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From Peter
Wilkerson, Search & Discovery Practice
Area Manager
You know what it's like to be frustrated
by search and navigation.
You go to your intranet site and know what you want to find but can't seem to find the right category path to get there. You then turn to search and enter one or two keywords -- and get an avalanche list of documents back. What you want is the ability to group the results into manageable (and useful) bite-sized groupings so you can see if you are getting what you want. Having an effective, functional taxonomy is a
traditional way of accomplishing this goal.
Another way is to use "facets" or attributes
that describe different aspects of the
individual documents, products, etc. being
returned in the result set. The value of
facets over taxonomies is that the end user
has more control over how to group results in
a way that makes sense to your user -
versus forcing him or her to decipher the
logic of how the taxonomy is constructed.
There will be more on this topic next month
where I'll discuss, in detail, what is
involved with using taxonomies and facets
while highlighting the known pitfalls.
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From Dave
Jacob, Managing Partner,
WebSphere
For the last several weeks, I have been
evaluating how to move a client from their
current document management system
(DominoDoc) to Lotus Quickr, Filenet or some
other third party product. The move is
being necessitated by IBM's end-of-life
announcement for DominoDoc.
IBM provides a free migration tool for
DominoDoc to Lotus Quickr for Domino, which
worked as advertised and converted the
DominoDoc structure to a comparable file
structure in Lotus Quickr.
I found that for clients who use standard
document types (Domino subforms), Lotus
Quickr could provide a satisfactory solution.
However, if the document types have been
modified and make use of look-ups for
populating metadata , issues arise in
converting the document types to forms in
Lotus Quickr. If the customization is a
requirement in Lotus Quickr, then custom
forms have to be built in each Lotus Quickr
place in HTML and JavaScript to support the
functionality.
While custom forms are supported as
attachments in Lotus Quickr, they don't
function correctly with the Lotus Quickr
connectors in the Lotus 8.5 sidebar or in the
Lotus Quickr connector in Windows Explorer.
If you are able to use the simple form in
Lotus Quickr, the connectors are a good
navigational tool into the document repository.
My conclusion is that migrating the documents
from DominoDoc to Lotus Quickr via the
migration tool is manageable, but take a hard
look at the document types and any agents
written in DominoDoc to determine the impact
on your migration.
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From Len
Barker, Managing Partner,
Lotus
I was asked to deliver two custom classes on
XPages development this month and was
fortunate to come across new courseware
developed by The RockTeam, aka Lotus
Education Online.
"Building XPages Applications with IBM Domino
Designer 8.5.1", D8C55, is a wonderful four
day class that leaves no stone unturned when
it comes to teaching a student how XPages
really works. Until I came across this
course I had to use knowledge that I had
gained on development projects and the
mini-tutorials that can be found in the Lotus
Wikis when I was teaching folks how to work
with XPages. I have also taught IBM's two
day workshop on XPages. That workshop is
a fine introduction to XPages but is
self-paced and covers much less material. If
your team of developers is planning on moving
applications to XPages (and they should be!)
then check out the links above and call
Davalen to setup a class.
D8C55 teaches best practices in 26 topics
like:
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About Davalen: We Speak Business. We Understand Technology. TM Davalen, LLC, has been a trusted partner in collaborative software consulting solutions for the enterprise since 1993. An IBM Premier Business Partner, Davalen provides RapidValue Services for Lotus Domino, WebSphere Portal, Retail & Enterprise Search, and Web Content Management. The RapidValue Services are designed to ensure clients receive the most value from their investment in IBM software. With master class training in IBM software brands, Davalen provides an elegant blend of system architecture, mentoring and agile implementation assistance. With offices across the U.S. and Brazil and classes operating in the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and Europe, Davalen instructors and consultants have won numerous training awards from IBM for their deep understanding of advanced IBM technologies.
Contact Davalen today to learn how we can help your business understand its technology.
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phone:
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