Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Configure the list of servers for the Inline QuickPlace portlet
You configure a Domino LDAP server to support the drop-down server list for Inline QuickPlace by making sure the Domino server is running the DIIOP task and by enabling users to run Java agents. This procedure is not necessary for the My Lotus QuickPlaces portlet.
The following procedure assumes that your WebSphere Portal Express server is configured with a Domino server in your environment running the LDAP task. If the portal uses another LDAP directory, you can instead configure the underlying Domino server on your Lotus QuickPlace server to run the LDAP task to support the Inline QuickPlace portlet.
For details see Starting the LDAP service automatically on a Lotus Domino server.
After a user selects the desired server from the server drop-down list in the portlet, or manually enters the server hostname, and clicks the check box, the portlet attempts to populate the drop-down menu with a list of places. To complete the list, the Collaborative Services attempt to connect to the Domino server specified by the user over DIIOP. If the connection is made, a Java program attempts to find all places on the server. For the list of places to display, the DIIOP (Domino Internet Inter-Object Request Broker Protocol) task must be running, and the user attempting to use the drop-down server list must have access to run Java agents on the Lotus QuickPlace server.
- To enable the DIIOP task to load automatically every time the Lotus Domino server starts...
- Open the NOTES.INI in the domino_server_root directory.
- Locate the following entry:
ServerTasks=
- If the entry does not already exist, create it, and make sure the following value, if it does not already exist, is appended at the end of the line:
, diiop
- Save and close the file.
- Restart the Lotus Domino server.
- To allow users to run Java agents...
- Start the Lotus Domino administrative console.
- Open the address book from the desired server.
- Navigate to the Server - Servers view
- Double-click the server document that you want to configure.
- On the Basics tab, make sure the Fully Qualified Internet Host Name field contains the fully qualified name that you enter in the browser to access this server.
- Switch to the Ports tab. On the Notes Network Ports sub-tab, make sure the top line has the Port set to TCPIP and the Net Address set to the fully qualified name of the server. Make sure this port is set to Enabled.
- Switch to the Internet Protocols tab. On the HTTP sub-tab, select Yes for the option Allow HTTP Clients To Browse Databases.
- If your server(s) use Domino Release 5.x, switch to the Security tab. For troubleshooting and development purposes set the following two fields to * under the Programmability Restrictions section:
Run restricted Java/JavaScript/COM: * Run unrestricted Java/JavaScript/COM: *
You might want to restrict these fields to a subset of users. If you do this, note the following information:
- The Lotus Domino server to which you are connecting must be included with the full canonical name (for example, acme/sales). Next, add any users or groups who you want to receive a list of databases when placing a portlet in edit mode. You can also use an asterisk (*) as a wild card.
- If you want to add the user wpsadmin, add the following to the field: uid=wpsadmin/cn=users/o=acme/c=us. To add all members in the /o=acme/c=us organization, add the following to the field: */o=acme/c=us.
The list of Lotus QuickPlaces on your server should now appear in the drop-down list. If you experience problems with the drop-down server list, read the following troubleshooting technote:
Technote 1157249 Troubleshooting Pickers in Lotus Collaborative Portlets
You can also use Search at IBM Support to find technotes by number.
For more information on the DIIOP task, refer to the Lotus Domino Administration Help.
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Checklist of tasks: Lotus QuickPlace server and portlets
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