Lotus Notes Interview Questions And Answers

The following steps guide to download Lotus Mobile Installer

- Turn on the mobile device

- Launch the browser program from the device

- Launch Lotus Notes Traveler user home page by specifying the URL - http://hostname/servlet/traveler.

- Select an IBM Lotus Mobile Installer

- Choose Android option

- Transfer the file to the mobile device and open it.

The contents can be sorted into different languages as follows:

In Notes Standard

- Click on File->Preference.
- Click Regional Settings.
- Click the Change button to sort.
- Select the option ‘Display all sort rules’ to view the list of languages.
- Select ‘Unicode Standard Sorting’ to sort in Unicode fonts.
- Select the sorting languages.
- Click on OK button.

In Notes Basic

- Click on File->Preference->User Preferences.
- Click International.
- Click the Change button to sort.
- Select the option ‘Display all sort rules’ to view the list of languages.
- Select ‘Unicode Standard Sorting’ to sort in Unicode fonts.
- Select the sorting languages.
- Click on OK button.

A hyper link is created by following steps :

- Select the URL.

- Copy it in the clip board.

- Invoke Lotus Notes Client.

- Select the text that is to be made as ‘Clickable Link’.

- Click on Create Hyperlink.

- Paste the URL.

- Click on OK.

- Lotus Notes Traveler allows users to extend collaboration to connect with people remotely.

- It is available for Nokia Symbian 3 devices.

- Supports Nokia S60 3rd and 5th edition devices for encryption enforcement.

- It is beneficial to Android user which include.

- Android Calendar, Mail.

- Multiple line signatures.

- The traveler environment allows the administrators to specify the devices each end user may connect.

- Adds a check point option either to allow or deny as a gateway to access.

- Lotus Notes is a multi-value database system

- The files are different from RDBMS as they are document-centric.

- Lotus Notes database supports to persist multiple values in items.

- It comes with built-in document-level access control.

- It persist Rich Text data.

- A Lotus Notes DBMS can be used to map a RDBMS by using DECS, JDBCSQL or NotesSQL

- The extension for Lotus Notes database is “.nsf”

- Lotus iNotes is a web based version of Lotus Notes client.

- Allows its users a browser based access to their contacts, mails and calendar.

- It combines with Lotus Domino for the purpose of online and offline client interface.

- Supports accessibility to collaborative tools with a variety of web browsers across platforms.

- It has full offline support for integrating instant messaging.

The following are the new features of Lotus Notes 8.5.3:

- A new mail notification feature is added. A pop up preview will be displayed when a new mail arrives.

- Sorting of mails feature is improved by ignoring the subject content such as Re, Fw prefixes that provides more accurate sorting of data.

- Options are available to search mails by sender or subject by right clicking an email.

- Allows display of countered meetings in a unique color.

- Notifies the existing invitees while adding or removing attendees from an existing meeting.

- Displays geographic and time zone information in the business card.

- Support of additional platform such as RHEL 6.0 Desktop, Citrix XenApp 6.0

The following are the requirements to configure Lotus Notes

- Lotus Notes Client Setup.
- Id File.
- Default password.
- Domino Server IP address and name.

The following steps describes the process

- Install Lotus notes client on machine.
- Browse the id file after running the short cut from the desktop.
- Specify the IP address and the name of the server.
- Specify the client IP address.

The following are the tasks are used with Lotus Notes Web Application:

- HTML content

- HTML tag attributes

- Web Query Open

- Web Query Save

- Java Script Header

- Onload event

- OnUnload event

- OnClick event

- OnDblClick event

- OnKeyPress event

- Lotus Notes is the client version of collaborative client-server architecture.

- It supports the usage of several integrated services.

- Various integrated functionalities, like email, contacts management, tracking, messaging, calendaring etc. are provided by Lotus Notes.

- An Office productive suite by name IBM Lotus Symphony also integrated in Lotus Notes.

- It accesses databases and other applications of Lotus Domino, which is the application server version.

- Voice conferencing, online meetings, discussions, blogs, sharing files and user directories are also integrated using Lotus Notes.

- Collaborative business applications of various business functions are done quickly.

- Supports users to manage their inboxes more effectively.

- Users can experience the full-text search, filtering mails, sorting mails.

- Minimizes the impact of computer viruses with robust security features.

- Supports replication technology that automates the synchronizing changes while reconnecting to the network.

