Figure 42. Notes Integrated Database Creation and Staging

The ¯ow presented in the ®gure applies to all potential user databases available through the Notes Integrated Database feature.

Initializing the original template and creating a database

To help you with developing Notes applications, a database master template is included on the IBM VisualAge TeamConnection Enterprise Server installation CD-ROM. The ®le, which serves as a single source for a number of database uses, is placed on the TeamConnection server during installation and will stay there until you move it to a Notes directory.

Note: Regular Notes databases have the .NSF extension. Notes templates have an

.NTF extension. You will use teamc.nsf database to create new integrated notes databases. Use the database template fhcnotes.ntf to refresh the design of existing databases. Although teamc.nsf and fhcnotes.ntf can be accessed, you should never modify these databases directly.

To activate this function in Lotus Notes, perform the following steps:

1.Obtain a copy of teamc.nsf ®le from the server and set it up to meet your local requirements in the following manner:

a.Copy teamc.nsf from the server to your local workstation into your local notes data directory (something like x:\notes\data). Use the method of ®le transfer of your choice, but be aware that teamc.nsf is sizable (more than 5 Mb).

b.You must create a copy of the teamc.nsf ®le that will act as your target database. Create a copy of the empty teamc.nsf database on your Notes workspace as follows:

1)Select the TeamConnection Database (teamc.nsf).

2)Select File->Database->New Copy. This displays the Copy Database window.

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