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Release Notes - IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components, Version 12.0

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Abstract

This document describes new features, known issues and deprecated features for the Foundational Components of IBM Watson Explorer Version 12.0.

Content

Watson Explorer V12.0 Release Notes

What's New in Version 12.0.3.20

Note:

For Windows Platform only: IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components and Agent for Windows File Systems has been updated to run with 64-bit versions of Windows. You must uninstall the previous version and install it.

To replace an earlier version of the agent, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the configuration file that defines the shared network directories that the Windows File System agent can access to a directory that is outside the agent's file path, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es.

    For example, copy the C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file to a directory such as C:\temp directory.

  2. From the Microsoft Windows Apps & features utility, find the earlier version of IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  3. Choose Completely delete IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  4. Restart your system.
  5. Complete the steps in Installing the agent to install the latest version of the agent.

  6. Replace the new version of the C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file with the file that you copied in Step 1.

    This step adds the configuration of the shared directories that you set up for the previous version of the agent to the new installation. When you reuse the file share, you can skip the step of configuring the shared directories.

  7. Run the following command to verify that the directory is shared with the agent service:

    C:\Users\Administrator> esagent --lsshare

 

Installing the agent

To install the IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems for the first time, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation pane, choose Manage collections..
  2. Click New collection.
  3. Click Windows File System, and then click Next.

  4. Scroll to the Download & install Windows Agent section, and then click Download Windows Agent Installer.

    A ZIP file is downloads.

  5. Decompress the WindowsAgentServer.zip file.
  6. You can choose one of the following methods to run the installation program:
    • Double-click the install.exe file to launch the installation wizard.
    • To run the installation program in text mode from a console, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the agent directory.

      • Enter the following command:

        $ install.exe -i console

        The screens are rendered in text and prompt you for the same information as the graphical installation.

        NOTE:After you enter the command, a process runs in the background for several seconds before the console installation program is displayed.

    • To install the agent server silently, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the Agent/responseFiles directory.

      • Edit the DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties template response file to provide information about your environment. To run the installation program, change to the agent directory, and then specify the name of the file that you edited.

        See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f responseFiles/DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties

        If you copy a template file to another location to edit, specify the fully qualified path for the file when you run the installation program. If the response file path includes a space, enclose the path in double quotation marks ("). See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f "c:\My Documents\DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties"

  7. You must provide the following information during the installation process:

    • hostname: Enter or verify the fully-qualified hostname of the computer you are installing the agent server on.

      Important: You cannot specify an IPv6 address as the hostname of the server.

    • username: Enter the username of an account that can be used to authorize access to the agent server.

      Important: To crawl a domain in a secure collection, the username must be an existing domain user with administration privileges for the Windows system to be crawled. To specify a domain user, use the format @.

    • password: Provide the password that is associated with the username.

  8. Optional: If you want to change the default path and port settings, click Advanced Options.

    Copy the file named tls.p12 from the decompressed directory to the root directory where the agent is installed. For example, the root directory might be C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin.

  9. Restart your computer.

Installing Version 12.0.3.20

For the information about installing or upgrading to Watson Explorer Analytical Components V12.0.3.20, see

Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.20 readme file

Watson Explorer Enterprise Edition V12.0.3.20 readme file

NOTE:

  • Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio Desktop is deprecated and removed effective 30 Oct. 2025.
  • The following connector types are deprecated.
    • WCM and Portal
    • Connections
  • The following connector types are deprecated:
    • Alfresco
    • Documentum
    • MDM SE
    • WebCenter Content

For the information about connecting to Fix Central website to obtain the software, see download documents.

Deprecated Features for 12.0.3.20 and effective from 31 October 2025:

  • SharePoint Online in IO SharePoint Connector
  • OneDrive for Business Connector

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.19

Note:

For Windows Platform only: IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components and Agent for Windows File Systems has been updated to run with 64-bit versions of Windows. You must uninstall the previous version and install it.

To replace an earlier version of the agent, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the configuration file that defines the shared network directories that the Windows File System agent can access to a directory that is outside the agent's file path, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es.

    For example, copy the C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file to a directory such as C:\temp directory.

