Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes 2.5 | Release Notes

Mainsoft® SharePoint® Integrator for Lotus Notes® version 2.5 is now available. The email sidebar enables Lotus Notes users to easily search, access, and share documents and project e-mail on SharePoint that are otherwise locked in peoples' inboxes. Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator also exposes advanced SharePoint features in Lotus Notes, including integrated access to team calendars and Sametime. Now available, version 2.5 introduces support for SharePoint-based social networks, including integrated access to SharePoint profiles, My Sites, People Search and document ratings from Lotus Notes.

What’s new in version 2.5?

  • Integration with social features in SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
    • Find people on the SharePoint social server from the Lotus Notes search bar by name, department, skills, interests, and more. The search results show information from the SharePoint profile with IBM® Sametime® integration.
    • Get quick access to your own and other peoples’ My Site from the sidebar site list.
    • View SharePoint profile information and Sametime presence awareness for people associated with the active e-mail message, SharePoint or Lotus Notes calendar event, or the active SharePoint document.
    • View document ratings.
  • Support for SharePoint 2010 sites and document libraries.
    • Office Web Apps integration.
    • Managed metadata and tag filter.
    • View document ratings.
    • Identify Document Sets.
    • Identify records declared with in-place records management.
    • Support for new metadata features column validation and additional lookup columns.
  • Support for SharePoint views.
  • Properties filter to show only editable or required columns.
  • Organize favorites.
  • Re-order the list of configured SharePoint sites.
  • Create a new folder directly from the Select Location dialog.
  • Provisioning of My Site host, social server, and Office Web Apps.
  • When accessing a secured proxy, the user is now prompted for credentials.
  • Configure the support e-mail address in registry.
  • Added About box.

What’s new in version 2.0.3?

  • German and French localizations of the Mainsoft Mail Template for Lotus Notes 8.5.1.
  • Bug fixes:
    • #15761: Improved find-as-you-type behavior in the document list.
    • #15388, #15501: Fixes in e-mail message publishing when converting to EML.
    • #15621: Fixed drag-and-drop when standalone application is set to run on Windows startup.
    • #15762: Fixed missing search results when SharePoint server uses an alias URL.
    • #15723: Fixed focus issue when replying to an e-mail message.
    • #15674: Fixed document library loading when the document list is sorted by a missing column.

What’s new in version 2.0.2?

  • Support for Lotus Notes 7.0.4 and Lotus Notes 8.5.1.
  • Compatibility with Windows 7 (pending Notes support for Windows 7).
  • Bug fixes:
    • #15251: Improved anonymous access to SharePoint.
    • #14557: Fixed problems with search for title or other metadata.
    • #15390: Fixed adding SharePoint sites after switching a user ID (Known issue when switching between identical Domino user names).
    • #15357: Improved support for provisioned sites in offline mode.
    • #15365: Fixed check out failure in specific document libraries.

What’s new in version 2.0.1?

  • French and German localization.
  • Dragging document links to Lotus Notes applications:
    • By default, dragging documents to Notes applications create links.
    • Users can set the default behavior for drag-and-drop operations to Notes applications.
  • Optional logging of SharePoint Integrator usage during product evaluation.

What’s new in version 2.0?

  • Support for Lotus Notes 8.5.
  • SharePoint calendar integration in Lotus Notes 8.5:
    • View, edit, create, or delete SharePoint events from Lotus Notes.
    • Copy calendar entries between Lotus Notes and SharePoint calendars.
  • SharePoint taxonomy assistance:
    • Prompt users to fill in required metadata for new documents.
    • Display check-in prompts for checked out documents.
  • Improved replacement of attachments with SharePoint links:
    • Users can be prompted to replace attachments with SharePoint links when sending e-mail messages.
    • Users are prompted for SharePoint location if no target location is set.
    • This feature now works for recipients outside the Domino server as well.
  • Improved SharePoint metadata support:
    • View running workflows.
    • View and change document approval status.
  • Improved usability and accessibility:
    • Check in and check out multiple documents at once.
    • Publish and approve documents from within Lotus Notes.
    • Open the current location in a Web browser.
    • Improved document tooltips.
    • Integrated progress bar is displayed during uploads and downloads.
    • Find-as-you-type feature for locating a document in a SharePoint library.
    • Support for screen-reader and voice-recognition software.
    • Adherence to system display settings.
  • Provision preferences for document publishing and e-mail settings.
  • Support for Microsoft SharePoint Online.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Support for switching User ID in Lotus Notes 8.x (Standard Configuration).
    • Improved responsiveness to changes in proxy settings.

