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Release Notes - IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Version 11.0.2

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This document describes known issues and workarounds for using the analytical components of IBM Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2 and subsequent fix packs.

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Watson Explorer V11.0.2 Release Notes

Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.18

What's new in Fix Pack 18

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.18 includes PSIRT fixes.

The following platforms are removed from the supported list as the supported versions have reached EOL

  • AIX 7.1
  • Windows server 2012

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Installing Fix Pack 18

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.18, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Note

Lotus Notes v9.x and v10.x will be deprecated and end of support effective 1 June 2024, since the underlying software is no longer supported after that date.

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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.17

What's new in Fix Pack 17

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.17 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 17

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.17, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Note

Lotus Notes v9.x and v10.x will be deprecated and end of support effective 1 June 2024, since the underlying software is no longer supported after that date.

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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.16

What's new in Fix Pack 16

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.16 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 16

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.16, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Removed Features in Version 11.0.2.16

Products integrated in Analytical Components

The below platforms are no longer supported since the supported software versions have reached end of support (EOS).

  • Cognos Analytics 11.0.6.0 (Formerly known as Cognos BI)
  • Lotus Notes Version 8 (Later versions are supported for crawling)
  • IBM Open Platform with Apache Hadoop (Biginsights)
  • Integration with IBM Content Classification

Lotus Notes v9.x and v10.x will be deprecated and end of support effective 1 June 2024, since the underlying software is no longer supported after that date.

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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.15

What's new in Fix Pack 15

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.15 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 15

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.15, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Removed Features in Version 11.0.2.15

Data sources in Analytical Components

  • Data sources that are supported by IBM Content Integrator
  • IBM InfoSphere Federation Server

Features in Foundational Components

  • 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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.14

What's new in Fix Pack 14

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.14 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 14

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.14, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Deprecated Features in Version 11.0.2.14

Some of the following features may be deprecated for the future release. While some features may continue to work with the existing components (Foundational Components / Analytical Components), few features may be deprecated for all the components.

Data sources in Analytical Components

  • Data sources that are supported by IBM Content Integrator
  • IBM InfoSphere Federation Server

Features in Foundational Components

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

Removed Features in Version 11.0.2.14

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

In Foundational Components

  • 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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.13

What's new in Fix Pack 13

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.13 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 13

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.13, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.12

What's new in Fix Pack 12

Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2.12 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 12

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.12, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.11

What's new in Fix Pack 11

New Data Source Support

  • HCL Digital Experience 9.5 is newly supported. HCL Digital Experience is formerly known as IBM WebSphere Portal. Please see the HCL Digital Experience 9.5 section below for details.
HCL Digital Experience 9.5
  • When you create a crawler for HCL Digital Experience 9.5, select Seed list as Crawler type and WebSphere Portal 8.5 as Server type. Test the configuration link in Test the Seed List Documents page does not work in this release.
  • Integration with Search bar is not supported.

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Installing Fix Pack 11

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.11, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.10

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.10

  • Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.10 extends support to the following system resources:
    Component Version
    Java IBM Java 8.0 SR6 FP30
  • Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition is newly supported.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8 on x86-64 platform is newly supported.

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What's new in Fix Pack 10

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.10 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 10

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.10, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the fix pack software, see the download document.

Note: A separate readme file with the Fix ID "11.0.2.x-WS-WatsonExplorer-Readme-AEAnalytical-FP00x" is not included in this or future Fix Pack release.

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Known issues

  • Due to the security enhancement in Java, the default support for TSL v1.0 and TSL v1.1 has been dropped from the bundled JVM from this release. This has some influences to Web crawler and corresponding countermeasures described below:
    • When crawling websites that mandate TLS v1.2 and/or TLS v1.3, add support for those TLS versions in the crawler's configuration file manually. Please refer to Watson Explorer Analytical Components (WEX AC): How to Configure TLS for the Web Crawler for details. We are planning to make this configuration by default in the future fix pack release.
    • When crawling websites that still use TLS v1.0 or TLS v1.1, remove "TLSv1" or "TLSv1.1" from jkd.tls.disabledAlgorithms in the following files.
      •     On AIX and Linux (including Linux on System z and PowerLinux BE):
        •         $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/_jvm/jre/lib/security/java.security
        •         $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/_jvm64/jre/lib/security/java.security
      •     On Windows:
        •         %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\_jvm\jre\lib\security\java.security
        •         %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\_jvm64\jre\lib\security\java.security
      • If you want to apply this update to existing crawlers, restart them.
  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.9

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.9

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.9 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR6 FP25

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What's new in Fix Pack 9

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.9 includes PSIRT fixes.

