To implement database or template customization for users' demands, you usually need to dynamically and automatically add design elements, such as an agent, a view, or a folder, to existing databases, or to modify existing design elements in the database. Domino XML Language (DXL) is an XML representation of IBM Lotus Domino data and design elements that provides a great way to implement the capture of design elements and the import or export of design elements to and from databases. In this article, we introduce the concept of DXL, and through use cases with detailed implementation, we illustrate how to apply DXL to dynamically add or modify design elements to complete the user's database or template customization...

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