GETTING STARTED

What is a Notes database?
A Notes database is a single file that contains multiple documents. A database generally contains information about a particular area of interest, such as the forms and policy documents for a department, or it might contain documents of a similar type, such as e-mail messages. In addition, some companies create "discussion databases," where employees can post responses to particular topics. Documents in Notes databases contain rich text, pictures, objects, and many other types of information.

Most databases are stored on one or more Domino servers, accessible by many users. These are called shared databases. Databases that are used only by you and reside on your computer are called local databases.

Notes comes with templates you can use to create your own databases. These templates have the file extension NTF. The Notes databases have the extension NSF.

Notes databases also have access control lists (ACLs) that control the actions people, groups, and servers can perform in the database. For example, one person may be able to create and read documents in a database, where another person may be allowed only to read documents in the same database.