Blog, published May 6, 2021 by Justin Hill

HCL Domino Volt 1.0.3: Key Features from April 2021 Release

A new version of HCL Domino Volt, v 1.0.3 came out in a scheduled quarterly release on April 28th. In the launch webinar, HCL did an overview of the most useful new features.

The main goal of HCL Domino Volt is to help non-developers create the apps they need for their everyday work without needing a huge team of developers to achieve that.

HCL Domino Volt 1.0.3 Highlights:

Text promotes HCL software, showing three panels: "Build Apps," "Integrate," and "Do more," each with icons and bullet points. Logo at the bottom.

One of the great new features introduced by HCL Domino Volt 1.0.3 is App Pages:

Page for viewing / interacting with information
No data schema, participation in stages or submit buttons
Can add display, data items, data grid, HTML fragments to the page
Can use rules
Can uses services
Includes JS API functions

Dashboard view of HCL Domino Volt for Employee Onboarding. Shows navigation sidebar with forms like Employee Info and Direct Deposit. Page 1 content reads Business Conduct Guidelines.

Tips for Using JavaScript on App Pages

Text slide instructing to use "appPage" instead of "BO, BOA or page," and "apItem" instead of "item," with code examples, HCL branding.

Getting from one page in your app to any other page no longer requires JavaScript
Button properties to select page in form or app page
Link properties to select any page or form in app
Move towards URI fragments and Single Page App

HCL Domino Volt app interface showing a checklist, forms, and link properties. Options include Employee Info and Direct Deposit.

Code snippet on dynamically opening app pages, forms, and records without URLs. Features properties box. HCL Software logo at bottom.

You can now do more with your Domino investment with the help of HCL Domino Volt. You now have the ability to take data from your application and create a new document in a Domino database. You can also update or delete a document. You also have the ability of selecting and running an Agent. The integration can be triggered by any event in Volt.

The webinar had some great demos of these new features so make sure to watch the replay if you want to see more.

The second big thing brought by HCL Domino Volt 1.0.3 is Domino Volt Link. You now have:

Link integration
Link license entitlement and software for use with Domino Volt
Link can be downloaded and installed on Windows, Linux or Docker.

Domino Volt Link offers you adapters which provide integration with:

Databases
Salesforce
ServiceNow
REST

Here is a list of the Link Adapters:

List of software and services: Amazon S3, Kafka, JDBC, OData, REST, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc., in black font on a white background.

Domino Volt Link Personas

Diagram showing Domino Volt Admin and Developers integration process. Text details admin creating connections and developers using them, set on a simple white background.

Here are the advantages you have when using Link as opposed to using just HCL Domino Volt’s native integration capabilities:

Easier to define
IT governed and managed
Simplified OAuth exchange
Defined with the connection
Manages the OAuth token, credentials, etc.
Create one Connection with many Actions
Adapters for Salesforce, ServiceNow, Odata add more value
Ability to understand the source structure
Link can connect with non-REST sources, for example
JDBC
Excel

If you have not tried HCL Domino Volt you can just go to the Sandbox and take it for a spin. Also, on May 19th HCL has planned a deep dive session for HCL Link so make sure to sign-up for that as well.

If you have any questions about HCL Domino Volt just drop us a line so we can have a chat.

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