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Application Management
Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
Security in an application
Domino® offers a multi-layered approach to security. Server administrators can secure databases, servers, and domains. Database designers and managers control the following:
The database access control list
Editing the database ACL

IBM Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
  - Security in an application
    Domino® offers a multi-layered approach to security. Server administrators can secure databases, servers, and domains. Database designers and managers control the following:
    - The database access control list
    - Application design element security
      An application developer can restrict access to design elements within an application. Application design security takes effect when users gain access to an application.
    - Notes® and Domino® encryption
      Encryption is a digital security mechanism that protects data from unauthorized access. Encryption protects data from unauthorized access. Using Notes® and Domino®, you can encrypt:
  - Completing an application and managing design changes
    As you prepare to deploy an application, consider these finishing touches:
  - Deploying an application
    The tasks involved with application design, database design, database management, and DominoTMsystem administration may overlap, depending on the size of your organization and the structure of job responsibilities. In some organizations, an application developer may be responsible for both application and database design, while in others, a database manager may handle all database design and management tasks. In addition, database management overlaps with Domino® system administration.
  - Procedure for optimizing and troubleshooting databases
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino Query Language (DQL) is a facility running in Domino core allowing for a terse shorthand syntax for finding documents according to a wide variety of complexity of terms. It leverages existing design elements without the need to write detailed code to access them.
- Composite Applications - Design and Management
  Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and contextual collaboration strategy. The ability to create and edit composite applications lets you easily integrate different types of components and technologies.
- DB2® Access views
  Domino® Designer includes two types of design elements to assist you in managing data contained in DB2® enabled Notes® databases:
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- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
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- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
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- Lotus® Connectors
  Lotus® Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
- Javadoc™ for Domino® Designer related APIs
  As part of providing additional Java™ reference documentation, Domino® Designer ships with a help plugin that contains Javadoc™ for additional Domino Designer related APIs.

Editing the database ACL

About this task

You can edit, delete, and rename entries in an ACL, as well as change the access assigned to entries.

To edit entries in the ACL

Procedure

Make sure that you have Manager access in the database ACL.
Select the database icon from your Bookmark pane.
Select File - Database - Access Control.
Select a name.
Do one of the following and then click OK:
- Click Remove.
- Click Rename, then type the new name.
- Change the assigned user type, access level, access level privilege, and roles, as necessary.

Results

Tip: To display entries by access level, click the arrow next to "People, Servers, and Groups," and then select a specific access level.

To add entries to the ACL by access level

Procedure

Make sure that you have Manager access in the database ACL.
Select the database icon from your Bookmarks pane.
Select File - Database - Access Control.
Click Add.
Do one of the following to add a name to the ACL:
- Select the person icon and continue to Step 6.
- Type the name of a user, group, or server and continue to Step 8.
Click the arrow and select a Domino® Directory or Personal Address Book. Using the name picker in the dialog box, you can select from the directories and address books available to you to find the name you seek.
Click Add.
Optional: Select a user type from the list in the User Type box.
Select an access level from the list in the Access box.
Optional: Refine the access level by selecting or deselecting additional access level privileges, if available.
Optional: Select a role from the Roles box. The role displays a check mark when selected.
Click OK to save your changes.