All informations about IBM Notes Browser Plugin

1. Notes Browser Plug-in9.0.1
Christian Henseler, 19/03/2014

2. •Introduction
•The Notes Browser Plug-in
•Features
•Requirements
•Restrictions
•Architecture
•Look & Feel
•The User Interface
•URLs
•iNotesIntegration
•User‘sMail database
•Applicationdatabases
•Forwardingdocuments
•Mail relatedfunctionin apps
•Bookmarks vs. Favorites
•Printing
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Agenda
•Installation & Deployment
•Installpackages
•Browser Settings
•First Setup
•Knownissues
•WrapUp

3. •The Notes Browser Plug-in
–Access toNotes Applicationfromweb browser
–Nomodificationofcustomapplication
Usecases/businessdrivers:
–Move tobrowserasprimaryaccessforall businessapplications
–Access tolegacyapplicationsthatcannotbeconvertedtoXPages
–ReduceTCO byeliminatingBasic/Standard clients
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Introduction

4. •Youhavesupportfor
–Desktop policies
–Roaming
–Replication
–Attachment Viewers (Max install)
–Forward mails
–Spellchecking(Max install)
•Base Level Functionality*
–…only features available in Basic Client will be available
–Existing Customer's Notes Applicationto work unchanged
–User interface components like Frameset, Views, document, action bar within the application, and the scripts (DB/view/document) will work as in Notes.
–Workflow applications using back-end mail functionality will continue to work
*takenfromIBM Open Micpresentation, thankstoRaj Patil(IBM)
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Features/Promises

5. •Web Browsers
–Internet Explorer 8 orhigher
–FireFox13 orhigher
–NoGoogle Chrome!
•Windows only
–WindowsXP (Limited), Windows 7, Windows 8
–Citrix
•Administrative accountrequiredforinstallation
•Port 1352 Communication (Firewalls!)
•iNotesenabledMail-Servers (extra load, Port 80/443 access)
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Requirements

6. •Not available/ notsupported
–NO mail support
–Access touser‘smail db(redirectedtoiNotes)
–Standard Client components
–Mac/Linux (Windows onlyfeaturein 9.0)
–Notes FederatedLogin (SAML)
–Sametime
–Notes Single Login
–Notes Smart Upgrade Service (ifinstalledstandalone)
–Localhelpfiles
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Restrictions

7. 7
Architecture–NBP Components (thankstoRaj Patil)
Notes Core
RendersNotes native content
Notes NPAPI Plug-in
CreatesNotes controlin html
NPAPI RuntimedllrunsNPAPI Plug- inon IE
Notes Browser Extension
(Mozilla Extension forFirefox
& BHO forMSIE)
Activatestab
AddsNotes URL supportin web browser
ReplacesWeb confirmationdialogswithNotes confirmationdialogs

8. 8
Introduction–Look & Feel
Notes menus
Notes toolbars
iNotesAccess
Notes statusbar

9. 9
Introduction–Look & Feel

10. 10
Introduction–Look & Feel

11. A Notes documentlink…
11
Notes:// URLs
Isopenedin NBP:

12. •In iNotes(IE):
•In NBP (IE):
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Introduction–iNotesIntegration

13. Ifa useropenshisownmailfile…
…he isredirectedtoiNotes
13
Working withuser‘smail db

14. Access toNotes Applicationswitha browser
14
Applicationaccess

15. Documentsforwardedin NBP…
15
Forwardingdocuments

16. … areforwardedusingiNotes:
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Forwardingdocuments

17. “Workflow applications using back-end mail functionality will continue to work”*
*takenfromIBM Open Micpresentation, thankstoRaj Patil(IBM)
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18. FavoritesandBookmarks aresynch‘edbyNBP!
FirefoxInternet Explorer
Ctrl-D orFavorites/Add toFavorites
Bookmarks/Bookmark thispage
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Bookmarks vs. Favorites

19. UseFile/Print in NotesinsteadofBrowser‘sPrint
Background printingisdisabledin NBP!
19
NBP –Printing…

20. Great …
…I wantthison myworkstations...
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21. •2 flavorsofInstallation types
–Notes Standard (Standard/Basic) clientcomponent
–Standalone(Min/Max)
•2 flavorsofStandalonepackages
–NotesPluginMax/Full(147 MB)
–NotesPluginMin/Lite ( 55 MB)
•NoNotes JVM (Java agentswon‘trun)
•NoAttachment viewer
•NoSpellchecker(available, but not supported)
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Installation –Installpackages

22. •The baseinstallpackageisEnglish only
•Multilingual User Interface Packs available:
–Group 1(300 MB)
–Group 2a(150 MB)
–Group 2b(275 MB)
–Group 3(123 MB)
•Togeta German UI youneedtodeploy350 –450 MB!
Christian Henseler,
24.09.2013
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Installation –MUI Packs

23. •NBP canbeinstalledascomponentofa fullclient, but not berunin parallel
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Installation –NBP vs. Notes Client

