Hi
I don't get it. How does that thing work?
Is there somewhere a .nsf to install, too?
I installed the updatesite through the updatesite.nsf, but the widget just does not do anything? What am I missing?
Cheers
Christian

Christian, this is a pure Eclipse implementation, no NSF. Have you set the directory in your preferences?

Sorry... didn't work for me on Lotus Notes 8.5.2 here are the steps I took...

1. Download DocumentManagement.ZIP

2. Extract All files to:
X:\IBM\Lotus\Widgets\DocumentMangement
(This is where we store the updatesites for all our widgets).
Note that I had to separately unzip the updatesite sub-folder.

3. In Lotus Notes client
File, Application, Install

4. (o) Search for new features to Install (NEXT)

5. Click button - Add Folder Location...

6. Browse to:
X:\IBM\Lotus\Widgets\DocumentMangement\Updatesite
Ok

7. On the Edit Local Site dialog, just click Ok

8. Click Finish. (this button lies)

9. Select DocumentManagement/updatesite (it defaults to unticked) then click Next

10. Click (o) I accept the terms in the License agreements, then click Next.

11. Click Finish. (another lying button)

12. Select (o) Install this Plug-in - it defaults to do not!!! Click ok.

13. Watch Bar Graph

14. Restart Notes Client

15. Client Presents Dialog
Failed to login
CLFRJ0010E

16. Went through the options in File, Application, Application Management. Tried disabling and it disappeared from the AppMgmt screen.

17. Tried uninstalling via File, Application, Install and removing the updatesite. It worked but refused to install.

Christian, after installing this plugin, you will see a new launch item "Document management" appeared in the Open list, also there is a new preference page in Notes preference.

You can launch the plugin from the Open List, just as you open Notes Mail or calendar. And you need to set the preference to a location where you saves the documents.

Gavin, I do not quite understand what you are trying with step 16 & 17. Are you trying to re-install the plugin again ? If so , you need to uninstall the plugin from AppMgmt but not disable it. To show the disabled features in AppMgmt, you can find a toolbar icon on the AppMgmt window.

This plugin does nothing about security and login. Step 15 maybe not relevant to this tool. You can try to launch this plugin from the Open List after install.

Can you post the installation instructions or link to them. I am on 8.5.2. I read Gavin's post, but don't have File, Application, Install on my client. Is there something I need to do to unhide it?

@5

I couldn't find any evidence that the software had made any changes (but I was looking in the sidebar).

So I decided to uninstall it and see if I could reinstall. Unfortunately after disabling it, it's disappeared entirely and I can't get it back.

Is there a way to uninstall it and start again?

Thanks.

@7

Gavin, this plugin does not add a view in sidebar, but add a launch item in Open List, just like how you open Mail in Notes.

If you look at the AppMgmt window, you will find there is a "show disable features" button on its toolbar. You will be able to find the disabled feature, then you can uninstall it and start again.

@6

Roland, the install menu items are hidden by default but you can enable it through configuration.

Open the plugin_customization.ini in your Notes install directory, if you install Notes with the default location, it should be at C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\framework\rcp\plugin_customization.ini. Add a new line to it:
com.ibm.notes.branding/enable.update.ui=true

Then restart Notes client, you will find it.

Can I set the documents to open with MS Office apps? (like the mail attachments open)

Ok, found it, but it does not work. I tried to import a file and that blocked Notes completely.
Probably a window$ only app?
I am using a Mac with Snow Leopard

Ok, found it, but it does not work. I tried to import a file and that blocked Notes completely.
Probably a window$ only app?
I am using a Mac with Snow Leopard

Thanks Guys, got it working now.

I've posted my notes here { Link } - feel free to take/change whatever you want for the project documentation (though admittedly they're a bit chatty and probably biased).

In Windows 7 with Notes 8.5.1 I can't install it somehow. It is in My Widgets, but that's it. No Open list entry.

On the mac, I see the folders with my local files. If I click on the all documents view. Notes is blocked.
"New Symphony document" does not work. Nothing happens.

What is the import function for?

... and BTW, what is the correct setting in Domino to let Users install their own plugins/widgets? I don't have the File/Application/Install in neither Windows, nor Mac.

@12

Christian, it should work on Mac. Actually I am now using it on 10.5.8, but did not try it on 10.6 yet. Did you set the preference for the root directory ?

@10,


Sriram, currently it always open documents with Symphony on Windows. We are considering to add a preference setting to let users to choose whether opening with Symphony or system default office software.

@14,

You can refer to the @9 for the steps to enable the install menu. Maybe it can solve your windows 7 problem.

The All documents problem is a known bug, it has performance issue.

The import function is used to copy documents in other place into the managed document directory.

Ok. I found the plugin_customizations.ini
... thanks Vowe...
I also found the policy setting. But that did not change it on the Mac.

Pages files open in Pages. Interesting.
And the import works in the folders, but has a problem in All Documents. That will be the same bug.
Thanks

... and if I got it right, the categories are actually folders.?

@19

Christian, yes, the categories map to folders on local disk. This makes user able to work with the documents when this plugin is not open, also make user to re-use their existing document folder.

If you find any bug or any usability issues, you can open a defect in the project page. Thanks.

Ok, here it comes,
I am probably stupid, but I can not figure out, what I could use this feature for. Sorry, but as far as I can see, it is not document management. It is another Finder/FileManger/FileExplorer. I use the file navigator and that one even does network volumes. I admire the programming you have done, but I don't get the use case. Can you explain that to me?

It's working here, 8.5.2 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, but please use the Eclipse jobs API more often and avoid IO operations in the UI thread. I selected my Documents folder as document root and clicked on "All documents". After that, the whole Notes client was frozen.
At least it's good to have an advanced sample with source code for the Expeditor STable widget. Thanks for that!

Great post, thanks for sharing