You wait for ages, then two come along at once. We have both a residency for Lotus Connections and for Quickr too:
Lotus Remote Residency Wiki Project - Customizing Quickr 8.1, LO-Q803-R01More details over at the RedBooks site. Great that we've now got these two redwikis in plan for Connections and Quickr, well done IBM.
Benefits to Resident
Do you have experience working with and customizing Lotus Quickr? Do you have practical experience and techniques that you want to share for customizing and developing solutions using Lotus Quickr? Would you like to contribute your knowledge to a new wiki deliverable project? If so, we want you to join our virtual team.
By participating in this residency you'll gain hands-on, practical experience in working with and customizing Lotus Quickr 8.1. You will also interact remotely with other highly skilled residents, and members of the Lotus product management and development teams.
The ITSO in conjunction with Lotus is conducting this remote residency to create a new deliverable that uses wiki technology. Wikis are a relatively new Web browser-based technology that allows remote collaboration to create a new form of on-line document. You can be a part of this leading-edge effort for a new way of delivering quality technical documentation. Getting involved in this project will give you an opportunity to learn new collaboration tools and techniques, to learn more about leading customization techniques for Lotus Quickr 8.1. As with other ITSO residencies, you will be able to pass your knowledge to other IBM employees, business partners, and customers. Working alongside and exchanging knowledge with other highly skilled residents and some of the top experts in the IBM Lotus community, you will develop a competitive edge that will serve you well in successful customization efforts of Quickr 8. In addition, you will get recognition for being an author of this wiki!
******* Important consideration for this remote residency ***********
If you are interested in contributing, have the necessary skills in customizing Lotus Quickr, and have the drive and motivation to work on your own, then please apply. This is purely a remote / virtual residency, which means you will not need to travel to participate. The ITSO will not pay for any expenses incurred during your involvement with this residency.
Since this is a relatively short residency (July 28th - September 5th), you must commit to contribute at least 20 hours of your time per week. When you apply for this residency, we will contact your manager to ensure that your manager supports your participation in this residency. It is important to note that you will be working on a virtual team from your own location. We expect individuals who are involved in this project to make real contributions to this project. You will be expect to virtually attend all the various kickoff, status, and review meetings that will be scheduled on a North American time zone to make sure this residency stays on track and is able to deliver a quality technical document at the end of the residency.
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Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 0 Comments | Posted: July 1st, 2008 15:19:39
This came up in a recent customer meeting I was involved in - is Lotus Quickr 8.1 FIPS compliant? Sadly not just yet:
Currently, neither Lotus QuickPlace or Lotus Quickr 8.0 are FIPS compliant. Supporting FIPS-140-2 is an important priority for IBM that we are currently investigating for the follow-on release of Lotus Quickr.
(On a related note for the Lotus Domino server, support for FIPS is available with the Notes/Domino 8.0.1 release. For more details about what is supported for that product, refer to the Lotus Domino 8.0.1 Information Center.)
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 0 Comments | Posted: July 1st, 2008 09:21:59
A tip from Mark Hughes:
Lotus does not support default form versioning in Domino Quickr 8.1, while it worked great in version 8.02. An unsupported tip is to create an agent to update the standard forms likeGreat info, thanks Mark!
1. Open main.nsf in domino designer, create a new agent
Agent code
__________________________________
@SetField("h_VersionType"; "implicit");
SELECT @All
2. then open the main.nsf in notes, click on forms on the left hand side, select the forms you want updated to this versioning type and run the agent.
This will turn on implicit versioning that we were able to get through the ini variable we used to use. I set our template to have implicit versioning since that is what our users expect.
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 1 Comments | Posted: June 27th, 2008 07:16:33
The Collaboration University really is an amazing event, with the very best speakers, highly technical content, great locations and is the perfect opportunity for networking with the best folks in the Quickr business. You know you need to be there!
Collaboration University for Lotus Quickr, Sametime and now a bit of Connections
Two new versions each since last year - hey, that's a lot of versions!
In September, we're once again hosting Collaboration University for IBM Lotus Quickr and Sametime, and by popular demand we have added Lotus Connections sessions. At this event, we'll focus heavily on the current versions in all-new technical sessions, while our guests from IBM will give you a sneak peek at what's coming - both around the corner and in the future. All-new materials are being prepared for developers and administrators of these products.