24. NBP needsspecificBrowser Settings.
IE:FF:
Ideally, IE Protectedmodeshouldbeswitchedoff.
25
Browser settings

25. In mypointofview, youhavethesame problemsasdeployinga Notes Basic Client…, but additionally
–Web Browser compatibility(FF vsIE vsChrome)
–Web Browser security
WhatismissingforEnterprise deploymentsin mypointofview:
–Web installer(integratedin iNotes)
–Automaticconfiguration
–SAML support
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Installation & Deployment

26. 27
Default First setupofNBP
Ifnoscriptablesetupisused, thestandardconfigurationdialogsareshown:

27. As soonassetupiscompletedthehomepageisshown:
28

28. So, wearefinishednow….
29
Mmmh, well, aehm…
DoesIBM reallydeliverwhatithaspromised?

29. •Ifa usertriestoDB propertiesofhisownmail database, thefollowingdialogdoesappear:
30
Mail databases

30. Mail databases-New DB propertyin 9.0.1
•The followingerrormessage…
•Iscausedbythisnewproperty:

31. 32
Rendering Problems
In Notes client:
In NBP:

32. 33
Offline access-Mail
Whenyoutrytoaccessyourlocalmailwhileoffline:

33. LocalReplicaMail vs. DOLS

34. 35
mailto:john.doe@acme.com

35. Solution:
MakeiNotesyourdefaultmail program
mailto:john.doe@acme.com

36. 37
Send to:

37. Solution:
MakeiNotesyourdefaultmail program
mailto:john.doe@acme.com

38. •IftryingtouseFF whenNBP isalreadyopen in IE:
•IftryingtouseIE whenNBP isalreadyopen in FF:
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Parallel access

39. •NotesUIDocument.Closeclosesentirebrowser
•NotesUIWorkspace.PicklistCollectionnot working(SPR# PALT97BH4D)
•@Command([FileExit]) isnot working
Toidentifyifyourappisrunningin NBP:
•@IsNotesBrowserPlugin
!: Not workingin Evaluatestatementsin 9.0!
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Programmingissues(in 9.0)

40. •WhereistheplaceofNBP comparedwith
–Notes Standard client
–Xpages
–iNotes
–Citrix publishedNotes client(accessibleon Linux/iOS/Android)
•NBP isIMO onlya tacticalsolutionon thewaytofullyweb integratedapps:
–LessthanBasic Client Functionality
–Needs tobedeployedlike a native Notes Client (NolowerTCO)
–Potential API/applicationproblems(Test!, Test!, Test!)
–Potential Problems withMail enabledapplications
–Inconsistentuserexperience(NBP –iNotes–DOLS switches)
–HW requirements(whenusedwithiNotes)
•AlthoughIBM hasimprovedNBP since9.0, IBM still needstoimproveuserexperience& productintegrationtoachieveuseracceptanceon thewaytoMail Next!
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Wrapup/ PositioniningNBP

41. Resources
•Lotus Notes andDomino Wiki –Notes Browser Plug-in
•Open Micpresentation on "IBM Notes Browser Plug-in" (28 March 2013)
•IBM Connect 2014 -ID111 -IBM Notes Browser Plug-in : Leverage Your IBM Notes Application Investment in a Browser
•IBM Notes Browser Plug-in (General Info and Q&A)
•Enabling/Disabling features in IBM Notes Browser Plugin through the notes.ini properties file

42. Kownissues
•LO79178: NOTES BROWSER PLUG-IN CRASH AT LAUNCHING(SPR# SKAI9G2DPF)
–DISABLE_BROWSER_FAVORITES=1
•LO78985: NOTES BROWSER PLUGIN DOES NOT LAUNCH UNDER TRUSTED SITES ZONE AS EXPECTED(SPR# KTOT9G3SC4)
•LO79158: NICE TOOL DOES NOT REMOVE THE NOTES BROWSER PLUGIN(SPR# JMIL9GGR7H)
•LO78836: NBP: NOTES BROWSER PLUG-IN INSTALLER DID NOT CHECK LAUNCHING PROCESSES(SPR# SKAI9FSD2G)
•IE8: Notes Browser Plug-in may hang while opening links in new tabs on the same window (SPR # KBRE97BQR5)
•"IBM Notes Browser Plug-in is already running" message may not be displayed in Internet Explorer 10/11 when the plug-in is running in another browser
•iNotesalways needs re-director server to be enabled in order to work with Notes Browser Plug-in (APAR95PAYK)
•Error message may be shown when accessing help in the Notes Browser Plug-in (fixed in 9.0.1)
•MUMA upgrade of 8.5.3 "All client" build install with Notes Browser Plug-in build is not supported (SPR # SAIA9BGCXW)
•Upgrade of 853 Standard Notes build with latest standalone Notes Browser Plugin displays orange-colored NBP desktop icon (SPR #SAIA9CDFFG)

