Entwickler camp2012 make the impossible possible with x_pages
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This document summarizes a presentation about making the impossible possible with XPages. It discusses the speaker's background working with XPages and examples of things that were difficult to do in classic Notes applications but are now easy to do with XPages, such as categorized views, pagination, partial refresh, custom controls, mobile enablement, localization, getting data from other views, using scope variables, inline editing in views, dynamically sortable search results, using the Extension Library and connecting to social media and relational databases. It concludes with inviting questions.
Entwickler camp2012 make the impossible possible with x_pages
- 1. Make the impossible possible with XPages Frank van der Linden
- 2. Agenda • Introduction • Basic examples • Intermediate examples • Advanced examples • Q&A
- 3. Who is Frank van der Linden • I live in Utrecht in the Netherlands. • My role is XPages/Domino/Web developer at e-office since 2000. So I started with Lotus Notes 4.5.x. • I develop XPages application since the introduction of XPages in Lotus Notes 8.5.0. • In my spare time I do a lot of running and then I mean a lot. • And I am married and have 2 daughters
- 4. And he works at e-office • Celebrated in 2011 it’s 20ste anniversary • First Lotus Business Partner in the Netherlands • E-office is IBM Premier Business Partner, Microsoft Gold Partner and RIM Alliance Elite partner
- 5. Agenda • Introduction • Basic examples • Intermediate examples • Advanced examples • Q&A
- 6. Categorized views • HTML version was a headache case. • In XPages is just drag and drop
- 7. Pagination • It meant lot of (javascript) work to get things done. • Interaction with view was hard to accomplish • With XPages out-of-the-box.
- 8. Partial Refresh • Partial Refresh was possible, but with lots of Javascript • In XPages is easy as pie to refresh parts of the pages
- 9. Custom Controls, Subforms 2.0 • Subforms can only be used one time on form • Custom Controls are able to exist multiple times on a XPages • By using custom properties, Custom Controls can be fully customized
- 10. Mobile enablement • Mobile Access is with XPages easy to achieved • For 8.5.3 it is part of the Extension Library. • Prior version use the Mobile Controls http://mobilecontrols.openntf.org/
- 11. Agenda • Introduction • Basic examples • Intermediate examples • Advanced examples • Q&A
- 12. Localization • In the Application Properties you can set the required localization • Check files menu "Window", select "Show Eclipse Views", then "Other...". Select General, Navigator, click OK
- 13. Get data from other view in a view • In XPages it is possible to integrate data from other view in a view.
- 14. Scope Variables • Keep variables a cross pages was hard, you needed javascript or even notes document. • In XPages you have access to scopes. You can assign variables, like Strings, Objects.... • You have ApplicationScope, SessionScope, viewScope and requestScope
- 15. Inline editing in View • It was possible in the Lotus Notes client, but not or hard on the web. • In XPages it is possible to inline edit documents
- 16. Agenda • Introduction • Basic examples • Intermediate examples • Advanced examples • Q&A
- 17. Searchresults dynamically sortable • Credits to Tommy Valand http://dontpanic82.blogspot.com/2010/01/xpages- three-ways-to-build-search.html
- 18. Extension Library or Domino Upgrade Pack • In XPages you get access to a toolbox of easy to use components • Go get it at OpenNTF
- 19. Connect with social Media • The Social Enabler is toolkit, who helps you to connect with oAuth providers • It comes with a WebSecurityStore to get hold of your keys and tokens
- 20. Connect with Relational Database data • In XPages it is very easy to connect to relational data • If there is a jdbc driver, you can connect
- 21. Questions??
- 22. How to reach me • Twitter: @flinden68 • Blog: http://www.domino-weblog.nl/ • E-mail: fli@e-office.com