Lotus Notes Database Files
A Lotus Notes database is a single file that contains multiple documents called notes. Notes include design notes (such as forms, views, folders, navigators, outlines, pages, framesets, agents, and resources), data document notes, profile document notes, access control list notes, and collection (index) notes. KeyView can extract text items, attachments, and OLE objects from data document notes only. Data document notes include emails, journal entries, discussion threads, documents (Microsoft Office and Lotus SmartSuite), and so on.
All components of a note are prefixed by field names such as "SendTo:
", "Subject:
", and "Body:
". When a note is extracted, the field names are not included in the extracted output; only the field values are extracted.
Enable the Reader to use NSF files
To enable the reader nsfsr to process NSF files (file format number 358), you must add the entry 358=nsf
to the formats.ini
configuration file, in the [Formats]
section. For example:
[Formats] ... 358=nsf
NOTE: The Notes Database (NSF) reader is an advanced feature and is sold and licensed separately. To enable this reader in a KeyView SDK, you must obtain the appropriate license key from OpenText.
System Requirements
The Notes Database (NSF) reader is available only on certain platforms (see nsfsr in the platform differences section).
KeyView accesses NSF files indirectly by using the Notes API. Because the NSF reader relies on functionality in Notes, a Notes client or Domino server must be installed and configured on the same machine as KeyView.
Installation and Configuration
Before KeyView can
Windows
-
Install the Notes client or Domino server. You do not need to configure the client or server.
-
Make sure that the
notes.ini
file is in the proper location.-
If Notes is installed, the file should appear in the
install\lotus\notes
directory, whereinstall
is the installation directory. -
If only Domino is installed, the file should appear in the
install
\lotus\domino
directory, whereinstall
is the installation directory.
If the file does not exist, create an ASCII file named
notes.ini
, and add the following text:[Notes]
-
-
Add the KeyView
bin
directory and theinstall
\lotus\notes
orinstall
\lotus\domino
directory to thePATH
environment variable (the KeyViewbin
directory must be first in the path). OpenText recommends that you add the KeyViewbin
directory because the Notes or Domino server installation might contain older KeyView OEM libraries.CAUTION: Adding the Notes or Domino directory to the PATH allows Windows to find the Notes DLLs when KeyView tries to load them. Windows searches the PATH only after it has searched the current working directory, so you should ensure that the current working directory has adequate controls in place to prevent modification by a malicious actor.
Linux
-
Install Domino server. You do not need to configure the server.
-
Make sure that the
notes.ini
file is in theinstall
/lotus/notes/latest/linux
directory, whereinstall
is the directory where Notes is installed. If the file does not exist, create an ASCII file namednotes.ini
, and add the following text:[Notes]
-
Add the
install
/lotus/notes/latest/linux
directory to thePATH
environment variable:setenv PATH
install
/lotus/notes/latest/linux:$PATH -
Add the
install
/lotus/notes/latest/linux
and the KeyViewbin
directory to theLD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable:setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH
keyview_bin
:install
/lotus/notes/latest/linux:$LD_LIBRARY_PATHwhere
keyview_bin
is the location of the KeyViewbin
directory. OpenText recommends that you add the KeyViewbin
directory because the Lotus Notes installation might contain older KeyView OEM libraries.
Open Secured NSF Files
KeyView enables you to specify a user ID file and password to use to open a secured NSF file for extraction.
Format Note Subfiles
The KeyView NSF reader uses XML templates to format note subfiles. You can customize the templates to approximate the look and feel of the original notes as closely as possible. For more information, see Extract and Format Lotus Notes Subfiles.