Chapter 4: Using Custom Domino JSP Tag Libraries

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Highlights

This chapter describes how to integrate Lotus Domino applications into a WebSphere Portal using the custom Domino JSP Tag libraries, which were introduced in release 6 of the product. We tried our examples with both R5 and Domino 6 databases, and both of them worked well. Be aware that IBM does not support the tag libraries on R5.

We begin the chapter by reviewing several pertinent technologies: J2EE, JSP, and Tag libraries. Next, we introduce the tools needed to accomplish a successful integration. As we describe how we integrated our sample application, we point out some common pitfalls along the way, and how they can be overcome.

Attention: 

The Lotus Domino JSP Tag libraries in the WebSphere Portal are not formally supported by IBM at this time. This is because there are some tags that require HTML headers on the JSP files. These tags include nocache and others that insert JavaScript libraries that are dynamically generated; because portlets serve fragments of HTML code, you should first test these tags in a controlled WebSphere Application Server environment to assess the viability of including them in your portal applications.

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