We've refined the content to deliver the most for your training investment this year - even some sessions before the conference! The popular workshops from last year are back, but with a significant twist - read more about the workshops below. Collaboration University is a great opportunity to get personal attention from the industry's most skilled experts on these specific products while networking with people facing the same challenges and decisions as you do every day. According to one CU Alumni, the conference is "...just like family. Easy to talk to everyone and make contacts.". Please join us:
Chicago: September 8-10, 2008
London: September 15-17, 2008Registration is open - and the "super early" registration is good through July 1st. Please visit the website for more details:
Visit The Collaboration University Website for more info
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 0 Comments | Posted: June 27th, 2008 07:07:40
Usual scheme... Download from FixCentral, manual install of files, QPTool upgrade etc.
Fixes in HF13:
| Created | SPR | Build # | Problem Description |
| 6/11/2008 | PMR: 083 255 | 8100.012 | Fix_for_French_translation: New |
| 6/17/2008 | DAMC7EGLPJ | 8100.013 | Extra Meta Data (Addtional fields in forms) Not Captured Through Connectors. |
| 6/17/2008 | DAMC7EGKT9 | 8100.013 | Connectors - Changing Document Type does not update Versioning value of file in Meta Data. |
| 6/17/2008 | DAMC7EGJD3 | 8100.013 | When uploading files via Connectors, Document Type is ignored & default form for folder is used. |
| 6/17/2008 | PNOT7E8NVS | 8100.013 | Error when saving a comment in a place that has a new template based on a blog |
| 6/17/2008 | JJIO7E2DGZ | 8100.013 | Blog and Wiki: Insert Internal Image does not show any previously uploaded images |
| 6/17/2008 | RTIN7DTNNR | 8100.013 | Word wrap not working in notifications |
| 6/17/2008 | SSHD7FFKTW | 8100.013 | Wiki page disappears from Table of Content |
| 6/17/2008 | JCHG7FN66N | 8100.013 | Please isolate a reused word "this policy" |
| 6/17/2008 | JCHG7FN5P3 | 8100.013 | Please isolate a reused word "places". |
| 6/17/2008 | PNOT7F4MS6 | 8100.013 | Public Places are missing the Owners after a QPtool upgrade |
Get it from FixCentral
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 2 Comments | Posted: June 24th, 2008 10:56:11
Have you trained your users on Quickr 8.0, and are now in the process of upgrading to 8.1? Or maybe you have written documentation that relates to the use of the Quickr connector?
If so, then you may wish to take this minor change into account:
Problem
After your administrator upgrades your Lotus Quickr environment, including the Connectors, to version 8.1, you cannot find the Lotus Quickr options in the File menu in your Lotus Notes client.
Resolving the problem
The Notes menu items are in a different location in the new version of the Connector.
Lotus Quickr 8.0.0.2 has the options "Insert Lotus Quickr Link" and "Lotus Quickr Preferences" under the File menu.
Lotus Quickr 8.1 has the options "Insert Lotus Quickr Link" and "Lotus Quickr Preferences" in the Actions menu.
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 2 Comments | Posted: June 24th, 2008 07:10:43
If your are in the process of rolling out Lotus Quickr to your user base, then perhaps it's time to consider how you train your users for working with the Quickr product. Whilst it is definitely an intuitive and easy to use product at the highest level, the multiple interfaces (web, Notes, Sametime, Microsoft Office, Explorer etc.) and template options mean that there may well be some training required.
One of the most cost effective tools I've yet come across is this neat 26-page "Usage and Reference Guide" from LEOnline (Lotus Education Online):
This 8.5x11, 26-page usage and reference guide contains quick steps and instructions for using IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.A PDF preview is available too. Starting at $2.50 per user for 1-50 users and with discounted prices for large orders, this might be just what you need?
Topics included are:
* Introducing the IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1 interface
* Navigating
* Searching the place
* Reading a page
* Creating a page
* Managing pages
* Working iwth folders
* Using the Calendar
* Understanding Tasks
* Participating in Discussions
* Managing members
* Customizing the place
* Creating a Quickr place
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 2 Comments | Posted: June 18th, 2008 20:53:59
Useful new article from the good folks at developerWorks:
Using REST services for IBM Lotus Quickr administrationAs well as covering some quite advanced development topics, the article does give a useful summary of the new administration console within Quickr 8.1 (for Domino):
This article provides an introduction to the administration console, new in IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1, a short description of a new policy feature in Lotus Quickr 8.1, and a detailed look at the REST-based service that the console uses and that you can reuse to enhance your server's management.
