Lotus Notes Certification: Application Development and System Administration (Mcgraw-Hill Career++ Professional Certification Exam Guide)

Lotus Notes Certification Exam Guide takes you through everything you can expect to see on the Lotus Notes Application Development I, Lotus Notes Application Development II, Lotus Notes System Administration I, and Lotus Notes System Administration II exams. In covering the @ functions, for example, this book explains each function's general syntax, then explains the parameters in detail, then shows an example. Loaded with scenario-based questions ("If Patty in Peoria edits a field...") that mimic real-world Notes situations, this book never lets you forget that you're studying for an exam. The only drawback to these questions is their typographical layout: it's tough to examine all four possible actions without noticing the answer, which appears right below them. Still, if you're prepping for any of the Notes certifications, you'll find this book and the sample tests on its accompanying CD-ROM to be worthy study companions.

Product Description
Looking to ace the Lotus Application Development I and II exams or the System Administrator I and II exams? Hamstrung by the sparse documentation and lack of sample questions in Lotus's official materials? This one-stop study guide gallops to the rescue. Created by certified Lotus professionals who have gone through these tests and know exactly what it takes to pass, it's packed with detailed information on every aspect of Lotus Notes. Best of all, sample questions account for almost half the book/CD-ROM! So users can cram for these complex tests with confidence, and get ready to boost their careers to the next level.

If you have no experience with Notes, it won't help you, but what book could? I worked for 5 months in Lotus, learning the product, and THEN read the book and took the tests. Passed every single one on the first attempt, and yes, the book does help. SA2 was really the only area I thought the book was weak on.

Lastly, before you purchase this at all, please note that last I checked this was an R4 publication only. Seeing as how Lotus and Lotus Business Partners have already shifted their focus to R5 (a much better release) , you may want to consider whether or not an R4 certification is worth your efforts.


This book was critical to obtaining my CLP   August 2, 2000
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I passed AD1, AD2 and SA1 each on the first try using this book. This book and my prior developing experience helped me pass AD1 and AD2 without any other references or practice tests.

To you developers pursuing an R4 CLP that aren't big fans of the SA side of the coin, I recommend that you buy an SA1 practice test from Self-Test and take it again and again. It was well worth the $69.

I certainly hope that they're going to update this book for the R5 exams. If they do, I'm buying it.


Well Written   March 21, 2000
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I found this book to be very good, well laid out and to the point. I passed my SA1 exam first time by using this book and the enclosed cd; within a month of study and I had not used Notes before!


Doesn't cut the mustard   February 4, 2000
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book helped somewhat on the App Dev 1 exam, but was totally useless for the App Dev 2 exam. Don't count on it if you are new to Notes to get certified. You will have to use other resources. Can't give any feedback of the book concerning the Sys Admin exams.

The CD contains some errors also. Definitely wasn't properly reviewed or proofed. Would recommend going elsewhere and only use this book as a door stop. Not what I expected from someone in this business.