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Installing Fix Pack 9

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.9, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • When you export documents from Watson Explorer Content Analytics version 11.0.2.9, the export requests may be kept 'Processing' and make no progress.

    In that case, try the following steps:

    1. Stop Watson Explorer Content Analytics with "esadmin system stopall" command
    2. Copy commons-io-2.8.0.jar file from ${WEX_V11.0.2.x_INSTALL_ROOT}/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdmin.ear/ESAdmin.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-io-2.8.0.jar to ${WEX_V11.0.2.x_INSTALL_ROOT}/lib/
    3. Restart Watson Explorer Content Analytics with "esadmin system startall" command
  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.8

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.8

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.8 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR6 FP10

 

Note: For Linux(x86-64), the required libraries are updated from the 11.0.2.7. bzip2-libs (both 64bit and 32bit) are newly required. For the details, see Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR).

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What's new in Fix Pack 8

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.8, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.

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Installing Fix Pack 8

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.8, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.7

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.7

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.7 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR6 FP7

 

Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 are not supported.

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What's new in Fix Pack 7

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.7, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.

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Installing Fix Pack 7

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.7, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.6

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.6

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.6 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR6

 

Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 will not be supported after Version 11.0.2.6.

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What's new in Fix Pack 6

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.6, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.

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Installing Fix Pack 6

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.6, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.5

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.5

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.5 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR5 FP30

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What's new in Fix Pack 5

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.5, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.

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Installing Fix Pack 5

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.5, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.4

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.4, download the readme file from Fix Central. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

System requirements in Version 11.0.2.4

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.4 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR5 FP25

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What's new in Fix Pack 4

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.4, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.

Installing Fix Pack 4

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.4, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.3

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.3, download the readme file from Fix Central. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.


System requirements in Version 11.0.2.3

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.3 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR5 FP16

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What's new in Fix Pack 3


This section summarizes enhancements in Version 11.0.2.3 and provides related links to the additional information.
For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.3, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.
 

New Data Source Support

  • IBM FileNet Content Manager Version 5.5.0
  • IBM Case Manager Version 5.3.2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

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Installing Fix Pack 3

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.3, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • The Fix of Content Analytics Studio is not included in this Fix Pack release. Please continue to use the Content Analytics Studio of Version 11.0.2.2 if you need to use Content Analytics Studio.
  • In some environments, an indicator for installation progress (a pane on the left side of the installer in GUI mode) may not be shown. This is just a display problem and it doesn't affect the installation functions.
  • When clicking the help URL on the administration console, Watson Explorer V12 Knowledge Center appears. Please select the correct version (V11.0.2) on the Knowledge Center if you need to refer to the 11.0.2 related contents.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.2

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.2, download the readme file from Fix Central. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.


System requirements in Version 11.0.2.2

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.2 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR4 FP11
Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 with Oct 2017 Security Patch Update

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What's new in Fix Pack 2

This section summarizes enhancements in Version 11.0.2.2 and provides related links to the additional information.
For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.2, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file.



New Platform Support

Windows Server 2016 is now supported. See Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) for the latest information.


New Data Source Support


Additional language support

Danish is now supported in search collections, analytics collections and Content Analytics Studio.

Administrative UI usability enhancement

Administrative UI usability is enhanced to allow sort by columns on the crawler property page.

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Installing Fix Pack 2

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.2, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Component readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Known issues

  • In some environments, an indicator for installation progress (a pane on the left side of the installer in GUI mode) may not be shown. This is just a display problem and it doesn't affect the installation functions.
  • The crawler stops with an error when following conditions are all met:
    • Crawler plug-in for type A data sources is enabled. (See Creating a crawler plug-in for type A data sources for more information about crawler plug-in for type A data sources.)
    • Compound document support is enabled.
    • The crawled document is an archive file.

