APPLICATION DESIGN

Designing a form as a view or navigator template
In Web applications, to create an association between a form and a view or navigator, you can assign a reserved name to the form. IBM® Lotus® Domino(TM) uses the form as a template when users open the view or navigator. This can be a good way to create a standard display for views and navigators in your site.

Use the following reserved form names to create an association between a form and a view or navigator.

Note that Domino requires an embedded view or the $$ViewBody field on the form, but ignores the value.

Form nameDesign element required and description
$$ViewTemplate for viewnameEmbedded view or $$ViewBody field. Associates the form with a specific view. The form name includes viewname, which is the alias for the view or when no alias exists, the name of the view.
$$NavigatorTemplate for navigatorname Embedded navigator or $$NavigatorBody field.

Associates the form with a specific navigator. The form name includes navigatorname, which is the navigator name. For example, the form named "$$NavigatorTemplate for World Map" associates the form with the World Map navigator.

Domino ignores create and read access lists on the form.

$$ViewTemplateDefaultEmbedded view or $$ViewBody field.

Makes this form the template for all Web views that aren't associated with another form.

$$NavigatorTemplateDefaultEmbedded navigator or $$NavigatorBody field.

Makes this form the template for all Web navigators that aren't associated with another form.


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