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HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
Connectors
Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
Connectors and Connectivity Guide
Chapter 5 Connector for DB2®
This chapter provides information about the Connector for DB2®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
DB2® terminology

HCL Domino Designer User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
- What's new in Domino Designer 14.5?
  The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 14.5.
- What's new in Nomad Designer?
  HCL Nomad for web browsers v1.0.10 introduces the capability to design Notes databases. For more information, see HCL Nomad for web browsers User Documentation, Nomad web Designer.
- 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.
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino® Query Language (DQL) is a facility running on a Domino server that provides a terse, shorthand syntax for finding documents. It supports a wide variety and complexity of search terms. It leverages existing design elements, avoiding the need to write detailed code to access them. DQL consolidates all methods in Domino for searching document contents.
- 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:
- Programming Overview and User Interface
  This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
  Welcome to the LotusScript® Language section of Domino® Designer Help.
- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
- Java/CORBA Classes
  This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
- Connectors
  Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
  - Connectors and Connectivity Guide
    - Chapter 1 DCTEST and CONTEST
      This chapter provides information about DCTEST and CONTEST. These programs test system and application connectivity to external data sources.
    - Chapter 2 Connectivity
      This chapter provides instructions and information for setting up and testing connectivity to the following database systems:
    - Chapter 3 Introduction to Connectors
      This chapter provides introductory information about each of the supplied HCL Connectors.
    - Chapter 4 Connector for Notes®
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for Notes®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 5 Connector for DB2®
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for DB2®, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
      - Introduction to the Connector for DB2®
        The Connector for DB2® delivers connectivity to the DB2 Universal Database™ (UDB), enabling HCL Enterprise Integrator (HEI), Domino® Enterprise Connection Services (DECS), and Domino applications written in LotusScript® to access DB2 using the standard Connector API. The Connector for DB2 does not give access to all features of the DB2 UDB.
      - DB2® terminology
      - Identity Columns
        With identity column support, DB2® can automatically generate unique values for new rows in a table, including primary keys, for DB2 data types INT, BIGINT, SMALLINT, and DECIMAL. In order to maintain a unique sequence of key values for a given table, DB2 generates identity column values upon Insert. For example, inserting a record with a NULL key (defined as an identity column) will yield a new row with the next unique and sequential key.
      - Supported characteristics for the Connector for DB2®
        This section describes LotusScript® functionality available for the Connector for DB2®.
      - DB2® Connection Document for HEI
        The connection document for DB2® defines a connection to a DB2 database. Connection documents enable you to define your system connections. They contain access information for specific databases and users. When you create an activity, you make connection choices from your set of defined connections.
      - Fields in the HEI Connection Document - 5
        See the following tables for descriptions of the connection document fields.
      - DB2® Connection Document for DECS
        The DB2® connection document defines a connection to a DB2 database. Connection documents enable you to define your system connections. They contain access information for specific databases and users. When you create an activity, you make connection choices from your set of defined connections.
      - Fields in the DECS Connection Document - DB2® Connection Document
        The Domino® Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) connection document provides values for Connectivity and Table Selections options. The fields in the DECS connection document are described as follows.
      - Stored Procedures
        You can use a DB2® stored procedure wherever procedures are allowed, such as the destination of a Direct Transfer, within an LSX script, or in an Advanced RealTime activity such as Virtual Agents or Virtual Documents. The stored procedure being called must have its parameters set up correctly for the call.
      - Example: DB2® Stored Procedure in C
        The following is an example of a DB2® stored procedure written in C for the DB2 CLI preprocessor. This is the format that would be required for the Open event of an Advanced RealTime Virtual Fields activity assuming that the key field is called NUMBER1 and the data fields are called NUMBER2, TEXT1, and TEXT2. In this context, the key field is the input parameter, and the result set is expected to include the data fields followed by the key field. Note that the input parameter data type is checked and handled for both integer and float types.
      - Example: DB2® Stored Procedure in SQL
        The following is an example of a simple SQL stored procedure.
      - Example: Sample LC LSX Agent to Call a DB2® Stored Procedure
        This example uses the SQL stored procedure shown in the previous example.
      - DB2® Data Types
        The following tables show the correspondences of DB2® to LotusScript® data types.
      - XML Data Types
        You can install the DB2® XML Extender in addition to other DB2 Enterprise Edition products. The XML Extender provides three XML data types - XMLVARCHAR, XMLCLOB, and XMLFILE. The Connector for DB2 supports the XMLVARCHAR and XMLCLOB types. It does not support the XMLFILE type.
      - Understanding Notes® Data Type Transfer Conversions
        When using HCL Enterprise Integrator (HEI) or Domino® Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) and transferring data to and from DB2® databases, the following considerations are useful.
      - Error Logging and Problem Determination
        Error logging and problem determination features exist to aid the user in troubleshooting events.
      - Accessing DB2® on an IBM® i System using the Connector for DB2®
        You can access DB2® on a IBM® i system using the Connector for DB2. The procedure varies slightly depending on whether the DB2 database resides on the same system as the Domino® server.
    - Chapter 6 Connector for File System
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for File System, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 7 Connector for ODBC
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for ODBC, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 8 Connector for Oracle
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for Oracle, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 9 Connector for OLE DB
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for OLE DB, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 10 Connector for Sybase
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for Sybase, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 11 Connector for Text
      This chapter provides information about the Connector for Text, including descriptions of the fields in the connection document.
    - Chapter 12 Metaconnectors for HEI
      This chapter provides an introduction to HEI Metaconnectors and contains information for creating and using the different types of Metaconnectors.
  - LSX for Connectors
    LotusScript® Extensions for Connectors (LC LSX) enhances the power of Notes® by extending its scripting to data outside of Notes through the use of Connectors. The programming model is independent of the individual connector. This eliminates the need to learn each individual system, while at the same time allowing experienced users to access the individual features of a specific system.
  - Accessing external databases through LS:DO
    Developers are advised not to use LS:DO. Developers should use the Connector LSX for (LCLSX) when accessing external data sources.
- 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.
HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
HCL Domino C API
The documentation for HCL Domino C API is included in HCL's open source Git repositories.
Notices

DB2® terminology


HEI Term	DB2® Term
Server	N/A
Database	Database
Metadata	Table
Index	Index
Field	Column
Record	Row
Procedure	Stored Procedure