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Note

Some of the following features may be deprecated for the future release. While some features may continue to work with the existing components (Foundational Components / Analytical Components), few features may be deprecated for all the components.

Supported data sources

In Analytical Components

  • Data sources that are supported by IBM Content Integrator
  • IBM InfoSphere Federation Server

In Foundational Components

  • 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

Supported features

In Foundational Components

  • 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.

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2.1


System requirements in Version 11.0.2.1

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.1, download the readme file from Fix Central. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

Watson Explorer Analytical Component Version 11.0.2.1 extends support to the following system resources:

Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR4 FP5
Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 with Jan 2017 Security Patch Update

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What's new in Fix Pack 1

This section summarizes enhancements in Version 11.0.2.1 and provides related links to the additional information.


Supported data source enhancement
IBM Connections Version 6.0 is supported to crawl and search in a secured collection.

Natural Language Query Support in Content Miner
Natural Language Query capabilities are supported in Content Miner. See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004851 and http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005031 for more information.

Reporting and Monitoring enhancement

  • Query statistics data is improved to record truncated results when any search node fails on distributed search environment, especially when the multiple partitions are distributed on multiple search servers.
    • The truncated result can be seen when the query statistics data is exported as CSV in the administrative console.
  • The searcher's audit log record is improved to record the error details.


Additional language support
Romanian is now supported in search collections, analytics collections and Content Analytics Studio.

Content Miner usability enhancement
Content Miner "Facets" usability is enhanced to allow following operations:

  • Change the width of "Facets" table columns.
  • Change the order of "Frequency and "Correlation" columns.

See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005028 for more information.

IBM Product Insights support
Enabling IBM Product Insights feature is now supported. See http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005134 for more information.

For the information about List of fixes in Version 11.0.2.1, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 1 readme file.

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Installing Fix Pack 1

For the information about installing Version 11.0.2.1, see IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 1 readme file. For the information about connecting to Fix Central to obtain the readme file or fix pack software, see the download document.

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Note

Some of the following features may be deprecated for the future release. While some features may continue to work with the existing components (Foundational Components / Analytical Components), few features may be deprecated for all the components.

Supported data sources

In Analytical Components
  • Data sources that are supported by IBM Content Integrator
  • IBM InfoSphere Federation Server

In Foundational Components
  • Large Database Connector
  • Legacy SharePoint Connector
  • Universal SAP KM Connector
  • Enovia Connector

Supported features

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

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Release Notes for Version 11.0.2

System requirements in Version 11.0.2

This section summarizes the changes in system requirements since the release of Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2. For the most current information about all system requirements and supported data sources, including requirements for Content Analytics Studio, see Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2 system requirements.



Watson Explorer Content Analytics Version 11.0.2 extends support to the following system resources:
Component Version
Java IBM Java 8.0 SR3 FP20
Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 with Oct 2016 Security Patch Update
PDFBox 2.0.3

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What's new

This section describes features that are new in Version 11.0.2.


Additional language support for machine-learning annotator
From v11.0.2, machine-learning annotator supports new languages: Portuguese, French, Italian, and Korean. To update the Statistical Information and Relation Extraction (SIRE) runtime, install SIRE rpm which is provided in the ES_INSTALL_ROOT/bin/sire/sire-20161109-1.x86_64.rpm with the following command:
rpm -Uvh sire-20161109-1.x86_64.rpm

Administrative activity logging and report generation
In Version 11.0.1, the inspection log was added. In this release, the inspection log is improved. For Version 11.0.2, the user's full name, administrative role, and actions are shown. You can obtain the report in the CSV format by clicking the "Download CSV" button. 

Enable crawler scheduling without starting crawlers after the system is started
With this feature, crawlers do not need to be manually started in the Administrative Console after the system is restarted, if the schedule was set before the system was stopped for the first time.

To enable this feature:
    1. Edit "ES_NODE_ROOT/master_config/scheduler/scheduler.poperties" and set "RestartCrawlerOnStart=false" as "RestartCrawlerOnStart=true".
    2. Synchronize the configuration by running "esadmin config sync".
    3. Restart the product of scheduler session.
CSV report enhancement
Document flag information that is included in returned search results is now included in CSV reports. The "DocumentFlags" column of the CSV file is the document flag data. For information about configuring document export to export flags, see Analyzed Document Export and Flag Export Support.

