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Designer XPages User Guide
Designing XPages applications
IBM® Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
Adding controls from the XPages Extension Library
The XPages Extension Library provides additional controls ready to use. The controls include an application layout object, an improved dialog, pickers, in place forms, Dojo components, dynamic content, and much more. The controls support enhancements to the Domino(r)® templates.
Using controls from the XPages Extension Library
Here are guidelines for using some of the controls in the XPages Extension Library.
XPages Extension Library enablement
The XPages Extension Library must be enabled in each application. You can do this automatically the first time you use a control from the library.

Designer XPages User Guide
- Welcome to the IBM Domino Designer 9.0.1 XPages User Guide
  Welcome to the IBM Domino Designer 9.0.1 XPages User Guide, where you can find information about how to use Domino Designer to rapidly develop and deploy scalable, security-rich business and collaboration applications. This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
- Product overview
  IBM® Domino® Designer supports applications development for the IBM Domino platform using XPages, forms, views, and other elements such as controls.
- Tutorials
  This section contains tutorials and information about tutorials.
- Administering applications
  IBM® Domino® Designer provides features for administering and managing your work and related files while developing your application projects.
- Designing XPages applications
  IBM® Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
  - Previewing and running XPages
    XPages run in Domino® server and Notes® client environments. From Domino Designer, you can preview XPages in both environments.
  - Adding controls
    Controls are visual elements such as edit boxes, buttons, images, and text that allow users to manipulate data on an XPage.
  - Adding controls from the XPages Extension Library
    The XPages Extension Library provides additional controls ready to use. The controls include an application layout object, an improved dialog, pickers, in place forms, Dojo components, dynamic content, and much more. The controls support enhancements to the Domino(r)® templates.
    - Using controls from the XPages Extension Library
      Here are guidelines for using some of the controls in the XPages Extension Library.
      - XPages Extension Library enablement
        The XPages Extension Library must be enabled in each application. You can do this automatically the first time you use a control from the library.
      - XPages Extension Library namespace
        The XPages Extension Library controls require an additional namespace which is automatically inserted in design mode. In source mode, insert the namespace manually.
      - Data Access controls
        Data Access controls expose data access services.
      - Dojo Form controls
        The Dojo Form controls mimic components from the Dojo toolkit.
      - Dojo Layout controls
        The Dojo Layout controls mimic components from the Dojo toolkit.
      - Extension Library controls
        Extension Library controls extend the capabilities of the core controls.
      - iNotes® controls
        The iNotes® controls provide access to Domino® applications through the iNotes interface.
      - Mobile controls
        The Mobile controls support mobile applications.
      - @Functions
        The XPages Extension Library contains a number of @functions.
      - Simple actions in the XPages Extension Library
        The XPages Extension Library contains a number of simple actions.
    - Using templates from the XPages Extension Library
      Extended versions of the discussion and team room templates are provided.
    - @Functions (Extension Library)
      Specified here are the XPages Extension Library @functions.
    - Simple actions (Extension Library)
      Specified here are the XPages Extension Library simple actions.
    - Control reference (Extension Library)
      Specified here are the XPages Extension Library controls.
    - Property reference (Extension Library)
      Specified here are the XPages Extension Library properties.
  - Binding and submitting data
    The data store for XPages is Domino®. You can access the data store through Domino forms and views.
  - Adding images, styles, and themes
    You can enhance your design with images, styles, and themes.
  - Responsive web design support in XPages
    The XPages Extension Library supports Bootstrap, a Responsive Web Design (RWD) framework. This support comes in the form of an XPages Responsive Bootstrap plugin that you can use in your XPages applications.
  - Using Domino® Designer with XPages in Bluemix™
    IBM® Domino® Designer is designed to work with IBM Bluemix™, the cloud-based application development environment.
- Designing composite applications
  You can create composite applications from XPages.
- Programming
  XPages uses JavaScript™ for programming while the forms-based design elements use the formula language, LotusScript®, Java™, and JavaScript.

XPages Extension Library enablement

The XPages Extension Library must be enabled in each application. You can do this automatically the first time you use a control from the library.

When you first use a control from the XPages Extension Library in an application, a dialog asks if you want to enable the library. Click Continue.

To manually enable or disable the library, open Xsp Properties for the application, select the Page Generation tab, and select or deselect com.ibm.xsp.extlib.library under XPage Libraries.