  2. From the Microsoft Windows Apps & features utility, find the earlier version of IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  3. Choose Completely delete IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  4. Restart your system.
  5. Complete the steps in Installing the agent to install the latest version of the agent.

  6. Replace the new version of the C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file with the file that you copied in Step 1.

    This step adds the configuration of the shared directories that you set up for the previous version of the agent to the new installation. When you reuse the file share, you can skip the step of configuring the shared directories.

  7. Run the following command to verify that the directory is shared with the agent service:

    C:\Users\Administrator> esagent --lsshare

 

Installing the agent

To install the IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems for the first time, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation pane, choose Manage collections..
  2. Click New collection.
  3. Click Windows File System, and then click Next.

  4. Scroll to the Download & install Windows Agent section, and then click Download Windows Agent Installer.

    A ZIP file is downloads.

  5. Decompress the WindowsAgentServer.zip file.
  6. You can choose one of the following methods to run the installation program:
    • Double-click the install.exe file to launch the installation wizard.
    • To run the installation program in text mode from a console, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the agent directory.

      • Enter the following command:

        $ install.exe -i console

        The screens are rendered in text and prompt you for the same information as the graphical installation.

        NOTE:After you enter the command, a process runs in the background for several seconds before the console installation program is displayed.

    • To install the agent server silently, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the Agent/responseFiles directory.

      • Edit the DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties template response file to provide information about your environment. To run the installation program, change to the agent directory, and then specify the name of the file that you edited.

        See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f responseFiles/DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties

        If you copy a template file to another location to edit, specify the fully qualified path for the file when you run the installation program. If the response file path includes a space, enclose the path in double quotation marks ("). See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f "c:\My Documents\DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties"

  7. You must provide the following information during the installation process:

    • hostname: Enter or verify the fully-qualified hostname of the computer you are installing the agent server on.

      Important: You cannot specify an IPv6 address as the hostname of the server.

    • username: Enter the username of an account that can be used to authorize access to the agent server.

      Important: To crawl a domain in a secure collection, the username must be an existing domain user with administration privileges for the Windows system to be crawled. To specify a domain user, use the format @.

    • password: Provide the password that is associated with the username.

  8. Optional: If you want to change the default path and port settings, click Advanced Options.

    Copy the file named tls.p12 from the decompressed directory to the root directory where the agent is installed. For example, the root directory might be C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin.

  9. Restart your computer.

Installing Version 12.0.3.19

For the information about installing or upgrading to Watson Explorer Analytical Components V12.0.3.19, see

Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.19 readme file

Watson Explorer Enterprise Edition V12.0.3.19 readme file

NOTE:

  • Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio Desktop is deprecated and removed effective 30 Oct. 2025.
  • The following connector types are deprecated.
    • WCM and Portal
    • Connections
  • The following connector types aredeprecated:
    • Alfresco
    • Documentum
    • MDM SE
    • WebCenter Content

 

For the information about connecting to Fix Central website to obtain the software, see download documents.

What's New in Version 12.0.3.18

Note:

For Windows Platform only: IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components and Agent for Windows File Systems has been updated to run with 64-bit versions of Windows. You must uninstall the previous version and install it.

To replace an earlier version of the agent, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the configuration file that defines the shared network directories that the Windows File System agent can access to a directory that is outside the agent's file path, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es.

    For example, copy the C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file to a directory such as C:\temp directory.

  2. From the Microsoft Windows Apps & features utility, find the earlier version of IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  3. Choose Completely delete IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  4. Restart your system.
  5. Complete the steps in Installing the agent to install the latest version of the agent.

  6. Replace the new version of the C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file with the file that you copied in Step 1.

    This step adds the configuration of the shared directories that you set up for the previous version of the agent to the new installation. When you reuse the file share, you can skip the step of configuring the shared directories.

  7. Run the following command to verify that the directory is shared with the agent service:

    C:\Users\Administrator> esagent --lsshare

 

Installing the agent

To install the IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems for the first time, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation pane, choose Manage collections..
  2. Click New collection.
  3. Click Windows File System, and then click Next.

  4. Scroll to the Download & install Windows Agent section, and then click Download Windows Agent Installer.

    A ZIP file is downloads.