System Requirements

  • IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.x, 7.x, or 8.x.
  • SharePoint calendar integration is supported only in Lotus Notes 8.5.x Standard Configuration and requires the Notes 8.5 Mail template.
  • Microsoft Windows. See supported versions in Detailed system requirements for Lotus Notes.
  • SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2010 Foundations, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3.0, or Microsoft SharePoint Online. The sidebar people information for the active item in Lotus Notes requires the search service to be enabled on the SharePoint server that is used as social server.

Installation Instructions

Installing the integrated sidebar for Lotus Notes 8.x (Standard Configuration)

  1. Download the Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes plug-in NSF file.
  2. Open the plug-in NSF file (double-click) and follow instructions provided by the installation wizard.
  3. (Optional) Install the Mainsoft Mail template. Instructions are available in the Mainsoft knowledge base article Installing the Mainsoft Mail template to activate the SharePoint button.

Installing the standalone application for Lotus Notes version 6.5.x, 7.x, and 8.x (Basic Configuration)

  1. Download the standalone sidebar installer executable.
  2. Run the installer executable file and follow the installation wizard instructions.
  3. (Optional) Install the Mainsoft Mail template. Instructions are available in the Mainsoft knowledge base article Installing the Mainsoft Mail template to activate the SharePoint button.

For more information on installation and provisioning options, read the Administration Guide.

Upgrading from previous versions

Installing version 2.5 on top of a previous version will upgrade the installation.

Note: When upgrading from earlier versions than 2.0, proxy settings for Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator are removed, so you will need to re-configure them.

Upgrading the integrated sidebar for Lotus Notes 8.x (Standard Configuration)

  1. Download the Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes plug-in NSF file.
  2. Copy the NSF file to the Lotus Notes local application folder. The path to the local application folder can be retrieved by selecting File > Preferences... in Lotus Notes and clicking the Basic Notes Client Configuration node. The path to where the NSF file should be copied is listed as Local application folder.
  3. Open the plug-in NSF file from the File > Open > Lotus Notes Application... application menu in Lotus Notes and follow instructions provided by the installation wizard.
  4. Upgrade the Mainsoft Mail template, if it is being used. Instructions are available in the Mainsoft knowledge base article Installing the Mainsoft Mail template to activate the SharePoint button.

Upgrading the standalone application for Lotus Notes version 6.5.x, 7.x, and 8.x (Basic Configuration)

  1. Download the standalone sidebar installer executable.
  2. Run the installer executable file and follow the installation wizard instructions.
  3. Upgrade the Mainsoft Mail template, if it is being used. Instructions are available in the Mainsoft knowledge base article Installing the Mainsoft Mail template to activate the SharePoint button.

Getting Started

Registering SharePoint sites

To register the SharePoint sites that you want to access from Lotus Notes, click the blue plus button in the sidebar’s drop-down menu:

  1. In the Add SharePoint Site dialog, supply the SharePoint site URL, and a user name and password that will be used to access the site.
  2. Click the Test Connection button to verify that the connection works.

When registering the first MOSS 2007 or SharePoint 2010 site, this SharePoint server will be automatically set as the social server. You can later switch social servers from Preferences > SharePoint.

Integrating SharePoint calendars in Lotus Notes

To access SharePoint calendar events directly from Lotus Notes using Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator, add a SharePoint calendar:

  1. Open the Calendar application in Lotus Notes 8.5.
  2. Click the Test Connection button to verify that the connection works.
  3. Expand Show Calendars in the left-side pane, and click Add a Calendar.
  4. Select SharePoint Calendar from the list of calendar types.
  5. Click the Lookup... button and browse to a calendar from any of the registered SharePoint sites.

For more detailed information, read the SharePoint Integrator user documentation. To open the user documentation, select Help > Help Contents> from the application menu and navigate to Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes > Getting Started. The latest version of the user documentation is also available online.

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