Creating new instances

The Continuity Config/ self-service database contains a function to automatically create a new (or the first) Continuity instance.

To use this function you first need to check if the self-service database is configured correctly:

• Open it using a Notes client.
• Go to the **Settings ** view and either open the existing Settings document (there should be only one) or create a new settings document (through the menu option Create > fSettings).

The settings document needs to have the following values:

• Continuity secondary directory: path and filename of the secondary address book used for Continuity on this server
• Unplugged database path: path and filename of the Unplugged configuration database (e.g. unplugged.nsf)
• Host url: hostname of the current server (e.g. https://www.continuity.com)
• Install base path: path to the folder used to create the databases in for new Continuity instances. Don't use trailing slashes in this field: the path is relative to the Domino data directory.
• Continuity template database path: path and filename of the Continuity application template. This database is used to create new Continuity instances from. Don't use trailing slashes in this field: the path is relative to the Domino data directory.
• Starter lists database path: path and filename of the database to copy starter lists documents from. Don't use trailing slashes in this field: the path is relative to the Domino data directory.
• Default admin group: name of the group that gets access to all new Continuity instances.
• Sender name: name used when sending notifications.
• Sender email address: email address used when sending notifications.

Create a new instance

If the settings document is filled in correctly, you can create new Continuity instances using the web interface: open the following url: /<path and filename to the config/ self service db/organisations.xsp. You need to login with a user id that has the [admin] role.

• Click 'Add Continuity instance'.
• Fill in all fields.
• Optionally select the option "Copy starter lists". If enabled, the following document types will be copied from the Starter lists database (Hazards, Scenarios, Plans, Roles, Task Category, Help).
• Click Save and a new Continuity instance will be created. The application will also create an Unplugged application document in the Unplugged Configuration database.

The fields that need to be completed are:

• Name: name of the organisation this instance is created for
• Alias: short alias for the organisation this instance is created for (use A..Z, a..z and 0..9 only)
• Folder: name of the folder the database(s) for this Continuity instance are created in. This folder will be created within the folder set in the settings document (installBasePath field).

Continuity application ACL

The application will automatically setup the ACL of the newly created database. That ACL will contain the following entries:

• -Default- (no access)
• Anonymous (no access)
• LocalDomainAdmins (manager, [bcEditor] and [debug] role)
• LocalDomainServers (manager, [bcEditor] role)
• <current server> (manager, [bcEditor] role)
• */<alias> (author, create documents, no roles)
• group-editors/<alias> (author, create documents, delete documents, [bcEditor] role)
• group-users/<alias> (author, create documents, [bcUser] role)
• <adminGroup> (editor, create & delete documents, [bcEditor] role)