Creating databases

There are three ways to create a new database:

Creating a database from a template
Domino Designer comes with a collection of templates that you can use to create applications. You can recognize these templates by their NTF extensions. A template is a file that contains the structure for the database -- that is, pages, forms, and views -- but does not contain documents. For example, to design a discussion database, use the Discussion template (Discussion8.NTF), which contains forms that track discussion threads in a hierarchy, as well as views that display the entries by date, author, or category. Designer templates have NTF as their file extension.
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Copying an existing Domino database
If you have found a Domino application that contains all or most of the functionality you are looking for, you can:
To create a new database by copying an existing database
To copy individual design elements
Copying a design element to a new location
To protect individual design elements
Starting a database from scratch

Parent topic: Creating an application

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