IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri Release Notes

• Description
• Announcement
• Release highlights
• System requirements
• Installing Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11
• Upgrading to Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11
• Multicultural support
• Virtualization support
• Known problems
• More information

Description

Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11 enables Analyst's Notebook users to gain direct access to private and public ArcGIS servers. This access enhances existing analytical workflow with geospatial views and analysis.

Announcement

The IBM i2 Intelligence Analysis product portfolio announcement is available.

• Detailed product description, including a description of new functionality
• Product-positioning statement
• Packaging and ordering details

Release highlights

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the detailed system requirements at http://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProduct?deliverableId=1409758778822.

Installing Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11

To install Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11:

1. Extract the product files from your downloaded distribution.
2. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the root of the distribution and run setup.exe. The Installation Manager opens.
3. Click Install in the left menu to start the installation steps.

Upgrading to Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11

If you have an earlier version of Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri, you can use the Installation Manager to upgrade to version 8.9.11.

Multicultural support

Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri is developed in US English. IBM supports this product in the English language on various regional versions of the supported operating systems. The following table details the support status of the operating system locales:

Virtualization support

Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri is supported on hardware virtualization environments that run any of the operating systems that are listed in the detailed system requirements. When you run in a virtual environment, any issues that can be replicated by IBM in a supported operating system are addressed by using the standard IBM support policy.

Known problems

The most up-to-date source for known problems in Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri is the online version of these release notes at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27027026 .

At the time of publication, the following problems were known:

When the Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri is installed, Analyst's Notebook can fail to open when IBM i2 iBase items are charted

If items are sent from iBase to Analyst's Notebook with the Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri installed you might see the following error when Analyst's Notebook opens:

Automation error
The remote procedure call failed.
Error #-2147023170 occurred in:
id5Error
 
CANDBPlugIn:Commands(Get)
FMain:ANDBPlugInCommands

To avoid this problem, ensure that Analyst's Notebook is open before sending items from iBase.

Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri can fail to load correctly

Occasionally, during the installation process the environment variable Esri_MSPCCS_DATA is not set correctly. If this environment variable is not set, then the Esri Connector fails to load and a gray screen is shown in the map control. To fix the problem, stop Analyst's Notebook and then log off and back on to your Windows account and then restart Analyst's Notebook.

Clustering can cause mapped chart items to disappear

When clustering is turned on, mapped chart items might disappear when you change to a different map. To avoid this problem, turn off clustering when you change maps.

Some coordinate format configurations are incompatible with Google Earth

Sending chart items to the map does not work if the Degree Minutes Seconds (DMS) coordinate format is used for attributes with the Latitude or Longitude semantic type. Use this format only for attributes with the DMS semantic type or in text that contains tagged coordinates.

Token timeout values must match each other

You must set the token timeout value for client-side tokens in the ServerEndpoints.config file to the same value as the short lived token on your ArcGIS server installation. Any other setting might cause authentication errors.

Tokens must be generated consistently, using host names or IP addresses

If you use a server proxy page with a stored token and host name, instead of IP addresses, you must request tokens by using the Request IP option. You must also load the Generate Token page by using the host name in your address bar rather than the IP address. The Request IP option extracts its host information from your address bar. You can use a mix of IP address and host name in your client/server configuration file. You must have two entries per server in the server proxy page configuration file: one for the IP address and one for the host name.

Troubleshooting information applies to ArcGIS versions below 10.1

The information in the troubleshooting topic of the help is applicable only to ArcGIS versions below 10.1 on Windows operating systems, where the application is deployed in IIS. For version 10.1 onwards on Windows and for all other operating systems, you must find and change the equivalent settings for the web container that is used.

Changes to the serverEndPoints.config file can be lost during upgrade

When you upgrade to IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11, you might lose changes to the serverEndPoints.config file. Before you upgrade, make sure that you make a note of any new server connections. When you install IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri 8.9.11, add the server connections to the user-specific serverEndPoints.config file. You can add the server connections by either using the new UI, or by manually editing the serverEndPoints.config file. This file can be found at: C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\i2\i2 Analyst's Notebook Esri Edition\ServerEndpoints.config.

More information

For more information, see the following resources:

• Product support at: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/smarter_cities/i2/i2_analyst%27s_notebook_connector_for_esri
• Complete documentation in the IBM i2 Intelligence Analysis Portfolio Publications list at: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024896