  5. Decompress the WindowsAgentServer.zip file.
  6. You can choose one of the following methods to run the installation program:
    • Double-click the install.exe file to launch the installation wizard.
    • To run the installation program in text mode from a console, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the agent directory.

      • Enter the following command:

        $ install.exe -i console

        The screens are rendered in text and prompt you for the same information as the graphical installation.

        NOTE:After you enter the command, a process runs in the background for several seconds before the console installation program is displayed.

    • To install the agent server silently, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the Agent/responseFiles directory.

      • Edit the DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties template response file to provide information about your environment. To run the installation program, change to the agent directory, and then specify the name of the file that you edited.

        See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f responseFiles/DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties

        If you copy a template file to another location to edit, specify the fully qualified path for the file when you run the installation program. If the response file path includes a space, enclose the path in double quotation marks ("). See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f "c:\My Documents\DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties"

  7. You must provide the following information during the installation process:

    • hostname: Enter or verify the fully-qualified hostname of the computer you are installing the agent server on.

      Important: You cannot specify an IPv6 address as the hostname of the server.

    • username: Enter the username of an account that can be used to authorize access to the agent server.

      Important: To crawl a domain in a secure collection, the username must be an existing domain user with administration privileges for the Windows system to be crawled. To specify a domain user, use the format @.

    • password: Provide the password that is associated with the username.

  8. Optional: If you want to change the default path and port settings, click Advanced Options.

    Copy the file named tls.p12 from the decompressed directory to the root directory where the agent is installed. For example, the root directory might be C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin.

  9. Restart your computer.

Installing Version 12.0.3.18

For the information about installing or upgrading to Watson Explorer Analytical Components V12.0.3.18, see

Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.18 readme file

Watson Explorer Enterprise Edition V12.0.3.18 readme file

NOTE:

  • Remove java directory (if exists) after uninstalling IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Component Engine.
  • Remove _jvm and _jvm64 directories (if exist) after uninstalling IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Component Annotation Administration Console.

 

For the information about connecting to Fix Central website to obtain the software, see download documents.

What's New in Version 12.0.3.17

Note:

For Windows Platform only: IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components and Agent for Windows File Systems has been updated to run with 64-bit versions of Windows. You must uninstall the previous version and install it.

To replace an earlier version of the agent, complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the configuration file that defines the shared network directories that the Windows File System agent can access to a directory that is outside the agent's file path, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es.

    For example, copy the C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file to a directory such as C:\temp directory.

  2. From the Microsoft Windows Apps & features utility, find the earlier version of IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  3. Choose Completely delete IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems, and then click Uninstall.
  4. Restart your system.
  5. Complete the steps in Installing the agent to install the latest version of the agent.

  6. Replace the new version of the C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin\config\esfsexport.txt file with the file that you copied in Step 1.

    This step adds the configuration of the shared directories that you set up for the previous version of the agent to the new installation. When you reuse the file share, you can skip the step of configuring the shared directories.

  7. Run the following command to verify that the directory is shared with the agent service:

    C:\Users\Administrator> esagent --lsshare

 

Installing the agent

To install the IBM Watson Discovery Agent for Windows File Systems for the first time, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation pane, choose Manage collections..
  2. Click New collection.
  3. Click Windows File System, and then click Next.

  4. Scroll to the Download & install Windows Agent section, and then click Download Windows Agent Installer.

    A ZIP file is downloads.

  5. Decompress the WindowsAgentServer.zip file.
  6. You can choose one of the following methods to run the installation program:
    • Double-click the install.exe file to launch the installation wizard.
    • To run the installation program in text mode from a console, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the agent directory.

      • Enter the following command:

        $ install.exe -i console

        The screens are rendered in text and prompt you for the same information as the graphical installation.

        NOTE:After you enter the command, a process runs in the background for several seconds before the console installation program is displayed.

    • To install the agent server silently, complete the following steps:
      • Change to the Agent/responseFiles directory.

      • Edit the DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties template response file to provide information about your environment. To run the installation program, change to the agent directory, and then specify the name of the file that you edited.

