Plain explanations of the words you meet when you work with HCL Notes, HCL Domino and migration to Microsoft 365.
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ACL
ACL (Access Control List) is the access control list of a Notes database. It decides who may read, write, delete and change design, from no access to manager.
Operations
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Domino Designer
Domino Designer is the development tool for Notes applications. It is where you build forms, views, agents and XPages.
DevelopmentDomino Directory
Domino Directory is the heart of HCL Domino. The names.nsf database holds users, groups, servers and the server's settings.
OperationsDomino hosting
Domino hosting is running HCL Domino servers at a provider instead of in your own server room, with monitoring, backup and updates as one service.
ServicesDomino IQ
Domino IQ brings AI into HCL Domino. The server can run a language model itself, so Notes applications can use AI without sending data outside the organisation.
OperationsDomino Leap
Domino Leap is a low code tool for HCL Domino. You build simple web applications in the browser without programming. It used to be called HCL Volt.
DevelopmentDomino REST API
Domino REST API gives other systems secure access to data in Notes databases over a modern REST API with JSON.
Development
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Formula language
The formula language is the oldest language in HCL Notes. It consists of @functions such as @If, @DbLookup and @Today and is used in fields, views, buttons and simple agents.
Development
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GDPR Logger
GDPR Logger is a tool for HCL Notes that records who reads and changes personal data in Notes databases, so the company can document access under GDPR.
Products
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HCL Domino
HCL Domino is the server behind HCL Notes. It stores mail and applications, controls access and replicates data between servers and users.
ProductsHCL Nomad
HCL Nomad runs Notes applications on iPhone, iPad, Android and in the browser, without installing the classic Notes client.
ProductsHCL Notes
HCL Notes is the client for HCL Domino. It brings mail, calendar and the company's own applications together in one place. It used to be called Lotus Notes and IBM Notes.
ProductsHCL Sametime
HCL Sametime is chat, presence and online meetings for companies. It ties in with HCL Notes and uses Domino for users and access.
ProductsHCL Verse
HCL Verse is a mail client for web and mobile that uses HCL Domino as its mail server. Users can read mail without installing Notes.
Products
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IBM Notes
IBM Notes was the name of Lotus Notes from 2013 to 2019, when IBM sold the product to HCL. Today it is called HCL Notes, but many installations still run IBM Notes 9.
Products
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Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is the original name of HCL Notes: a platform for mail, calendar and business applications that came to market in 1989.
ProductsLotusScript
LotusScript is the programming language in HCL Notes and Domino. It resembles Visual Basic and is used for agents, buttons and logic in Notes applications.
Development
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Notes administrator
A Notes administrator runs the HCL Domino servers: upgrades, users, security, backup and monitoring, so mail and applications run reliably.
ServicesNotes agent
A Notes agent is a piece of code in a Notes database that runs automatically at a set time, on an event or on the user's command, typically written in LotusScript.
DevelopmentNotes application
A Notes application is a business system built on HCL Notes and Domino, where data, forms, views and logic live together in one NSF database.
DevelopmentNotes consultant
A Notes consultant is a specialist in HCL Notes and Domino who helps companies run, develop, integrate and migrate their Notes platform.
ServicesNotes development
Notes development is building, changing and integrating applications on HCL Notes and Domino, from classic LotusScript solutions to modern web and AI integrations.
ServicesNotes ID
A Notes ID is the user's digital identity in HCL Notes: a file with certificates and keys used for login, encryption and signing.
OperationsNotes migration
Notes migration is moving mail, calendar and applications from HCL Notes and Domino to another platform, typically Microsoft 365, SharePoint or Google Workspace.
ServicesNotes support
Notes support is help for users and the IT department when HCL Notes, Domino or a Notes application misbehaves, from client errors to server outages.
ServicesNSF file
An NSF file is a Notes database. One file holds the data, the design and the access rules for a Notes application or a mailbox.
Operations
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Replication
Replication is how Notes and Domino keep copies of a database synchronised between servers and clients, so users can work offline and data exists in several places.
Operations
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Server monitoring
Server monitoring is automatic, round the clock checking of a Domino server's health, so faults are found and fixed before users notice them.
Services
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XPages
XPages is a way to build web applications on HCL Domino. Data lives in Notes databases, but users work in the browser.
Development