My first use of a Notes 8 composite application
September 12 2007
Since I've been demonstrating the concept of composite applications (aka mashups) on the Notes 8 client for well over a year, it's nice to finally be using one in production.
This is the Lotusphere 2008 session management application. It's all based on a couple of NSFs, but those NSFs have been fed by the web application y'all are using to propose Lotusphere sessions. Clicking on a document in the top frame directs the other two to display different information from the document within -- as opposed to having one long-running Notes document running down the page.
What's super-interesting about this is that it is the same conference session management database that we have been using for many years, with a new, more useful UI built atop it. I suspect there are other new capabilities as a result of the composite -- the drop-down at the top to "select a conference" hints at applicability to other future events.
Cool stuff -- now it's time to dig into the abstracts already submitted...with three days to go...
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Mark Hughes | 9/12/2007 10:13:25 AM
cool application, ugly to look at. Is that peach, hot pink and orange?
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Henry Ferlauto http://www.geniusinside.com | 9/12/2007 10:55:40 AM
It would be nice to see some video demonstrations of composite applications being made.
I think Lotus should take a page from Apple's play book and make some "Guided Tour" videos.
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People need to know that all this wonderful power is within THEIR realm of possibility.
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Charles Robinson http://cubert-codepoet.blogspot.com | 9/12/2007 11:56:24 AM
@2 - I think it's supposed to be red (which often comes out a little off in screenshots). As for the other colors.. { Link }
@3 - I agree they need to do some videos. I learned the basics of ASP.Net 2.0 in a couple of days using these { Link } . Something like that for Domino Designer in general, which includes Composite Apps and (dare I even suggest it) LC LSX, would be SWEET! I might do the LC LSX myself...
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Axel | 9/12/2007 12:25:15 PM
Multimedia content can be usefull to get started (and even dig a bit deeper) more easily.
I find netbeans.tv quite attractive (not intended as anti-Eclipse posting). Its just an instructive, brainfriendly tech-website.
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Chris Aniszczyk http://mea-bloga.blogspot.com | 9/12/2007 1:53:29 PM
@5, Eclipse's version is EclipseLive ({ Link })
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Henry Ferlauto http://www.geniusinside.com | 9/12/2007 3:48:29 PM
@4 re: @2 - The screen-shot is still hideous! :)
@4 re @3 - Videos do go a long way. We actually provide to our customers over two dozen videos that describe basic functions of our software, Project4Domino. (Shameless plug.) :)
Another great example of web tutorials is for web CMS system called Expression Engine.
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The four videos are extremely well done.
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Andrew Pollack http://www.thenorth.com/apblog | 9/12/2007 4:54:26 PM
The important questions is, "Am I speaking?"
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David Russell | 9/12/2007 5:46:41 PM
We use flash videos internally (powered by Domino of course) - and our users LOVE it - great for training. I'd love to see a video on component video, from beginning to end & use of some eclipse plugins in a Notes 8 environment
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John Head http://www.johndavidhead.com | 9/12/2007 7:24:44 PM
@8 Andrew, don't you know the first person to ask that question automatically gets the veto! :-) LOL ... just kidding
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Bill McCuistion | 9/14/2007 12:11:06 AM
Does this composit (mash-up) application work on a local replica of the application?
Can we get the design / source code of the application?
Looks good Ed, and a nice use of the Composite Application abilities in Notes8.
Gotta love the "PRZ Status" button - what a flashback ;-)