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Chapter 7. Introduction to TeamConnection Integrated Notes
Databases
The VisualAge TeamConnection Integrated Notes Database feature provides a
documentation facility to support software development. A software development group
can use this database to communicate with TeamConnection objects from within Lotus
Notes documents. The TeamConnection Integrated Notes Database links the technical
documents to the TeamConnection objects involved in software enhancement and
maintenance.
A single database template is provided that you use to define the databases that will
assist you with all phases of your development process. From the template, databases
can be produced that can assist with requirements, design and development
documentation, and test case management, as well as other purposes.
Getting started
This portion of the User’s Guide is intended to direct administrators and users on the
fundamentals of preparing for, configuring, and using the IBM VisualAge
TeamConnection Enterprise Server Integrated Notes Database feature.
The feature requires some degree of administrative intervention, including set up,
customization, and tuning, before the databases provided by the feature are available to
development or test team members in your organization. These issues are addressed in
“Chapter 8. Creating and Maintaining Integrated Notes Databases” on page 111 and
“Chapter 9. Database Design Strategies and Advanced Customization” on page 121.
Chapter 8. describes post-installation tasks at a high level. If you have no intention of
performing
advanced
customization, Chapter 8. provides enough information to activate
and begin testing an integrated database.
It is recommended that you read “Chapter 9. Database Design Strategies and
Advanced Customization” on page 121 if you plan on customizing subforms, or if you
have no experience with Lotus Notes database design.
For an overview of database templates and the user interface, begin with “Using
TeamConnection with Lotus Notes” on page 104. The database itself contains the most
detailed user documentation, and is provided in the following forms:
v Database
About
document
v Database
Using
document
v Help (contextual)
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