If the defined flag names contain a comma (,) and you want to change the flag separator from a comma to another character, you can configure it by inserting following configuration property into the $ES_NODE_ROOT/master_config/searchserver/repo/(analytics or search)/[appName]/config.properties file:

  • preferences.report.flagSeparator=(new flag separator character)

Dates are formatted as readable dates in Miner Report and Search Export
The date type field can use the format (including Microsoft Excel compatible) for Miner reports and search export from the Miner UI.

Export enhancement
For analyzed or searched documents that are exported as CSV files, document flags can be exported. For information, see Analyzed Document Export and Flag Export Support.
 
Linguistic resource enhancement
Hebrew and Japanese linguistic resources in Content Analytics collections have been enhanced to improve the accuracy.

Search export performance improvement
Now the search export runs faster than previous versions with multi-partition configuration for the index.

Rule-based annotator
For information, see Using rule-based annotators from Watson Knowledge Studio in Watson Explorer.

Automated concurrent thread creation for JDBC database crawler
The JDBC database crawler now has a configuration to concurrently crawl multiple rows in a table with multiple threads using multiple connections. For more information, see Configuring and monitoring concurrent threads for JDBC database crawlers.

Content Analytics Studio Enhancement
The Studio has been enhanced to support distributed Content Analytics Server configuration. The Content Analytics Server connection document has been extended to have a new option "Different Data and Admin server host names?".
  • If this checkbox is not selected (the default), then the document prompts for a single Content Analytics Server host name.
  • If this checkbox is selected, then the document prompts for both a Data and an Administration host name.
The import of documents from a Content Analytics Server to the Studio has been enhanced to allow the user to specify whether the original document text, or the preview text should be imported. This is useful because under some conditions the Server does not keep the actual document text. The import document dialog window has a new option, "Import Type ". This option can be set to either:
  • Automatic - the Studio will attempt to import the actual document text. If this is not available, it will download the preview text.
  • Content Cache - the Studio will import the actual document text from the cache, if available
  • Preview Document - the Studio will import the preview text.
Hebrew linguistic analysis has been enhanced to improve the accuracy. From v11.0.2, Hebrew uses the specific part-of-speech tag set instead of the simplified tag set that is used for other languages. For further details about Hebrew part-of-speech tag set, refer to the context help on the Studio.
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Installation

This section describes known issues and workarounds for installing Watson Explorer Analytical Components.



Agent for Windows File System Installation

Performing the clean installation of the Agent for Windows File System will overwrite any existing config files. This means that if the user selected not to delete the config files during uninstallation, the config is not restored when the user reinstalls the Agent on the same system. The workaround for this is to backup the config files stored in ES_AGENT_INSTALL_ROOT/esadmin folder to a different place. Then, after reinstalling the Agent, overwrite the folder with the backup folder in order to restore the previous configs.


Installing Content Analytics Studio

Beginning with Version 11.0.1, Content Analytics Studio is a Windows 64-bit native application, and to install Studio, a 64-bit JRE is also required. If your system JVM is 32-bit, refer to Installing Content Analytics Studio in the Installation section of the release notes for V11.0.1 for the solution.

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Upgrade

For information about upgrading your existing Watson Explorer Content Analytics and Content Analytics Studio system, including information about the supported upgrade paths and troubleshooting tips, see Upgrading the Watson Explorer Analytical Components to Version 11.0.2.



After the upgrade, the encryption key that is in the es.cfg file for an additional server might not match the encryption key that is in the master server.
If you install an additional server to the existing (migrated) master server, communication might fail. If communication fails because of this issue, the values of the encryption key values (CK) in the es.cfg file on the servers do not match.

To use the same key values in each server:
    1. Copy the value from one server to the other.
    2. Run the eschangepw.sh script to set the same encrypted password on each server.
    3. If you use WebSphere(R) Application Server, run the eschangewaspw.sh script to set the same encrypted password on each server.

 For more information about the encrypted administrator password and eschangepw.sh script, see Setting the encrypted administrator password to be the same on all servers.

