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Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Domino Mail Monitoring - Reports Database 
By John Oldenburger | 10/27/20 10:09 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post we look at the setup of the Reports database. The Reports database is created automatically after the setup of the Domino server. However before Administrators can generate mail usage reports they first have to set up the security for the Reports database. Below is a brief description of the setup of the Reports database.
Data from Domino 1: Rows ≠ Documents
By Ben Langhinrichs | 10/27/20 4:09 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
A couple of weeks ago, we had a migration customer ask if we could change the way their data was extracted. In this case, we were going to CSV. I can't show their data or structure, but it contained a feature I lot of you will recognize: many, many fields correlated with each other by table rows. Since the customer wanted to retain the row-like association of the various items, we used Repeat By Item, a feature which allows you to export the same document multiple times with each element of a multi-value field or formula, matching up parallel items. We can include the UNID on every line or not, depending on whether we want to maintain the association the data had in Domino.
CollabSphere 2020: DEV101 - Add Continuous Delivery to Domino with the NSF ODP Tooling
By Jesse Gallagher | 10/27/20 4:06 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
CollabSphere 2020 is starting tomorrow, this year naturally taking the form of an online conference, which has the nice benefit of meaning that you can still sign up if you haven't done so, and you're only restricted by your time zone offset for attending.
For my part, I'll be giving a presentation on the NSF ODP Tooling, currently slated for tomorrow:
Life After XPages - The New Low Code Application Development Platform
By John Oldenburger | 10/27/20 4:05 AM | Development - Leap / Volt | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Over the years I have written a number of blog posts about XPages as a development platform. After the release of Domino 10 and 11 and looking at the current developments and changes in the early program for Domino 12 we can now definitively conclude that XPages as a development platform is dead. Many organizations have already switched to modern development platforms in recent years. However there is new life after XPages thanks to the continuous developments of HCL with currently the most awesome and goundbreaking HCL Domino Volt, the new Low Code Application Development Platform!
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Domino Mail Monitoring - Mail Tracking Collector
By John Oldenburger | 10/26/20 3:32 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post we look at controlling the Mail Tracking Collector. The MTC (Message Tracking Collector) monitors the work of the Router process (which delivers mail in Domino) and keeps records as required as to which mail was sent to which recipients. Below is an overview of the Mail Tracking Collector commands.
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Domino Mail Monitoring - Server Configuration
By John Oldenburger | 10/26/20 3:31 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post the steps required to configure the Domino server for Mail Tracking are explained. The configuration allows Administrators to customize the type of information you want to collect and store in the Domino MailTracker Store database (MTSTORE.NSF). A Configuration Settings document must be present on the Domino server.
Update HTTPPassword item in names.nsf (backend)
By Ulrich Krause | 10/26/20 3:29 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Yesterday, we ran into an issue with the HTTP Password in the person record in names.nsf.
The problem occured after we upgraded the customers Domino server from V 9.0.1 to V11.0.1FP1.
The customer has some backend processes installed that let them delegate the process of register, update and delete users and groups to different departments. One part of the process is a piece of code that sets the HTTP password in the person record.
The issue was that the password was stored in clear text after upgrading the server. I looked into the design and could spot the root of the issue.
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Domino Mail Monitoring - Introduction
By John Oldenburger | 10/23/20 2:51 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post a short introduction to the upcoming blog posts regarding the setup of mail monitoring on the Domino Server. To set up Mail Monitoring three steps must be performed on the Domino server, starting the mail tracking task (MTC) on the server, configure the server for message tracking and set up the Reports database (REPORTS.NSF).
How to create and manage an SSL certificate inside a kdb file from command line
By Matteo Bisi | 10/21/20 2:56 AM | Infrastructure - Digital Experience | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Today I was working for one of my HCL DX customers and one of the tasks needed was change the SSL certificate used by the IBM HTTP Server.
During past days I have generated and tested the certificate directly from Ikeman utility using an IHS 8.5.5.FP16 without issue but on a 8.5.5 OLD FixPack server starting the service I was getting
Configuration Failed
After checks on IBM docs I saw several upgrades related to KDB during the years and Fixpacks so I decided to try to create a new KDB directly from this 8.5.5 old FP server.
