Making a design copy of a completed application
About this task
Before delivering the database to the database manager for general release, make a local template copy. You can make future design changes to the template and then transfer them to the server database.
Procedure
- Select the database and choose File - Database - New Copy.
- Select Local.
- Enter a title for the template.
- Press TAB and change the file name to include the NTF extension reserved for templates. If you specify a directory in addition to a file name, the new database is placed in the directory you name as a subdirectory of the Notes® Data directory. You specify a location for the Data directory during installation. If the directory doesn't exist, Notes® creates it for you.
- Select "
Database design only
" in the Copy section of the dialog box. - Deselect "
Access Control List
." - Optional: Click Encryption to encrypt the database and protect its contents from being accessed at the operating system level. Then click OK.
- Choose File - Database - Access Control to define an appropriate
access control list for the template.
The following access levels are recommended for the access control list of a template used for design maintenance:
Default
Reader
Local Domain Servers
Reader
Other Domain Servers
No Access
Your User Name
Manager
Database Manager
Manager
[Anonymous]
No Access -- or whatever the actual database should have
[Default]
No Access -- or whatever the actual database should have
[LocalDomainServers]
Manager -- or whatever the actual database should have
[OtherDomainServers]
No Access -- or whatever the actual database should have
Note: The items within the brackets are needed only if the template is going to be used for creating new databases. The brackets are required for these entries.
Results
For more information on putting a database into production, see Deploying an application.