......Page 400
Creating an Email......Page 403
Communities API......Page 405
Community Bookmarks......Page 406
Community Feeds......Page 407
Summary......Page 408
Hosting Eclipse-Based Plug-Ins......Page 409
Update Site for Lotus Connections Plug-Ins......Page 410
Managing Widgets......Page 413
Home Page Administrative Console......Page 414
Profiles Widget Administration......Page 417
iWidgets......Page 421
Summary......Page 428
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B......Page 433
C......Page 434
D......Page 437
F......Page 439
I......Page 441
L......Page 443
M......Page 444
N......Page 445
P......Page 446
S......Page 449
T......Page 451
U......Page 452
W–Z......Page 453