Version 11.0.2 provides fixes for the following problems:
 
Issue Description
IT15948 Date index field does not reflect modifieddate native field which Web crawler gathered.
IT16029 Disable date_facet table for Oracle export.
IT16041 The FileNet crawler is possibly not creating the correct url to authenticate the user.
IT16116 Sorting "application user privileges" table not connected to edit function.
IT16395 Rule-based categories are not created if static score ranking is enabled.
IT16530 "'dom' is undefined" error in the application UI.
IT16658 Search server only sends LTPA2 token as SSO token to authenticate on the data source server.
IT16788 Facet counting may result in StackOverflowError.
IT16836 Rule based category issue.
IT17055 NullPointerException may be encountered for specific queries with the compound document search option.
IT17544 NullPointerException could be thrown by specific search queries for the Compound Dccument.
PI63510 Internal enhamcenents delievered in Watson Explorer Analytical Component, Version 11.0.2:
Application UI:
- Search export drop down selector can remember the last selected option.

Crawler:
- Improved handling of removed documents by crawlers of below types:
JDBC, File system, Seedlit, Notes, SharePoint, Exchange, FileNet and Agent

Export:
- CSV tool to normalize IDs for exported CSV files.

Import:
- CSV import performance improvement.

Parse and index:
- A remedy for the stability of Stellent parser.
- Skip to process thumbnail generation if no suitable converter for A document is found.

Search and analytics:
- Disabled the ducplicate document detection when the compound document support is enabled.
PI64422 Report not exporting 5000 documents.
PI64431 NULL of DECIMAL column in Oracle export.
PI65123 Facet count mismatch with document count.
PI65280 Search export data column overflow.
PI65316 Search export/report truncating verbatim fields.
PI65645 The metadata fields screen in the crawlspace for ms exchange are blank.
PI66078 Skip distribution lists attacments in exchange crawler.
PI66232 Document processor stopped immediately after starting when facet tree is too complex.
PI66307 Exception thrown when calling realtime NLP REST API with query text containing percentage sign.
PI66312 When configuring facets admin ui produces error when editing the field name definitions.
PI67403 Internet Explorer hangs when editing rule based category no response for long time running script.
PI68051 Extra parsing rules on CSV export.
PI68093 Incorrect search result numbers.
PI68200 Issue viewing dropped records from admin console.
PI68457 Correcting vault.xml when importing the same collection package multiple times.
PI69742 Machine Learning Annotator fails by the infinite loop.
PI70638 Inapropriate errors are multiply logged even if a REST API call gets succeeded.
PI70711 CSV Export fails to format dates correctly when crawled from RDB.
PI71629 Machine Learning Annotator does not work as expected with large size documents.
PI71638 CSV Import tasks cannot be deleted from the import history on Admin UI.
PI71934 Some combinations of partition/thread configuration cause errors in search process with FINER audit logging level.
PI73119 Importing collection with Web crawler fails while migrating encrypted data.



 

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Administration

This section describes known issues and workarounds for administering Watson Explorer Content Analytics.



Limitation and procedures for the flag function when exported under a distributed server environment
  • The flag function doesn't support searcher backup sessions. When you use a flag, you need to remove the searcher backup session from $ES_NODE_ROOT/<col_id>.indexservice/partition.properties
  • If you used the flag function under multi-searcher node configuration on a version that is older than this version, you need to initialize all flag data for the collection (you don't need to clear flag definition on the Admin page).

   To initialize all flag data:
    1. Enter "$ES_INSTALL_ROOT/cloudscape/ij" to start the ij console.
    2. Enter "connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/flag;create=false';" to connect the database session.
    3. Enter "delete from "<col_id>".DOCFLAGS;" to delete the collection's flag data.
    4. Enter "exit;" to exit the ij console.

Rule-based Annotator Message Issues
Messages on Admin GUI show incorrect instructions. (System tab -> Parse -> Configure rule-based models)

Configure rule-based models by using pre-compiled Text Analytics Module (.tam) file -> Add Rule-Based Model
  • Though messages say we need to input the directory name having the pre-compiled Text Analytics Module (.tam) file, we need to input the file name of the pre-compiled Text Analytics Module (.tam) file, including the .tam extension.