        See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f responseFiles/DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties

        If you copy a template file to another location to edit, specify the fully qualified path for the file when you run the installation program. If the response file path includes a space, enclose the path in double quotation marks ("). See the following example:

        $ install.exe -i silent -f "c:\My Documents\DistributedFileSystemCrawler.properties"

  7. You must provide the following information during the installation process:

    • hostname: Enter or verify the fully-qualified hostname of the computer you are installing the agent server on.

      Important: You cannot specify an IPv6 address as the hostname of the server.

    • username: Enter the username of an account that can be used to authorize access to the agent server.

      Important: To crawl a domain in a secure collection, the username must be an existing domain user with administration privileges for the Windows system to be crawled. To specify a domain user, use the format @.

    • password: Provide the password that is associated with the username.

  8. Optional: If you want to change the default path and port settings, click Advanced Options.

    Copy the file named tls.p12 from the decompressed directory to the root directory where the agent is installed. For example, the root directory might be C:\Program Files\IBM\es\distributed\esadmin.

  9. Restart your computer.

Installing Version 12.0.3.17

For the information about installing or upgrading to Watson Explorer Analytical Components V12.0.3.17, see

Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.17 readme file

Watson Explorer Enterprise Edition V12.0.3.17 readme file

NOTE:

  • Remove java directory (if exists) after uninstalling IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Component Engine.
  • Remove _jvm and _jvm64 directories (if exist) after uninstalling IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Component Annotation Administration Console.

 

For the information about connecting to Fix Central website to obtain the software, see download documents.

 

Deprecated Features for 12.0.3.17 and effective from 31 January 2025:

  • Content Manager crawler
  • Exchange crawler
  • NNTP crawler
  • Seedlist crawler (Portal, WCM, Connections)

What's New in Version 12.0.3.16

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.16 includes PSIRT fixes.
  • Foundational Components V12.0.3 is available for Enterprise Edition with CD lifecycle.

Installing Version 12.0.3.16

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.16, see

For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

Removed Features in Version 12.0.3.16

The following feature is deprecated and removed effective 26 July 2024

  • Alfresco connector
  • MDM SE connector
  • WebCenter Content connector

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.15

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.15 includes PSIRT fixes.
  • Foundational Components V12.0.3 is available for Enterprise Edition with CD lifecycle.

Installing Version 12.0.3.15

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.15, see

For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

 

Known issue and its work-around in version 12.0.3.15

The Salesforce connector does not start in version 12.0.3.15. See the following work-around to solve the issue.

  1. Copy connector-salesforce-5.1.15.zip and connector-box-5.1.15.zip under $ENGINE/lib/java/plugins/ to your working directory

  2. Run the following command in your working directory.

    unzip connector-salesforce-5.1.15.zip plugin.xml

  3. Under the runtime section, add the following line:

    <library id="org.scala-lang:scala-library:jar:2.10.7" path="lib/scala-library-2.10.7.jar" type="code"/>

  4. Run the following commands:

    
$ zip connector-salesforce-5.1.15.zip plugin.xml
$ unzip connector-box-5.1.15.zip lib/scala-library-2.10.7.jar
$ zip connector-salesforce-5.1.15.zip lib/scala-library-2.10.7.jar
  5. Copy the folder connector-salesforce-5.1.15.zip back to $ENGINE/lib/java/plugins/

Note

EXSLT function exlt:nodeset is no longer available. Use exsl:node-set instead.

 

Removed Features in Version 12.0.3.15

IBM Watson Explorer oneWEX is deprecated and removed effective 30 March 2024.

The following feature that is part of Watson Explorer Foundational Components is no longer supported.

  • Documentum connector

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.14

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.14 includes PSIRT fixes.
  • Foundational Components V12.0.3 is available for Enterprise Edition with CD lifecycle.
  • Windows Server 2022 is supported in this fix pack.

Installing Version 12.0.3.14

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.14, see

For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

 

Note

EXSLT function exlt:nodeset is no longer available. Use exsl:node-set instead.

 

Removed Features in Version 12.0.3.14

The following feature which is part of Watson Explorer Foundational Components is no longer supported.

