Lotus Domino Designer 7 offers a number of new design features. These include shared columns, input-enabled formulas, Default Form indicator, design element improvements, and new SmartIcons.
Shared columns provide a mechanism for reusing a view column definition across multiple views. This helps ensure UI consistency across your application. To create a shared column, open the database in Domino Designer 7, and select Shared Code | Columns from the design navigator:
Each time a shared column is saved, Domino Designer displays the following dialog box:
This warning reminds you that all views and folders that use the shared column will also be updated. Be aware that updating a shared column in this manner causes Domino Designer to resave and sign any view that includes the shared column using the current user ID. Designers unfamiliar with the entire application might not know which views use the shared column, and hence may be hesitant to update it...