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As companies transition from employing Generation X to Generation Y workers, use of collaboration software such as Lotus Quickr and Microsoft SharePoint is beginning to gain steam for project and document management. For enterprises that rely solely on Lotus Notes/Domino and Lotus Quickr, the ability for individuals to share information is relatively straightforward and seamless. But even in Domino shops, new applications are cropping up virally that administrators must deal with. Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) 2003 is one such example.

With continued growth in the IBM Lotus Notes install base and expanding deployments of Microsoft SharePoint, there has been renewed discussion about the competitive environment of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino versus Microsoft SharePoint. While the Notes versus SharePoint question is a timely topic for many organizations, it’s useful to expand the analysis to include other solutions such as Quickr, Sametime and Connections.

This tip explains a method for providing content to a separate Lotus Notes form while allowing rich-text formatting using the Profile document. Not only will Lotus Notes users be able to edit the form, but using this Formula language code will also eliminate the need to code text inside of the form design.

Password and ID management can make or break a Lotus Notes/Domino environment. Keeping users’ passwords and systems secure can be a challenge. Here are some tools and best practices to help you maintain a tight grip on all Lotus Notes passwords within your infrastructure.

Searching large Lotus Notes databases is time consuming. This LotusScript code can be placed in a button to quickly perform a search of your Lotus Notes database by replacing the view selection criteria per the search query. Use this method to search large databases in seconds.

Error messages can be the bane of most Lotus Notes/Domino administrators’ existence. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions on the topic — with their accompanying answers from our panel of Lotus Notes/Domino experts and peers participating on ITKnowledgeExchange. From errors messages encountered when accessing Lotus Notes databases, to Lotus Notes 8 migration problems, to BlackBerry synchronization issues with Lotus Notes, we’ve got the answers.

If you tend to update the design of your Lotus Notes database frequently, embed this LotusScript code in a button, which lets users clean their local caches without deleting the cache.ndk file. This tip works with Lotus Notes versions 6.x, 7.x and 8.x.