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BY HOGNE BØ PETTERSEN – [email protected] - @ELFWORLD (TWITTER) @ELFWORL (INSTAGRAM) – DOMINO.ELFWORLD.ORG – ABOUT.ME/HBPETTERSEN
DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER
NAAAW! CAN’T BE BOTHERED!
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
• Plugin for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
• Plugin for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office
• Make it your own - MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
• Plugin for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office
• Make it your own - MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
• Plugin for IBM Notes
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
• Plugin for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office
• Make it your own - MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
• Plugin for IBM Notes
• Plugin for Microsoft Outlook
THIS IS THE AGENDA
• About Hogne
• Plugin for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office
• Make it your own - MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
• Plugin for IBM Notes
• Plugin for Microsoft Outlook
• A little bit, but not that much, about other IBM CONNECTIONS plugins
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
• Notes/Domino development and admin
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
• Notes/Domino development and admin
• Web development
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
• Notes/Domino development and admin
• Web development
• User training in effective use of email and calendar, collaboration tools and other stuff
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
• Notes/Domino development and admin
• Web development
• User training in effective use of email and calendar, collaboration tools and other stuff
• Journalistic things like writing and photography
EGO
• Full name Hogne Bø Pettersen
• Is now his own master after employer put him in forced leave of absence
• (The Brits calls it gardening leave)
• I do:
•
•
•
•
Notes/Domino development and admin
Web development
User training in effective use of email and calendar, collaboration tools and other stuff
Journalistic things like writing and photography
• IBM Champion for 2017
EGO
• Lives in Molde, Norway
EGO
EGO
• Lives in Molde, Norway
• 44.5 years old
EGO
• Lives in Molde, Norway
• 44.5 years old
• This is the view from my living room:
EGO
• Lives in Molde, Norway
• 44.5 years old
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
• Drag and drop files straigt to Connections
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
• Drag and drop files straigt to Connections
• Work offline with files
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
• Drag and drop files straigt to Connections
• Work offline with files
• Tag, comment and like
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
• Drag and drop files straigt to Connections
• Work offline with files
• Tag, comment and like
• Your own Connections tab in Microsoft Office
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Work seamlessly with files like they were on your computer
• Drag and drop files straigt to Connections
• Work offline with files
• Tag, comment and like
• Your own Connections tab in Microsoft Office
• Add metadata to your own data templates in CCM libraries
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
• Download it from Greenhouse
https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocume
nt&documentId=8AE593DC335311DE852579C2006D6F66
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
DEMO
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Some companies renames IBM Connections
• Especially when it’s also their intranet
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
Users be like:
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• How do you do this?
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
Take your logo and create the following versions of it:
• Create a 16 x 16 bmp-fil
• Create a 32 x 32 bmp-fil
• Create a 13 x 13 ico-fil
• Create a 256 x 256 ico-fil
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Put the icons in a folder on the users’ computers
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Find this location in the registry:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Wow6432Node -> IBM -> Social
Connectors -> Branding
• Add New Key and set the title to Branding
• Give Branding a New String Value
• Give it the value Main Title
• Modify Main title and set your name for IBM Connections
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add 4 New Key
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add 4 New Key
• Give them the following names:
• Monitor
• Office
• ShellExt
• Sync
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Monitor.
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Monitor.
• Set it to System Tray Idle
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Monitor.
• Set it to System Tray Idle
• Set the value to the path to the 16 x 16 bmp file (This is the icon on the task bar)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Office
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Office
• Set it to Backstage Sendto Image
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Office
• Set it to Backstage Sendto Image
• Set the value to the path to the 32 x 32 bmp file (This is the icon for the file and save
menu in Office)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under ShellExt
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under ShellExt
• Set it to ContextMenu Image
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under ShellExt
• Set it to ContextMenu Image
• Set the value to the path to the 13 x 13 ico file (This is the right click icon in Windows
Explorer)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Sync
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Sync
• Set it to LocalFolder Icon
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Add String value under Sync
• Set it to LocalFolder Icon
• Set the value to the path to the 13 x 13 ico file (This is the right status icon for syncing)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Find this location in the registry:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21034BDC-B57E-400b-A5D5-2B1E98502805}
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Find this location in the registry:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21034BDC-B57E-400b-A5D5-2B1E98502805}
• Modify Default (create if it’s not there)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Find this location in the registry:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21034BDC-B57E-400b-A5D5-2B1E98502805}
• Modify Default (create if it’s not there)
• Set value to your name of IBM Connections
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• Find this location in the registry:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21034BDC-B57E-400b-A5D5-2B1E98502805}
• Modify Default (create if it’s not there)
• Set value to your name of IBM Connections
• Set the value to the path of the 256 x 256 ico bmp file (This is the Explorer and Desktop
Icon)
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• You don’t want to do this manually!
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• You don’t want to do this manually!
• Create an installation package that
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• You don’t want to do this manually!
• Create an installation package that
• Installs the plugin silently
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• You don’t want to do this manually!
• Create an installation package that
• Installs the plugin silently
• Copies the icons files to the users’ PCs
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
BRANDING THE PLUGIN
• You don’t want to do this manually!