I will speak at CollabSphere 2020
By Roberto Boccadoro | 10/20/20 11:07 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse
CollabSphere 2020 is another community event that had to turn from in-person to online due to Covid-19. The bad side of this you already know, the good side is that being online now you can attend all these events without the need to travel, is always nice to save money, and also attendance is free.
HCL Domino SSO with AzureAD
By Kris de Bisschop | 10/20/20 5:30 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Proving that Domino can integrate with several other technologies is something we do on a regular basis, just to show the customers that Domino is an open platform.
For authentication, we did already several SSO configurations between Domino Directory and MS Active Directory by using ADFS and SAML authentication.
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Debugging Agents Using the NotesLog Class
By John Oldenburger | 10/20/20 3:30 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post a sequel to debugging Agents. A commonly used method for debugging LotusScript and Java background Agents is the use of the NotesLog class. An important point to consider when using the NotesLog class is to ensure that the Agent Log limit is not exceeded. Below is a brief description and example of how to use the NotesLog class in Agents.
HCL Notes Connections Plug-In – Login via SPNEGO not possible
By Milan Matejic | 10/20/20 3:29 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
If you are trying to use SPNEGO as the means for authenticating HCL Notes Connections Plug-In and you run into an issue, check if "Use the alias host name for the application server" option is used on Websphere Application Server and if that is the case try turning it off.
HCL Domino – Default LTPA Token
By Milan Matejic | 10/19/20 3:07 AM | Infrastructure - Sametime | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
I came across an HCL Domino environment with HCL Sametime where the Sametime embedded clients were logging in via LTPA but with a different authentication server than the Sametime Community server.
As you can imagine, this was important to keep in mind during a Sametime migration. The Domino server used for authenticating Sametime clients is also hosting multiple websites and using multiple LTPA tokens, so the question was, which LTPA token is actually used for authenticating the Sametime clients.
Domino V12 ACME for company CAs using smallstep
By Daniel Nashed | 10/19/20 3:05 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
The Let's Encrypt CA only works for web servers exposed to the internet (or at least public Domains in combination with your providers DNS).
But the smallstep CA does now support the ACME protocol (RFC 8555) -- which is the underlying standard used by Let's Encrypt.
I was looking for a way to deploy internal web server test certificates for my lab and ran into this.
The whole setup took me like 10 minutes and it just works!
Are You Tired of Domino Designer?
By NCUG | 10/16/20 9:53 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Poor old Domino Designer. It has received a lot of flak, and let’s face it: It’s very, very dated and not something you want for 2020. HCL now seems to have come up with it’s successor: Volt MX!
First of all: Don’t let the Volt part of Volt MX fool you into thinking that this has anything to do with Domino Volt. HCL will be using the term Volt for all their low code products, and Volt MX is something else entirely.
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Debugging Agents - Using Debug_AMgr
By John Oldenburger | 10/16/20 8:35 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post we will initially look at the NOTES.INI parameter Debug_AMgr = flag. In every Notes Domino environment frequent use is made of Agents which can cause the necessary problems for Administrators. Agents should therefore not be missing in this new blog series.
Big things to come
By Oliver Busse | 10/15/20 9:40 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Martin Pradny
On Monday this week, I witnessed the future of app development - without a heavy IDE but somewhat "on Domino". There was also another announcement from HCL - HCL Volt MX. Technology-wise HCL Volt MX has nothing to do with HCL Domino Volt. The term "Volt" is just something HCL wants to be understood as their Low-Code idea in general.
Join me for an OpenNTF Webinar on Thu 10/22
By Michael G. Smith | 10/15/20 6:04 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Oliver Busse
On Thursday, October 22nd I will be presenting a webinar for OpenNTF about the Flexible View Control for XPages. Thank you to OpenNTF for the opportunity to demonstrate this content. For more information and to register for the webinar, visit the OpenNTF website. For a primer on the Flexible View Control, see the series here.
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Common Error and Event Logging
By John Oldenburger | 10/15/20 4:45 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In my previous blog posts regarding the new blog series Troubleshooting HCL Notes, the error messages Unable to Read Rollover Values from View, Invalid Collection Data was Detected, DAOS Prune - Deleted 0 objects and completed with error: (685) Document attachment, The address book does not contain a cross certificate capable of validating the public key is invalid, Server Task Agent Manager on Server is No Longer Responding and HCL Nomad - Server is not reachablewere explained in more detail.
