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December 2021: IBM i2 Intelligence Analysis Portfolio Support Newsletter

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Abstract

The December 2021 edition of the IBM i2 Intelligence Analysis Portfolio Support Newsletter shares the latest i2 news, software download, training opportunities, and knowledge articles for users and administrators.

Content

The December 2021 i2 Support Newsletter connects you with the latest i2 news, software download, knowledge articles and more. We hope it helps you make the most of i2!

New for You

Announcements:

!! i2 transition to Harris Computer Corporation ("Harris")

The i2 business has been acquired by Harris Computer. Starting on the 1st of January 2022, you can go to www.i2group.com for information on i2 software. The i2 support team will continue to support our customers and partners.  We look forward to working with you in the New Year.

Notifications

Due to international data privacy laws, we cannot migrate your i2 subscription and / or preferences to Harris. You will no longer receive notifications from IBM’s My Notifications service for any i2 offerings. You can re-subscribe to i2 notifications from Harris using this Harris link https://forms.office.com/r/p4W0vRfv9E to continue i2 Notifications.

!! i2 products end of support
iBase 8.9.13 and 8.9.12 will both reach End of Support in April 2022. Furthermore, as of SEPTEMBER 30th there are multiple versions of i2 products that have reached End of Support. Please review the announcement letters and software lifecycle information for more details:
!! Upgrade to iBase 9.0.x

If you have not upgraded to iBase 9.0.x and your existing deployment is earlier than iBase version 8.9.13, you must install iBase 8.9.13 and open all database in iBase Designer before you can proceed to the latest iBase 9.0.x version. iBase 8.9.13 will reach end of support in April 2022 and after that time will no longer be available for download on Passport Advantage.  Please start planning for your iBase migration accordingly. See the iBase 9 Release Notes for more information on upgrading, and the Announcements above for more information on the versions reaching end of support. Please reach out to i2 support if you have any questions about iBase 9.0.x upgrade.
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New technotes
IBM i2 EIA Errors with "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: expected one element but was" when SOLR is indexing - This technote provides a solution to an error during the solr indexing process; the error message is, "WARN InfoStoreRecordGroupIndexer - Encountered an exception while preparing batches for indexing. Will retry from last successful batch. com.i2group.utils.exception.
WrappedCheckedException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: expected one element but was: <CSVRecord [comment=null, mapping=null, recordNumber=#, values=[XXXXXXXXX]], CSVRecord [comment=null, mapping=null, recordNumber=#, values=[XXXXXXXXX]]>"
IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis DB2 SQLCODE=-1585 SQLSTATE=54048 - This technote provides a solution to a problem where an error was thrown after an i2 Analyze upgrade; the error message is
[DATABASE]: Unable to perform an operation against the data sources for the RecordsResource
Delegate  com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlException: A temporary table could not be created because there is no table space available for temporary system tables that has a compatible page size. SQLCODE=-1585, SQLSTATE=54048
"Pending schema update changes" preventing i2 Analyze upgrade - This technote provides a solution to an error during the i2 Analyze upgrade; the error message is, Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot generate the InfoStore database upgrade scripts because there are pending schema update changes.
How can I make link line thickness reflect the number of links between entities - This technote provides a guide on how to combine multiple links between two entities and then increase the thickness of the line
Why is "New Link" unavailable in my iBase Data Sources pane in i2 Analyst's Notebook - This technote provides a guidance on how to enable the "New Link" option in the data sources pane
Using previously linked matches in an IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook chart - This technote provides a guidance on how to use the previously linked matches feature in i2 Analyst's Notebook
All icons in IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook are represented as a white circle - This technote provides a solution to a problem in i2 Analyst's Notebook where all icons in the "insert fro palette" panel are white circles with black lines instead of the normal icons
How can I use Analyst Notebook Premium with all possible items rather than the limited schema from the Information Store - This technote provides a guidance on how to use i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium in a detached mode where all icons in a palette are available in the standard template
How to include data driven icon fields in an IBM i2 analyze schema derived from an iBase schema - This technote provides a guide on how to deploy i2 Analyze with a schema derived from iBase
How to include data driven icon fields in an IBM i2 analyze schema derived from an iBase schema - This technote provides a solution to a problem where the user deploys i2 Analyze with a schema derived from iBase but the icon type fields are not transmitted to the schema
How to test the i2 Analyze installation with the i2 Connect gateway - This technote provides a step-by-step instruction on how to test an i2 Connect gateway deployment
How to check if Solr is running on the local machine - This technote is a guide on checking the status of Apache Solr on your local machine
IBM i2 iBase bulk import - How to grant the SQL server account with read permission for the Bulk Import Data Files folder on the network drive - This technote provides an instruction on how to grant the default SQL server service account (which is a virtual account) with the necessary access to a temporary folder on a shared drive, so the account has access to the temporary file that is created by bulk import, during the bulk import process.
iBase 9.x requires the Microsoft 64 bit Office iFilter pack to Search 360 index *.xslx files on 64-bit systems - This technote provides a guide on how to install the suitable filter so iBase Search 360 can index the xslx file type
Large text columns in Excel are trimmed after the 255 character when importing in iBase Multi-Lines columns fields - This technote provides a solution to a problem where texts imported into iBase are cut off after 255 characters
IBM i2 iBase SCC Restricted Records can be viewed through iBase Link Chart or Expand - This technote provides a solution to a problem where iBase 9.0.4 (and earlier versions) allow ineligible users to view a Security Classification Code restricted record by using the iBase Link Chart or Analyst's Notebook's Expand feature
How to merge iBase records on an ANB chart - This technote provides a step-by-step instruction on how to merge the iBase records on the i2 Analyst's Notebook chart
After database migration, connecting to iBase database in Designer fails without error - This technote provides a solution to a problem where after the database migration, iBase Designer cannot open the database and it also does not display an error message
How to easily and quickly change a large number of Icons for an entity type  - This technote provides a step-by-step instruction on how to quickly change a large number icons for an entity type in iBase
Working with Yes/No fields in IBM i2 iBase - This technote provides an explanation and a solution to a problem where the Yes/No field data imported into iBase from an Excel spreadsheet is not populated correctly
Error extracting text in i2.iBase.ExtractText.exe. Return code -532462766 on iBase Search 360 Indexing  - This technote provides a solution to an error in Search 360 indexing operation; the error message is
Error: Processing document field 'Document Field:investigative document' [RecordId: DOC8]
Error extracting text in i2.iBase.ExtractText.exe. Return code -532462766
IBM i2 iBase - Incorrect display for dates when using custom display format - This technote provides a solution to a problem where some date fields are not displayed correction in iBase when the custom display format is used
How to turn off IBM i2 iBase alerting in Microsoft SQL Server - This technote provides a guidance on how to turn off iBase alerting in Microsoft SQL server
How to create logs in IBM i2 iBase Import Specifications - This technote provides a demonstration on how to enable the logging feature in iBase import Specification
IBM i2 iBase - Having a Tabulation character in a Code List pick list - This technote provides a solution to a problem where using Tabulation character in a Code List pick list can result in the error, "Invalid procedure call or argument"
i2 iBase - Opening a database results in non-system configuration settings - they can only be obtained when the database engine is connected - This technote provides a solution to an error where opening a database results in the error "Non-system configuration settings can only be obtained when the database engine is connected"
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For all i2 product issues or questions starting January 1st 2022, please open up a Support Case by clicking on Support on http://i2group.com/support and filling out the form to submit a case.

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Modified date:
26 September 2022

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