| database | A collection of documents and their forms, views, and folders, stored under one name. Notes databases can be part of a Web site or part of a Notes application. |
| Templates | A template is a skeleton that contains design elements, but no documents. When you use a template to create a database, the template's design elements are copied to the database created from that template. |
| Fields | Fields are the elements on forms that collect data. Each field on a form stores a single type of information, which is stored in documents. A field's data type defines the kind of information a field accepts. |
| Documents (or data notes) | A document is collection of data that was created using a form. A Notes database entry that users create by using a form on the Create menu. Documents consist of fields, text, numbers, graphics, and so on. Information may be entered by a user, automatically calculated by formulas, imported from other applications, or linked to another application and dynamically updated. |
| Element | Description |
| Pages | A page is a database design element that displays information. Pages are a familiar Web concept. |
| Forms | Forms, like pages, display information. Everything that can be done with a page can be done with a form. What sets forms apart from pages is that forms can be used to collect information. A form provides the structure for creating and displaying documents. |
| Outlines | An outline is the skeleton of your application: each outline entry represents a key piece of the application. An outline can include background graphics, custom icons, links, or actions. |
| Navigators | Navigators are graphical road maps that direct users to specific parts of a database. |
| Views | Views are the entry point to the data stored in a database because they display a sorted or categorized list of documents. |
| Folders | A folder is a container that stores documents. Folders have the same design elements as views, and you design folders in much the same way as a view. |
| Framesets | A frameset is a collection of frames. A frame is one section, or pane, of the larger frameset and is independently scrollable. |
| Shared Resources | You can designate many items, such as graphics, fields, subforms, and even programs, as shared resources. Sharing resources lets you reference a resource repeatedly throughout an application, while only having to maintain in one standard place. |
| Agents | Agents are programs that perform a series of automated tasks according to a set schedule or at the request of a user. An agent consists of three components: the trigger (when it acts), the search (what documents it acts on), and the action (what it does). |
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