43. •Enhancement request for Notes 9x Browser Plug-in to support additional redirect activities(LO76177)
•Browser information not added to NSD log of Notes Browser Plugin, when Diagnostic tool options used (SPR #STIR8YVEPX)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: "Send to [Mail recipient]" from the context menu throws an exception (SPR #APAR8TY7VX)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Bookmarks 'Notes Applications' folder is not removed during roaming user clean-up (SPR #APAR8ZJBW5)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Inconsistent behavior in occurenceof cleanup dialog and Replication page (SPR #SAIA954D8G)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Multiple NSD processes are seen in the task manager in Firefox (APAR8UH9QG)
•Quick tabs are not displaying the Notes Browser Plugin content(VPEU8UQDWV)
•'Notes Browser Plug-in add-on enabler' pop up does not appear if Firefox is kept running during its installation. (APAR8XZA46)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Multiple empty 'Notes' folders might be created under Bookmarks in Firefox(APAR8WD9YW)
•Duplicate Home page is created when clicking Notes Browser Plug-in icon from iNotes. (VPEU94D9YC)
Kownissues

44. •Notes Browser plugin won't launch in Firefox if some IBM add-ons are enabled (APAR8UJEPF)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: MIN kit should not install SpellCheckerfeature(JMIL94GPNM)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page" error while opening notes:workspace(MLAT8TUPPC)
•Delegated user not allowed in case of Mail-enabled User on Notes Browser Plugin (SAIA94AGDJ)
•Notes Browser plug-in not working with IE9 -"openworkspace.nsfdoes not exist error.“ (MFAY8TNJVV)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Roaming User replication prompt screen not in character with browser(SBUR92Q2GD)
•Firefox, Internet Explorer -Notes Browser Plug-in has two ways of creating bookmarks; one using the embedded client can be disabled (SAIA8ZRF2C)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Printing from an application results in a blank Notes window displaying, and printing stops(RPAL952BTT)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: Notes document URLmay display "notes:nourl"(MLAT942SVS)
•"Operation stopped at your request" goes to taskbar and locks IE until user finds it(MLAT94W5KC)
•In the Notes Browser Plug-in, plain text is displayed for new iNotesmail when pasting a large number of rows that were copied as a table. (VPEU93RDDS)
•Notes Browser Plug-in: "Copy as table" does not paste documents with proper indentation in iNotes(RSIH93TACV)
Kownissues

45. Fixes
Fixed in 9.0.1
•CPAP99NJDT -Fixed @isnotesbrowserpluginto return proper value when used in an Evaluate statement in a script when used inside Notes Browser Plug-in.
•MNAA99R937 -Fixes an intermittent Notes Browser Plugin crash when the Notes BroswerPlugin is started.
•ADEE972JCJ -Fixes a crash of the Notes Browser Plugin at startup, first time after install.
•APAR98GF3Q -This fix allows user to specify a server where the help file exists so that users of the Notes Browser Plug-in can use F1 to display help.
•RPAL96UMQL -User can now specifcywhich browerto use as their perferredbrowser to run the Notes Browser Plugin by setting the new notes.ini
•RPAL97YM43 -If the default browser is not on the supported list for the Notes Browser Plugin, Internet Explorer with be used as the browser to open the Browser Plugin.
•JCHY9748XV -If the Notes Browser Plugin is disabled in the Firefox browser, user will now get a notification message
•NNAI9863JM -Fixed the issue where on non-englishsystems, after installing the Notes Browser Plug-in, the desktop shortcut sometimes does not work.
•APAR99FE92 -Ifusersetupskipsovertheserverconfigurationscreenwhileconfiguringuserat setuptime, theiNotesiconon Notes Browser Pluginnoesnot navigateusertouser'siNotes

46. Fixed in 9.0.1 cont‘d
•SAIA9A5CWM -If the user enabled Pop-up blocker on Win 8 + IE 10 and then launches Notes Browser Plugin (NBP), then the user won't be presented with the alert that the popup blocker is enabled and it needs to be disabled before the user can use NBP.
•APAR9ABAQ5 -Copying an Applink/doclinkfrom the Notes Browser Plugin containing multibytecharacters is not pasted in iNotesdue to conversion in Native format
•HOKO98DPS6 -Fixes issue where the installer disables popup blocker for the current user but other users on the same system will continue to have problem running notes browser plugin.
Fixed in 9.0.1 FP1
•SPR# GKLA9CYGTP -Fixes an issue where 'More Settings' cannot be selected when creating a selective replica of a mail file from the Notes Browser Plugin
•SPR# ARAR9BTK96 -With the following Notes.ini, the Notes Browser Plug-in will be shut down immediately after the last Notes Browser Plug-in tab is closed by the user
Fixes

47. Part Numbers
Description
Part Number
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in V9.0.1 for Win English full
CIQ90EN
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in Lite V9.0.1 for Win English full
CIQ96EN
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in V9.0.1 Multilingual User Interface Pack for Group 1
CIT9GML
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in 9.0.1 Multilingual User Interface Pack for Group 2A
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in 9.0.1 Multilingual User Interface Pack for Group 2B
IBM Notes Browser Plug-in 9.0.1 Multilingual User Interface Pack for Group 3
CIUZ8ML
CIVY6ML
CIVY7ML
WhatarethePassportAdvantage Part numbersforNotes Browser Plug-in?