There are 6 ways to open an agent on web. They are

- @Command([RunAgent];” name-of-agent”)

- @Command( [ToolsRunMacro] ; "name-of-agent")

- WebQueryOpen,

- WebQuerySave

- server/databasename/name-of-agent?openagent

- @urlopen

- A logical set of computer systems those are reachable without using a router.

- Broadcast Domain is limited to the specific IP sub network for all the IP broadcasts.

- Broadcast domain uses a switched environment to broadcast.

- The network systems will have 255 at the end of the IP addresses.

- It refers a set of devices in which packet collision could occur.

- The devices can include the devices of another IP sub networks.

- There is a potential packet collision as multiple devices transmit data on one wire / link.

- A collision can occur on cable , hub or repeater

- Project Atlantic is a joint product of IBM and SAP.

- Allows access to SAP business suite.

- Implements the Lotus Notes client Interface.

- Business process automation with higher compliance.

- Reporting, analytics, workflows are adapted for improved performance.

- Has collaboration tools that are integrated for environments which provide broadband connections.
- This mode is apt for accessing all the features of iNotes.

- This mode is compatible to use with mobile devices or on desktop.

Broadcast Domain:

- A logical set of computer systems those are reachable without using a router.

- Broadcast Domain is limited to the specific IP sub network for all the IP broadcasts.

- Broadcast domain uses a switched environment to broadcast.

- The network systems will have 255 at the end of the IP addresses.

Collision Domain:

- It refers a set of devices in which packet collision could occur.

- The devices can include the devices of another IP sub networks.

- There is a potential packet collision as multiple devices transmit data on one wire / link.

- A collision can occur on cable , hub or repeater

The elements of Lotus Notes database are

1. Data
2. Design
3. Code
4. Security

1. Data :

- Data is stored in Notes database as a set of records.
- Every record is referred as a document.
- A document / record consist of fields of various formats like, rich text, file attachments.

2. Design:

- Different design elements are used to store data in database.
- Initially, the forms are used to access, modify records.
- There are navigators and outlines which allow to create visual interfaces.
- The design elements in a database can be seen using Notes client or a web browser.

3. Code:

- Data manipulation is done by different types of code in a database.
- Lotus Notes has native support for a formula language, scripting language.
- The code can directly be placed on design elements like Forms, views.

4. Security

- Notes provide a security layer called Access Control List.
- This allows the DBA / designers to fine tune the user’s transactions in the database.
- Users are allowed to have access changes in database.
- On a more granular level, the database designer / DBA can grant or revoke or deny the access to various database components like Views, Forms and even Documents.

Lotus iNotes includes three modes for users accessing their Notes mail:-

Full Mode:

- Has collaboration tools that are integrated for environments which provide broadband connections.
- This mode is apt for accessing all the features of iNotes.

Light Mode:

- It has modules like mail, contacts, and calendar.
- It is best suited for networks with slow connection or less bandwidth.

Ultra-light Mode:

- This mode is compatible to use with mobile devices or on desktop.

Server Requirements:

- Minimum 500 GB free disk space
- Minimum 512 MB RAM
- HTTP / TCP or HTTPS / TCP protocols supported network.
- GSM / GPRS / 802.11x and WiFi compatible devices

Client Device requirements:

- 2 MB free disk space on Android client device
- 2 MB of trace and log storage depending on the configurations settings of the device.

OS requirements:

- Android OS 2.0.1 +

- Certain images from web sites are not shown when a MIME email is opened.

- Images are displayed with red cross mark instead.

- To view images one should click ‘Show Images’ link.

Image White List alters this behavior.

- Image White List is a list of web sites.

- When the image is stored in the list of web pages, then the image is shown without.

- clicking the ‘Show Images’ link.

- Until the ‘Show Images’ is clicked, the images will be in shown with red cross mark.

Reading order for paragraphs can be set in Lotus Notes by enabling ‘bi-directional’ text.

Following are the steps to do so.

- Ensure that the document is in Edit mode.

- Select the text that is to be specified in reading order.

- Click Text?Text Properties menu item.

- Click the Paragraph Alignment tab.

- Click on Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left option next to Reading Order

- Click on OK button.

- Lotus Notes user Id file is to identify a legitimate Notes user.

- Notes Ids are created by Administrator.

- Notes Id is a gateway to enter into Notes.

The file contains :

- ID owner’s name

- One or more certificate from a certified ID

- One public key and one private key

- License number of Notes

- Password

- Encryption keys

- To secure SSL connections and MIME mail messages, an internet certificate is used

- An Internet certificate used to secure SSL connections and encrypt and sign S/MIME mail messages (optional for Notes client only)

- Encryption keys