Domino is poised to dominate the collaborative application development scene once again. New process automation software Workflow Ascendant leverages all of what Domino is in innovative ways, channeling the technology’s traditional assets into a groundbreaking workflow development framework. In the works Project ReStyler transforms the front-end of Notes applications to work on the web, tablets and/or smartphones. The implications? The unmatched power of Notes/Domino is accessible to the new universal corporate interfaces; process automation is once again the domain of easily acquired traditional Notes skills!

Required is a standalone developer’s workstation totally separate from the production environment (i.e., a separate Notes domain). Configured with fictitious user IDs and corresponding mail boxes, it’s then possible to assign these users to various roles in a process and test it accordingly. Horizon Ascendant has provided such an environment freely available for download at the following address:

https://gitlab.com/HorizonAscendant/horizon-ascendant-binary

Domain name: Horizon
Server name: Workflow
Notes User IDs: a1 – a5, b1 – b5, c1 – c5, d1 – d5, e1 – e5, black, blue, green, orange, red and yellow
User ID black is the Domino Administrator by default

How about a special developer’s workstation software license? Getting developers actively involved is key to any software tool’s success. To get them involved quickly, why not make it low-cost or even no-cost? Of course, use would have to be restricted to a single (presumably Windows) PC:

HCL Domino Server
HCL Notes Client
HCL Domino Designer
ReStyler
Android & iOS Emulators
Google web browser
A script to install everything including the Horizon domain cited above?

Laying the groundwork? An offensive could then be launched:

Success stories
Seminars
Videos describing how to get up and running with the standalone workstation
Videos for those new to Domino Designer

Traditional Notes programmers effortlessly churning out state-of-the-art workflow applications accessible on iPads and smartphones, online or offline. Who can compete with that?!