SecurTrac Administration Guide

How to install the SecurTrac Plug-in for IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.x/9.x

1. Introduction.

By extending the features of the IBM Lotus Notes 8/9 client which is based on the Lotus Expeditor platform, SecurTrac provides an Eclipse plug-in that allows you to retrieve a SecurTrac audit trail log history for a currently selected document in a Lotus Notes database.

SecurTrac Plug-in version compatibility:

SecurTrac Plugin is compatible with SecurTrac 2.4.x & 2.5.x & 2.6.x

Important Note:

In order to use this feature:

1. SecurTrac 2.4.x or 2.5.x must be installed on the Domino 8.5.x/9.x server.
2. The HTTP task must be running on your Domino 8.5.x/9.x server.
3. The SCTWsif.nsf database(included with install package) database must be created on the Domino Server.
4. A SecurTrac log database containing log information must exist on the server.

2. Installing the SecurTrac Plug-in.

Use the following instructions to install the SecurTrac Plug-in into the Lotus Notes 8.x client sidebar.

1. Start the Lotus Notes 8/9 client.

2. Select File > Preferences > Widgets.

3. Check the field, and click OK.

Result: The My Widgets panel displays in the sidebar.

4. Attached is a sample widget file extension extension.xml that would install the plug-in from an Extracomm Server. You can edit the sample file and change it to download the plug-in from your internal Domino server that has SecurTrac installed with http running. The field that needs to be updated is as follows: url="http://www.extracomm.com/SecurTracPlugin/site.xml"> Replace www.extracomm.com with your server host name. Once extension.xml file is updated, drag the widget extension file to the My Widgets panel in the Lotus Notes client:

Result: The Installation dialog box displays asking you whether you want to install the plug-in.

5. Select the radio button labeled Install this plug-in and then click OK.

6. Click Restart Now to restart the Lotus Notes client.

Result: The Notes client is restarted and the SecurTrac Plug-in is displayed in the right-hand sidebar.

3. Configuring the SecurTrac Plug-in.

1. After the installation is complete, click the “Wrench” icon to configure the SecurTrac plug-in.

2. The SecurTrac plug-in preferences page will be displayed. Complete the configuration as required. For a description of the configurable fields, review the table below for more information. Once completed, click Apply and OK.

SecurTrac plug-in configuration - Field descriptions

4. Uninstalling the SecurTrac Plug-in.

1. In the Lotus Notes 8 client, expand the My Widgets sidebar, right click the SecurTrac plug-in and select remove.

2. A prompt similar to below will appear:

3. Click Yes to confirm removal of the SecurTrac plug-in.

4. Once the SecurTrac plug-in is removed, a prompt will appear asking to restart the Lotus Notes client.

5. Click Yes to restart the Lotus Notes 8/9 client.

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