  • Search security feature of OneDrive for Business Connector

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.13

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.13 includes PSIRT fixes.
  • With the new release, Foundational Components V12.0.3 is now available for Enterprise Edition with CD lifecycle.
  • Windows Server 2022 is now supported in this fix pack.

Installing Version 12.0.3.13

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.13, see

For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

Note

EXSLT function exlt:nodeset is no longer available. Use exsl:node-set instead.

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.12

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.12 includes PSIRT fixes.
  • With the new release, Foundational Components V12.0.3 is now available for Enterprise Edition with CD lifecycle.
  • Windows Server 2022 is now supported in this fix pack.

Installing Version 12.0.3.12

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.12, see

 

For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

Note

EXSLT function exlt:nodeset is no longer available. Use exsl:node-set instead.

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.11

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.11 includes PSIRT fixes.

Installing Version 12.0.3.11

For more information about installing/upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.11, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.11 Readme. For information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see the download documents.

Note

EXSLT function exlt:nodeset is no longer available. Use exsl:node-set instead.

Removed Features in Version 12.0.3.11

  • Results Module
  • Big Index
  • The Collection Broker
  • ASPX End Point API

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.10

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.10 includes PSIRT fixes.

Installing Version 12.0.3.10

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.10, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.10 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Note

EXSLT function "exlt:nodeset" is no longer available. User can use "exsl:node-set" instead.

Removed Features in Version 12.0.3.10

The following data source connectors in Watson Explorer Foundational Components are removed.

  • Large Database Connector
  • Legacy SharePoint Connector
  • Universal SAP KM Connector
  • Enovia Connector
  • Exchange 2003 / 2007 Connector
  • SMB Fileshares Connector
  • Confluence Connector
  • IBM Web Content Manager Connector
  • Alfresco Community Connector

The following converter in Watson Explorer Foundational Components is removed.

  • WordPerfect to HTML

IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.9

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.9 includes PSIRT fixes.

Installing Version 12.0.3.9

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.9, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.9 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.9

  • “An unexpected error occurred: [[could not attach calling thread to jvm: [Embedded JVM is shut down.]]]” occurs when using a Language Support stream in your collection, and indexer-service stops working. Please refer to the remediation in the technote.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.8

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.8 includes PSIRT fixes.

Installing Version 12.0.3.8

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.8, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.8 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Disabled Features in Version 12.0.3.8

The Connector, Java converter, and Lexical analysis logging functions are disabled to address the security vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j 1.x in Version 12.0.3.8 or later.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.8

  • “An unexpected error occurred: [[could not attach calling thread to jvm: [Embedded JVM is shut down.]]]” occurs when using a Language Support stream in your collection, and indexer-service stops working. Please refer to the remediation in the technote.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.7

New Data Source Support

  • HCL Domino 11.0.1 is newly supported.

Installing Version 12.0.3.7

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.7, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.7 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.7

  • “An unexpected error occurred: [[could not attach calling thread to jvm: [Embedded JVM is shut down.]]]” occurs when using a Language Support stream in your collection, and indexer-service stops working. Please refer to the remediation in the technote.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.6

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.6 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.6.30 and includes PSIRT fixes.

System requirements in Version 12.0.3.6

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8 on x86-64 platform is newly supported.

Installing Version 12.0.3.6

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.6, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.6 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.6

  • “An unexpected error occurred: [[could not attach calling thread to jvm: [Embedded JVM is shut down.]]]” occurs when using a Language Support stream in your collection, and indexer-service stops working. Please refer to the remediation in the technote.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.5

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.5 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.6.25 and includes PSIRT fixes.

System requirements in Version 12.0.3.5

  • Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition is newly supported.

Installing Version 12.0.3.5

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.5, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.5 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.5

  • “An unexpected error occurred: [[could not attach calling thread to jvm: [Embedded JVM is shut down.]]]” occurs when using a Language Support stream in your collection, and indexer-service stops working. Please refer to the remediation in the technote.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.4

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.4 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.6.10 and includes PSIRT fixes.

Supported software in Version 12.0.3.4

  • Oracle WebCenter Content v12 is newly supported as a Data Source.
  • Alfresco Community support is deprecated. Alfresco Community Connector will be removed in a future release. Consider to use Content Management Interoperability Services(CMIS) Connector as an alternative.

