This book is aimed at the Notes/Domino application developer, and it will show you how to take advantage of the new application development and programming features of Domino Designer 7. Written by Lotus insiders, the book provides a practical guide to developing applications making use of the important features and enhancements introduced in Notes/Domino 7. These experienced experts use their own experiences to map out the benefits you could gain, and the dangers you may face, as you develop Domino applications in your business. Domino is an application server that can be used as a standalone web server or as the server component of IBM's Lotus Domino product which provides a powerful collaborative platform for development of customized business applications. It also provides enterprise-grade email, messaging, and scheduling capabilities. The book covers: . Understand the new features in Notes and Domino 7. . Use DB2 as a data store for Domino databases so as to bring the scalability features of DB2 and the flexibility of SQL into Domino applications. The chapter shows how to install, configure, map, and then access Domino data stored in DB2. . Domino Designer 7 to better manage Lotus Notes and Domino applications. Specifically we would be covering Autosave, Agent Profiling and remote Java debugging. . Chapter 5 shows how to ensure that critical applications continue to run smoothly after you upgrade your Notes/Domino installation, while taking advantage of the new features and functionality release 7 has to offer. . In chapter 6, we will tackle issues you need to consider when upgrading your @Formula language to Notes/Domino. We first detail a backup strategy and then take a tour through the new Notes/Domino @Formulas and the potential upgrade issues they raise. . Chapter 7 runs through the process of upgrading Domino based agents and LotusScript; we also cover the use of TeamStudio Analyzer, which is a third-party tool to assist with your upgrade. The second half of the chapter runs through the new features available to LotusScript developers in Domino Designer 7 . Web services can extend the reach of your existing Domino applications, as well as provide tools for integration with existing applications. implementation of one such web service. We cover the various tools Domino Designer 7 provides for interacting with WSDL and finish by examining the role UDDI plays in facilitating the adoption of web services. . Chapter 9 covers using best practices to optimize your Domino applications for performance; specifically we would see how to efficiently code database properties, views, and forms/agents to work well in a Domino environment. . In chapter 10, we will learn to use the new programming features offered in Lotus Notes/Domino 7 by actually implementing them in code. . In Chapter 11, we will examine two important new features Domino Domain Monitoring (DDM) and Agent Profiles, which are critical for troubleshooting your Notes/Domino applications. Additionally, the chapter runs through several tips and techniques for identifying and correcting problems in your Notes/Domino 7 applications. . In Appendix A, we review several vendor tools that you can use to help upgrade your applications to Lotus Notes/Domino 7. Plug-ins by PistolStar, Inc, CMT Inspector from Binary Tree, and FT Search Manager from IONET.