If you work with Domino, you work with HCL Notes a lot, so let’s explore what’s new with it and what is yet to come with the drop of HCL Domino Danube.
What’s New In V12.0
Search Center
HCL Notes v12.0 brings a new and improved Search Center. You get a search history to quickly execute a previous search and you are also able to quickly search on recently used Notes applications.
![Notes 12.0.1 Notes 12.0 Search Center](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1.png)
The “Search this view” section has also been improved. You are now able to search on people and subjects faster. Also, ShowSearchThisViewTypeahead=0 will disable the dropdown.
![Notes 12.0.1_1 Notes 12.0.1 Search in View](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_1.png)
Alternate From
With HCL Notes V12.0 you have the option of selecting alternate from in Mail-In database.
![Notes 12.0.1_2 Notes 12.0.1 Select From](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_2.png)
Workspace
The Workspace got an upgrade in HCL Notes V12.0.
![Notes 12.0.1_3 Notes 12.0.1 Workspace](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_3.png)
Improved Import
The Import tool has some improvements of its own.
- Excel files with embedded charts can be imported with no fidelity loss
- Word documents with embedded charts imported with good fidelity
- PowerPoint slides imported with high fidelity
![Notes 12.0.1_4 Notes 12.0.1 Import](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_4.png)
Install Improvements
Apart from these changes that come in handy, HCL has included some Install improvements to HCL Notes V12.0.
![Notes 12.0.1_45png Notes 12.0.1 Install Improvements](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_45png.png)
Performance Improvements
![Notes 12.0.1_5 Notes 12.0.1 Performance Improvements](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_5.png)
What’s new in HCL Notes V12.0.1
Resizable Advanced Property Dialog
- Resizable scrolling list
- Able to quickly search on properties
- Ability to export the list
- Ability to compare properties from two different documents
![Notes 12.0.1_6 Notes 12.0.1 Property Dialog](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_6.png)
Policy For JVM Parameters
- A new desktop policy to modify JVM settings
- Preserves customizations on upgrades
- Example Notes.ini:
- – WCT_vmarg.Xmx=-Xmx512m
- – WCT_vmarg.Xmca…
- – WCT_vmarg.Xms…
Online Meeting Integration
Dynamic Meeting Services
- By default, five different services are offered for online meeting integration
- For Sametime Meetings, this ini needs to be set DOMI_ST_ROOTURL=<your sametime meeting server URL>.
- The latest 12.0.1 mail template is available here.
Mail Template Fixes
![Notes 12.0.1_7 Notes 12.0.1 Mail Template](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_7.png)
Workspace Icon Support
![Notes 12.0.1_8 Notes 12.0.1 Workspace Icons](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_8.png)
What’s Next in HCL Notes Danube
Online Meetings – Improvements
- Allows delegates to setup online meetings with all the services like Webex, Zoom, Teams, Sametime and GoTo Meetings
- Robust support for Repeat meetings with online meetings
- Integrates dial-in numbers and passwords automatically from the services
![Notes 12.0.1_9 Notes 12.0.1 Online Meetings](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_9.png)
64-bit Client Support
- 64-bit Notes Standard and All Client kits will be supported from Danube onwards
- Apart from English, 9 other languages (Group 1) will be supported. Full language kits as well as MUI kits will be released for these Group 1 languages
- 32-bit kits will be also made available as before and no changes of support for 32-bit client kits are planned
ODS Upgrade
- Automatically upgrade all NSF dbs in the data folder to the latest default ODS version of Danube client (55)
- This will upgrade them unconditionally by default regardless of other INIs enabled.
- The above behavior can be turned off through setting NSF_AlwaysUpgradeODS=0
- This will provide faster performance for the client and still be compatible to older versions on the server
Workspace
![Notes 12.0.1_10 Notes 12.0.1 Workspace](https://www.prominic.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notes-12.0.1_10.png)
General Improvements
- Improved support for Chinese/Japanese Fonts (automatic recognition of unsupported characters in the font)
- Accelerator to deselect all (ctrl-shift-a to deselect)
- Improved support for HTML rendering (out-of-box improvements by default) \
- “Invite Others” now supports external invitees
- Override preference for default mail signature
- Prompt free SAML upgrade (no dialogs when upgraded for SAML)
- Policy setting for default font (MailEditorFontAsDefault=fontname,fontsize)
- Policy to disable GroupByDate (GroupByDate = 0 disables the feature)
- MS Edge support for embedded browser in Basic.
If you are new in your journey with HCL Notes and require assistance, just drop us a line and we are more than happy to help.