Chapter 12. XPages Gets Relational

Until recently, native access to data in XPages has been restricted to data stored within the Notes Storage Facility (NSF). Access to Relation Database Management Systems (RDBMS) data was only available by direct access to the core Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) application programming interfaces (APIs), and even then surfacing that data to standard XPages controls required a strong understanding of the XPages runtime. Now, in the Experimental package of the Extension Library (ExtLib) but not included in Upgrade Pack 1 (UP1), read-only and full read/write access to relational databases becomes a reality. This release opens the door to utilize XPages as the integration point between disparate systems.

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