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HCL Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
What's new in Domino Designer 12?
The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 12.
What's new in Domino Designer 12.0.2?
The following features and enhancements are new in HCL Domino Designer 12.0.2.
DQL search optimization
Domino Query Language (DQL) search performance has been improved by avoiding using view and full text indexes when intermediate results are small.

HCL Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
This guide provides information on using HCL Domino Designer and programming language reference information.
- What's new in Domino Designer 12?
  The following features are new for developers in HCL Domino® Designer 12.
  - What's new in Domino Designer 12.0.2?
    The following features and enhancements are new in HCL Domino Designer 12.0.2.
    - Full Text Index search update
      This application property allows you to specify fields to exclude from full-text search indexing.
    - Domino Restyle
      Domino Restyle requires Designer access to the application.
    - 64-bit Designer release
      Domino Designer 12.0.2 release supports the 64-bit Designer Client. It also provides support for nine languages (apart from English).
    - XPages and Java agents can share a JAR file
      XPages and Java agents can use one JAR file.
    - XPages improvements
      Domino Designer 12.0.2 provides following enhancements for XPages:
    - Debugger improvement
      When your are debugging in Designer 12.0.2, the variables are automatically sorted in alphabetical order.
    - Signature add-on to Rich Text Field
      In Domino Designer 12.0.2, a signature field is added to the control tab of the Rich Text Field. This feature will allow users to draw and add their signatures to the documents in Notes client.
    - LotusScript and Java methods for database encryption and decryption
      Domino 12.0.2 introduces new methods and properties for database encryption and decryption.
    - DQL search optimization
      Domino Query Language (DQL) search performance has been improved by avoiding using view and full text indexes when intermediate results are small.
  - What's new in Domino Designer 12.0.1?
    The following features are new in HCL Domino Designer 12.0.1
  - What new in Domino Designer 12.0?
    The following features are new in HCL Domino Designer 12.0.1.
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino® Query Language (DQL) is a facility running on a Domino server that provides a terse, shorthand syntax for finding documents. It supports a wide variety and complexity of search terms. It leverages existing design elements, avoiding the need to write detailed code to access them. DQL consolidates all methods in Domino for searching document contents.
- Composite Applications - Design and Management
  Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and contextual collaboration strategy. The ability to create and edit composite applications lets you easily integrate different types of components and technologies.
- DB2® Access views
  Domino® Designer includes two types of design elements to assist you in managing data contained in DB2® enabled Notes® databases:
- Programming Overview and User Interface
  This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
  Welcome to the LotusScript® Language section of Domino® Designer Help.
- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
- Java/CORBA Classes
  This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
- Connectors
  Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
- Javadoc™ for Domino® Designer related APIs
  As part of providing additional Java™ reference documentation, Domino® Designer ships with a help plugin that contains Javadoc™ for additional Domino Designer related APIs.

DQL search optimization

Domino Query Language (DQL) search performance has been improved by avoiding using view and full text indexes when intermediate results are small.