Installing Version 12.0.3.4

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.4, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.4 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.4

  • Watson Explorer Engine's search API may hang depending on document contents. Refer to the technote to fix the issue.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.3

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.3 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.6.7 and includes PSIRT fixes.

System requirements in Version 12.0.3.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 are not supported in Version 12.0.3.3 or later.

Installing Version 12.0.3.3

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.3, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.3 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3.2

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.2 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.6.0 and includes PSIRT fixes.

 

Installing Version 12.0.3.2

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.2, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.2 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

 

Known Issues in Version 12.0.3.2

  • When you merge conflicted nodes in Synchronize Repository Nodes page or Import Repository Nodes page from Engine administration tool, “Invalid Token: (null)” error may occur. Refer to the technote to fix the error.

What's New in Version 12.0.3.1

SharePoint Online Custom ContentType

SharePoint Online connector can crawl Custom ContentType.

 

Installing Version 12.0.3.1

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3.1, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3.1 Readme. For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents.

 

What's New in Version 12.0.3

Japanese New Era Support

Reiwa (Japanese: 令和) is recognized as a date expression.

 

Installing Version 12.0.3

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.3, see Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.3 Readme . For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents .

 

What's New in Version 12.0.2.2

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2.2 includes PSIRT fixes.

 

Installing Version 12.0.2.2

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2.2, see  Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.2.2 Readme . For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents .

 

What's New in Version 12.0.2.1

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2.1 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.5.26.

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 support
SharePoint Connector supports to crawl Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019

 

Installing Version 12.0.2.1

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2, see  Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.2.1 Readme . For the information about connecting to Fix Central Web site to obtain the software, see download documents .

 

What's New in Version 12.0.2

Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2 upgrades IBM Java to 8.0.5.21 and includes PSIRT fixes.

 

Installing Version 12.0.2

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.2, see  Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.2 Readme . For the information about connecting to IBM Passport Advantage Online Web site to obtain the software, see download documents .

 

What's New in Version 12.0.1

New Data Source Support

  • IBM FileNet Content Manager v5.5.0

Watson Explorer Application Builder

Following features are newly introduced.

  • Spell correction with the search context
    • An administrator can enable/disable spell correction for each search context.
  • Developer role
    • The Developer role is introduced for the user entity. Administrators can assign users to the developer role and can specify which administrator UI pages (Data sources, Entities, Endpoints, Layouts, and Settings) can be accessed by developers.

Installing Version 12.0.1

For the information about installing / upgrading to Watson Explorer Foundational Components V12.0.1, see  Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition V12.0.1 Readme . For the information about connecting to IBM Passport Advantage Online Web site to obtain the software, see download documents .

 

Known Issues in Version 12.0.1

Box Crawler

  • When using Box Crawler, server times should be synchronized between Watson Explorer and the BOX server. If the server times are not synchronized, "HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request" errors can occur.

 

 

What's New in Version 12.0.0

Following features are newly available for the Foundational Components of IBM Watson Explorer Version 12.0.0.

  • AppBuilder supports oneWEX as a backend engine

 

 

Deprecated Features in Version 12.0.0

The term deprecation is used to notify you when a certain feature or features may be removed from the offering. This notification may allow clients to anticipate any actions necessary to accommodate the removal of the features. If not removed in Watson Explorer V12, the following features may be removed from the future releases without further notice.

Effective with Watson Explorer V12, the following features in Watson Explorer Foundational Components are included as a convenience, but will be removed in the subsequent releases.

 

  • Results Module
  • Big Index
  • The Collection Broker
  • SMB Connector supports SMB 1.0 only.

 

The following data source connectors in Watson Explorer Foundational Components are included as a convenience and will no longer be supported. They will be removed in subsequent releases.

 

  • Large Database Connector
  • Legacy SharePoint Connector
  • Universal SAP KM Connector
  • Enovia Connector
  • Exchange 2003 / 2007 Connector
  • SMB Fileshares Connector
  • Confluence Connector
  • IBM Web Content Manager Connector

 

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