Configure rule-based models by using processing engine archive (.pear) file -> Add Rule-Based Model
  • Though messages say we need to input the directory name having the processing engine archive (.pear) file, we need to input the file name of the processing engine archive (.pear) file, including the .pear extension.

Configure rule-based models by using Text Analytics Module (.aql) file /
Configure rule-based models by using pre-compiled Text Analytics Module (.tam) file -> Edit Rule-Based Model
  • We cannot change the supported languages of the existing rule-based models. To change them, we need to recreate the models from scratch.


Rule-based Annotator Issues on Windows Platforms
For Watson Explorer Analytics Component V11.0.2 installed on Windows platforms, running rule-based annotators causes error in parse and index session. This is due to malformed paths of the UIMA descriptors stored in %ES_NODE_ROOT%\master_config\uima.xml

To resolve this issue, see Resolving rule-based annotator issues in Watson Explorer Analytics Component V11.0.2 on Windows platforms


 

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Integration

This section describes known issues and workarounds for integrating Watson Explorer Content Analytics with other products. No issues have been reported.

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Application development

This section describes known issues and workarounds for using the application programming interfaces. No issues have been reported.

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User applications

This section describes known issues and workarounds for using enterprise search applications and the content analytics miner. No issues have been reported.

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IBM Watson Explorer Content Analytics Studio (Content Analytics Studio)

Important: All the known issues, limitations, and workarounds that were documented for Content Analytics Studio in Version 10 still apply in Version 11.0.2. For details, see Release Notes - IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Version 10.0.



Content Analytics Studio Enhancement
The Studio has been enhanced to support distributed Content Analytics Server configuration. The Content Analytics Server connection document has been extended to have a new option "Different Data and Admin server host names?".
  • If this checkbox is not selected (the default), then the document prompts for a single Content Analytics Server host name.
  • If this checkbox is selected, then the document prompts for both a Data and an Administration host name.

The import of documents from a Content Analytics Server to the Studio has been enhanced to allow the user to specify whether the original document text, or the preview text should be imported. This is useful because under some conditions the Server does not keep the actual document text. The import document dialog window has a new option, "Import Type ". This option can be set to either:
  • Automatic - the Studio will attempt to import the actual document text. If this is not available, it will download the preview text.
  • Content Cache - the Studio will import the actual document text from the cache, if available
  • Preview Document - the Studio will import the preview text.

Hebrew linguistic analysis has been enhanced to improve the accuracy. From v11.0.2, Hebrew uses the specific part-of-speech tag set instead of the simplified tag set that is used for other languages. For further details about Hebrew part-of-speech tag set, refer to the context help on the Studio.
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Documentation updates

This section describes corrections to the Watson Explorer Content Analytics documentation in IBM Knowledge Center.



Graphical Installation Procedures
For Version 11.0.2, the graphical installation application has changed, but the documentation was not updated to reflect that change. See the following table to find the pages that were not updated and the correct text.
Topic Title Incorrect Text Correct Text
Installing the product on a single server
Installing a master server
Installing additional servers		 AIX or Linux
  • 1a. Enter: ./launchpad.sh

Windows
  • 1a. Double-click the launchpad.exe file or enter launchpad.exe in a command window.
 AIX or Linux
  • 1a. Enter ./install.bin

Windows
  • 1a. Double-click the install.exe file or enter install.exe in a command window.
Graphical, silent, and console installations In the "Graphical Installation" section:
  • On AIX or Linux

  • To start the graphical installation program, run the ./launchpad.sh script, click Install Product, and then launch the installation program.
  • On Windows

  • To start the graphical installation program, run the launchpad.exe command, click Install Product, and then launch the installation program.
 In the "Graphical Installation" section:
  • On AIX or Linux

  • To start the graphical installation program, run the ./install.bin file.
  • On Windows

  • To start the graphical installation program, run the install.exe command.
Installing an agent server 3. Double-click the launchpad.exe file or enter launchpad.exe in a command window. Click Install Product and then click the button to launch the installation program. 3. Double-click the install.exe file or enter install.exe in a command window.

Content Analytics Plugin for i2 Analyst's Notebook
The sample is not included on the system any more starting from Watson Explorer Content Analytics 11.0.1.
 

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