Creating, Modifying, Troubleshooting Web Agents

Automation can easily be added to an application through the use of agents. Agents are programs coded to do specific tasks. Agents can perform actions as simple as changing a value in multiple documents; agents also can perform complex operations, such as controlling workflow within a global application. Agents have to run on a Domino server; they do not run in a browser. Browsers can activate them, but not run them.

Running Agents on the Web

Agents are activated on the Web through @Commands or a URL command. The two @Commands you can use are

  • @Command ([ToolsRunMacro]) is launched last in a formula.

  • @Command ([RunAgent]) is new to Domino 6 and launches wherever it appears in a formula.

The OpenAgent ...

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