• Create an installation package that
• Installs the plugin silently
• Copies the icons files to the users’ PCs
• Sets the registry values
• This can be done via a PowerShell, BatFile or System Center Manager
PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS EXPLORER AND
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PLUGIN PREFERENCES AND SETTINGS
• Vi parameters and settings you can
• Set the adress to the Connections server
• Turn on Integrated Windows Authentication
• Turn on and off features (blogs, wikis etc)
• Complete list of all preferences here ->
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSL3JX/connectors/r_files_windows_prefs_a
nd_policies.html
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
• In IBM Notes you have three sidebar panels:
• Status Updates
• Files
• Activities
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
• Download the plugin here ->
• https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&docu
mentId=C1245802A721A20185257A9B005EFD52
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
DEMO
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Do yourself a favour and have single signon with Windows in Notes via SPNEGO, TAM or
other single signon methods
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Do yourself a favour and have single signon with Windows in Notes via SPNEGO, TAM or
other single signon methods
• Create an installation package for IBM Notes and include the plugin
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Set the following settings in the plugin_customization.ini file BEFORE INSTALL:
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Set the following settings in the plugin_customization.ini file BEFORE INSTALL:
• com.ibm.rcp.net.http/enable.spnego=true
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Set the following settings in the plugin_customization.ini file BEFORE INSTALL:
• com.ibm.rcp.net.http/enable.spnego=true
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/server=https\://[serveraddress]\:443/activities
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Set the following settings in the plugin_customization.ini file BEFORE INSTALL:
• com.ibm.rcp.net.http/enable.spnego=true
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/server=https\://[serveraddress]\:443/activities
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authtype=TAM-SPNEGO
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Set the following settings in the plugin_customization.ini file BEFORE INSTALL:
• com.ibm.rcp.net.http/enable.spnego=true
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/server=https\://[serveraddress]\:443/activities
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authtype=TAM-SPNEGO
• com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authserver=https\://[serveradresse]\:443/snoop
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• I have not been able to get the Auth-server setting to work automatically so it has to be set
manually by users
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• I have not been able to get the Auth-server setting to work automatically so it has to be set
manually by users
• INSERT EXPLICIT WORDS OF YOUR OWN CHOICE HERE!
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• I have not been able to get the Auth-server setting to work automatically so it has to be set
manually by users
• INSERT EXPLICIT WORDS OF YOUR OWN CHOICE HERE!
• You set this manually here:
• Files -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Connections
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• I have not been able to get the Auth-server setting to work automatically so it has to be set
manually by users
• INSERT EXPLICIT WORDS OF YOUR OWN CHOICE HERE!
• You set this manually here:
• Files -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Connections
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
MANUAL
• I have created a complete manual for all three IBM Notes plugins for IBM Connections!
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
MANUAL
• I have created a complete manual for all three IBM Notes plugins for IBM Connections!
• Download it here ->
• http://domino.elfworld.org/ibm-connections-tip-3-ibm-connections-plugins-for-ibm-notes/
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
INSTALLATION
• Can only connect to ONE Connections site!
PLUGIN FOR IBM NOTES
MANUAL
• I have created a COMPLETE manual for all three IBM Notes plugins for IBM Connections!
• Download it here ->
• http://domino.elfworld.org/ibm-connections-tip-3-ibm-connections-plugins-for-ibm-notes/
• I’m pretty Awesome, right?
PLUGIN FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
DEMO
PLUGIN FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
INSTALLATION
• Download it here ->
• https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&docu
mentId=E687B026FE7E587B85257B2500551498
PLUGIN FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
INSTALLATION
• Download it here ->
• https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&docu
mentId=E687B026FE7E587B85257B2500551498
• Installation and preferences guide downloadable in several languages here ->
• https://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf/dx/IBM_Connections_plug-in_for_Microsoft_Outlook
• All registry settings and installation parameters are documented
• I’ve, thus far, not been able to re-brand the plugin (SORRY!)
PLUGIN FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
INSTALLATION
• Can connect to as many sites as you want!
OTHER PLUGINS
• Open Office
OTHER PLUGINS
• Mac OS
• Can only do file sync with the sync folder
OTHER PLUGINS
• Open Office
• Looks and functions very much like the Outlook plugin
OTHER PLUGINS
• Open Office
• Looks and functions very much like the Outlook plugin
• Is no longer being developed!
OTHER PLUGINS
• Open Office
• Looks and functions very much like the Outlook plugin
• Is no longer being developed!
• Can be downloaded here ->
• https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&documentId=
5DC6AE38DD16F07785257BD70034E9A0
OTHER PLUGINS
• Open Office
• Looks and functions very much like the Outlook plugin
• Is no longer being developed!
• Can be downloaded here ->
• https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&documentId=
5DC6AE38DD16F07785257BD70034E9A0
OTHER PLUGINS
• Firefox
• Very nice toolbar with shortcuts to
• Files
• Blogs
• Searches
• Etc
• Very customizable
• Download via Firefox plugin page
OTHER PLUGINS
• Chrome
• Extension which lets you quickly search for and share content within Connections
• Download via Chrome plugin page
QUESTIONS?