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| Aviator Attach |
Attach is a unique Windows application for managing files in Notes,
and only Attach integrates all Windows applications with Notes - not
just Microsoft Office!
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Use
Everyday Office Applications
To
Work With Files in Lotus Notes |
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Employees spend much of their time working with Windows office
productivity applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Word Pro, or
WordPerfect. For employees that use Lotus Notes, it is difficult to manage
those office files in Lotus Notes databases and applications. Fortunately,
there is now a solution that seamlessly integrates the Windows and Lotus
environments… Aviator Attach!
Fig 1. Libraries,
databases and views in Aviator Attach. |
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Attach
Benefits… |
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Aviator
Attach will revolutionize the way your users work with files. With Attach,
users can now easily store files in and access files from their Lotus Notes
databases. Attach:
- Provides a single Windows 'portal'
for managing files in Aviator and any database application;
- Saves time by eliminating tedious
file detaching and re-attaching;
- Allows users to open and save
files directly from familiar office applications.
Lotus Notes developers can
use Aviator Attach to give their end-users a familiar Windows interface that
allows browsing and editing files in any database application.
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What Is
Attach... |
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Aviator
Attach is a collection of software components that integrate with existing
Lotus Notes databases:
- The Aviator Attach plug-in
is installed on every PC to enable a Windows dialog that ties the Desktop
to Lotus Notes databases.
- The Aviator configuration
database is installed and configured on a Lotus Domino™ server. The
configuration database specifies the databases to be accessed by the Attach
plug-in.
See the
System Requirements to ensure Attach will
operate in your environment.
Fig 2.
Categories, documents, responses, and files in Aviator Attach.
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How Attach
Works… |
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Attach enables seamless file management between office
productivity applications and Lotus Notes. Once installed on the user's PC,
Attach provides a Windows dialog to access any Lotus Notes database. Attach
uses the Lotus Notes client to communicate and authenticate with Lotus Domino
servers, and works even if the client is not open:
- Users open the Attach dialog on
the desktop, browse database categories and documents (including responses),
then read, edit, delete or add file attachments.
- From an office application, select
File-Save and the Attach dialog is displayed to navigate databases and save the
file attachment. Likewise, users select File-Open to browse the Attach dialog
and read or edit files.
Files launched
in edit mode are saved back to the original Lotus Notes document without
requiring the user to find the document and re-attach the file.
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How Attach
Saves Time... |
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Attach
simplifies the processes of creating new files and saving them into Notes
databases, and accessing and editing files already attached to Notes documents.
By eliminating steps in the processes, Attach saves valuable time.
For example, consider the following two
scenarios. In both, Attach does not require the Notes client to be opened.
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Creating a new file in Microsoft Word and storing it in a Lotus Notes
database… |
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Way |
w/ Aviator
Attach |
- Create a
file
- Select
File-Save
- Browse the
directory
- Save the
file
- Close the
file
- Open Notes
- Browse the
databases
- Open a
document
- Select
File-Attach…
- Browse the
directory
- Attach the
file
- Save the Notes
document
- Delete the file from
the directory
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- Create a
file
- Select
File-Save
- Browse
Attach
- Save the
file
- Close the
file
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| 2. From
the Windows Desktop, editing an existing file stored as an attachment in Lotus
Notes… |
| The Old
Way |
w/ Aviator
Attach |
- Open Notes
- Browse the
databases
- Find the
document
- Launch the
attachment
- Edit the
file
- Select
File-Save
- Browse the
directory
- Save the
file
- Close the
file
- Go back to
Notes
- Find the
document
- Delete the original
file attachment
- Select
File-Attach…
- Browse the
directory
- Re-attach the new
file
- Save the Notes
document
- Delete the file from
the directory
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- Open
Attach
- Browse
Attach
- Find the
document
- Open the
file
- Edit the
file
- Select
File-Save
- Close the
file
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Integration
Options... |
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If you
fall into one of the following categories, please contact us!
| Lotus ISV
Business Partners |
| Interested in integrating
Attach with commercial applications |
| Other Lotus
Business Partners and Commercial Developers |
| Interested in integrating Attach
with custom databases and apps |
| Corporate
In-house Developers |
| Interested in integrating Attach
with custom databases and apps |
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Email attach@aviatorsoftware.com
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