The IBM Lotus Quickr administration console is new in Lotus Quickr 8.1 services for Lotus Domino. It offers a simple Web user interface that gives the Lotus Quickr server administrator a window onto the place activity on the Lotus Quickr server and a way to control the resources consumed by those places. This article provides an introduction to the capabilities of the console, a short description of a new policy feature in Lotus Quickr 8.1, and a detailed look at the REST-based service that the console uses and that you can reuse to enhance your server's management. After you learn about the REST service for administration and use the accompanying sample code, you can better understand how Atom-style services were used to build the console and how you can reuse the services for your own server administration.
Lotus Quickr administration consoleNot sure how many of you are using the admin console so far? Perhaps this might be the jog to make you go and take a closer look?
The administration console is a new and powerful administrative tool of Lotus Quickr 8.1 for Domino. Using this URL,
http://<>:< >/LotusQuickr/lotusquickr/admin.nsf/index.htm?Open
administrators can log on and execute their tasks, such as viewing all places, templates, and policies on the server, taking a detailed look at the information of a place, locking and unlocking a place, manipulating policies, and so on. All the administrative work in the administration console is implemented by the REST services, described in this article. Figure 1 shows an example of the administration console.
Figure 1. Administration console user interface
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 0 Comments | Posted: June 18th, 2008 20:42:02
This is great news, which I have been waiting a very long time for... IBM's ITSO organisation are asking for volunteers to take part in a RedWiki virtual residency:
More details over at the Redbooks site.
Lotus Remote Residency Wiki Project - Customizing Quickr 8.1, LO-Q803-R01
Benefits to resident:
Do you have experience working with and customizing Lotus Quickr? Do you have practical experience and techniques that you want to share for customizing and developing solutions using Lotus Quickr? Would you like to contribute your knowledge to a new wiki deliverable project? If so, we want you to join our virtual team.
By participating in this residency you'll gain hands-on, practical experience in working with and customizing Lotus Quickr 8.1. You will also interact remotely with other highly skilled residents, and members of the Lotus product management and development teams.
The ITSO in conjunction with Lotus is conducting this remote residency to create a new deliverable that uses wiki technology. Wikis are a relatively new Web browser-based technology that allows remote collaboration to create a new form of on-line document. You can be a part of this leading-edge effort for a new way of delivering quality technical documentation. Getting involved in this project will give you an opportunity to learn new collaboration tools and techniques, to learn more about leading customization techniques for Lotus Quickr 8.1. As with other ITSO residencies, you will be able to pass your knowledge to other IBM employees, business partners, and customers. Working alongside and exchanging knowledge with other highly skilled residents and some of the top experts in the IBM Lotus community, you will develop a competitive edge that will serve you well in successful customization efforts of Quickr 8. In addition, you will get recognition for being an author of this wiki!
******* Important consideration for this remote residency ***********
If you are interested in contributing, have the necessary skills in customizing Lotus Quickr, and have the drive and motivation to work on your own, then please apply. This is purely a remote / virtual residency, which means you will not need to travel to participate. The ITSO will not pay for any expenses incurred during your involvement with this residency.
Since this is a relatively short residency (July 14th - August 22nd), you must commit to contribute at least 20 hours of your time per week. When you apply for this residency, we will contact your manager to ensure that your manager supports your participation in this residency. It is important to note that you will be working on a virtual team from your own location. We expect individuals who are involved in this project to make real contributions to this project. You will be expect to virtually attend all the various kickoff, status, and review meetings that will be scheduled on a North American time zone to make sure this residency stays on track and is able to deliver a quality technical document at the end of the residency.
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Description:
The focus of this remote / virtual residency is on creating content to expand the Lotus Quickr wiki with Customizing information. The deliverable for this residency will be content in the Lotus Quickr Wiki providing information on how to perform specific customizations within a Quickr 8.1 environment.
Topics to be covered include:
- Fundamental concepts as they relate to Quickr customization,
- Customization tools and techniques -
- Specific customization scenarios, including both the Domino Architecture and the J2EE Architecture
- Step by step guidance for creating and deploying customizations
- Best Practices
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 0 Comments | Posted: June 18th, 2008 20:29:38
Just a quick reminder, as I keep coming across this one on customer sites and in the forums.
Quickr (and Sametime for that matter) is not supported with Internet Site documents.
Don't try it - it will not work! You need to set the HTTP task to use the Domino Web Configuration/HTTP settings from the server document for the server instead.
This is currently a fact of life, and you need to work around the limitation. If this is a problem in your environment, then please tell IBM...
Posted by: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 1 Comments | Posted: June 17th, 2008 23:30:21