HCL Domino V12 Early Access Program - New October release is available now
By Thomas Hampel | 10/14/20 1:04 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Last month we have introduced the HCL Domino V12 Early Access Program, in which we are providing customers the chance to test new product features early in the development cycle.
Our engaged development team has provided a new code drop (named "October 2020") which is available now for download at Flexnet to all current customers.
This code drop provides a number of very interesting features that our dev team wants to have YOUR feedback on:
HCL Domino 12.0 on Docker Early Access October 2020
By Daniel Nashed | 10/13/20 4:29 PM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Matteo Bisi
The new code drop is available with more preview features.
One of the highlight features is TOTP. You can now use two factor authentication for HTTPS connections.
Can I use a pre-existing SSL certificate with Domino?
By Cormac McCarthy | 10/13/20 11:14 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Here’s a common problem that comes up and the documentation on it is pretty non-existent (or more accurately the information is out there but not Domino specific so you really have to know what you’re doing to get it done).
An organisation has purchased a SSL certificate, often a wildcard cert. Something like *.mycompany.com. They use it on other non-Domino web services. Can you use the same cert in Domino (without creating a csr and re-keying the cert)?
Troubleshooting HCL Notes - Domino Configuration Tuner
By John Oldenburger | 10/13/20 11:12 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
In this blog post a quick look at a very helpful tool for troubleshooting HCL Notes (and Domino), the Domino Configuration Tuner. The Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) evaluates server settings according to a growing catalog of best practices. All servers in a single domain can be evaluated together. The Domino Configuration Tuner generates reports that explain the issues DCT uncovers, suggests mitigations and provides references to supporting publications.
Do you know Collaboration Today ? | Roberto Boccadoro
By Roberto Boccadoro | 10/13/20 3:27 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse
If you are reading my blog, it means you are probably an IT professional working with, or interested in, HCL products. So I have a question for you: to keep up to date with what is happening in this space, what do you do ?
Easy kyr file creation with Early Access V12 in production
By Daniel Nashed | 10/12/20 2:22 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
The kyr format is a really old propritary IBM format.
Since Domino 9 the only way to create kyr files is to use the command-line kyrtool.
It can only import existing key pairs + certificates.
So the current flow is often to use OpenSSL to create a key pair and a CSR or to import existing key pairs with the matching certificates.
That flow is going to change with Domino V12 completely.
The CertMgr servertask and the cerstore.nsf will completely simplify the operation and remove the need for kyr files.
Let’s Encrypt Domino Early Access V12 in production
By Daniel Nashed | 10/10/20 5:13 PM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Oliver Busse
We got the first two code drops for the early access program.
The October code drop show be available soon. With new features ..
This is a great opportunity for an early look and to provide feedback.
October Webinar - XPages Flexible View Control with Michael G. Smith
By Paul Withers | 10/9/20 11:15 AM | Development - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
If you’ve been building XPages applications for any amount of time then you probably have struggled integrating view data into your apps and thought to yourself “it shouldn’t be this hard”. The Flexible View Control for XPages can simplify this process for you. The FVC is a re-usable XPages custom control built on jQuery and DataTables that sources data from Domino REST Services and xAgents.
HCL Domino SSO with Microsoft Teams
By Martin Pradny | 10/9/20 10:43 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Oliver Busse
Microsoft Teams is probably one of the most used tools this year, it was already quite popular before the pandemic started to spread across the world this spring, but now most of the businesses I work with use it. After using it just like a chat/conferencing tool, many start to explore further capabilities of the platform. When working with Domino data in apps that are web-enabled, it can be quite easy - just add a web tab anywhere you want. The problem is, that you need to deal with user authentication.
Creating an LTPA Token – Without WAS Network Deployment Server
By Milan Matejic | 10/9/20 5:50 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Roberto Boccadoro
Recently I was installing an HCL Sametime 11 environment from scratch. I always tend to implement a single LTPA Token across the Domino, Sametime and/or Connections environment. It is also a very good idea to use only the LTPA Token version 2, as it is more secure, but this also means that the LTPA Token has to be created by a WebSphere server.