Release notes - IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook 9.3.1

Analyst's Notebook 9.3.1 is available.

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Description

i2 Analyst's Notebook is a stand-alone desktop product that is designed to provide users with a powerful, multidimensional visual analysis tool. It enables government agencies and private sector businesses to maximize the value of the mass of information that they collect.

With an intuitive and contextual design, i2 Analyst's Notebook allows users to quickly collate, analyze, and visualize data from disparate sources. Hidden connections and patterns in complex data are quickly discovered, delivering timely, actionable intelligence to help identify, predict, prevent, and disrupt criminal, cyber, and fraudulent activities.

Note: IBM® i2® Analyst's Notebook compatibility.
  • Analyst's Notebook 9.0 and later are not compatible with i2 software that is older than version 8.9.
  • Analyst's Notebook 9.2.4 and later no longer support i2 QRadar Offense Investigator.
  • Analyst's Notebook 9.3.1 uses Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) 94.4.20. Use the same version of CEF for third party plug-ins.
  • The minimum prerequisite for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is 3.5 SP1. The minimum prerequisite for Microsoft .NET Framework is 4.7.2, although Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is also supported.
  • IBM i2 iBase 9.0.5 can only be used with Analyst's Notebook Premium 9.2.4 and later.

Analyst's Notebook only supports the operating systems and supported software listed in the detailed system requirements. Ensure that existing installs are upgraded to currently supported versions of all the software required. For more information about the software supported for the current release, see System Requirements.

Release highlights

The following new and updated features are available:

IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook

The following APARs are fixed in this release of Analyst's Notebook:

  • Analyst's Notebook incorrectly handles the translation of colors for Analysis Attribute. [APAR PO09473]
  • Series Import tool fails to import data from some worksheets in an Excel workbook. [APAR PO09541]
  • Incorrect registry path listed for offline network printer. [APAR PO09567]
  • Pink color not showing in the Conditional Formatting color picker. [APAR PO09609]
  • The default colors for Conditional Formatting are all black in non-English versions. [APAR PO09614]
  • Unhandled exception message when selecting a background (invisible) chart item. [APAR PO09622]
  • Hidden text is not grey when printing to PDF. [APAR PO09642]

Virtualization support

Analyst's Notebook is supported on hardware virtualization environments that run any of the operating systems that are listed in the detailed system requirements. When you run in a virtual environment, any issues that can be replicated by IBM in a supported operating system are addressed by using the standard IBM support policy.
Note: Trial editions of IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook cannot be run in virtualized environments.

Known problems

The most up-to-date source for known problems in Analyst's Notebook is the HTML version of these release notes.

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

Analyst's Notebook
Table 1. Analyst's Notebook
Problem Description
Some versions of Google Earth are not compatible with Analyst's Notebook Google Earth versions 7.3.3 (32-bit) and 7.3.4 (32-bit) are not compatible with Analyst's Notebook. You should install version 7.3.1 (32-bit) or 7.3.2 (32-bit).
Unable to use Google Earth to map chart items One of the following error messages might be displayed when you try to map chart items to Google Earth:
  • Unhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue.
  • Google Earth failed to initialize. Please check that Google Earth version 4.2 or higher is installed, it is configured correctly and that your connection to the Google Earth server is working.
These errors can result if the Google Earth installation has been corrupted, Google Earth is not registered correctly, or the version of Google Earth is not compatible with Analyst's Notebook. Refer to the following technote for details of how to repair the installation, register the executable file, or install a different version.

IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook crashes when trying to map chart items to Google Earth
Embedded help files cannot render italic text in Arabic When you view the embedded help in Arabic on systems that use Windows 10, any text that set to italics does not render correctly.
Imported entities not merged on the chart if Identity data has spaces at the end Imported entities are not merged with entities on the chart whose Identity values contain spaces at the end. The importer removes the trailing space as a part of the import process. To identify matches correctly, remove any trailing spaces from Identity values of items on the chart before running the import.
In environments that connect to multiple data sources, Infotips can stop displaying When Analyst's Notebook is connected to two or more data sources and i2 Esri Maps is installed and enabled, Infotips can stop displaying. If this problem occurs, close one of the connections.
Import specifications that use Hierarchy layout are not always compatible If you create an import specification that uses the Hierarchy layout in Analyst's Notebook version 9.0.1 or earlier, or version 9.0.5 or later, an error occurs if you try to edit that import specification by using Analyst's Notebook versions 9.0.2, 9.0.3, or 9.0.4.
An entity type's icon is not shown after you delete a picture from an event frame Deleting a picture from an event frame does not revert to showing the entity type's icon. To show the entity type's icon, right-click Display > Type Icon, or select Type Icon on the Display page of the Edit Event Frame window.
Performance problems when you disconnect from the network When you disconnect from the network, but a network printer remains set as the default printer, switching between tabs in Analyst's Notebook can take several seconds. When you disconnect from a network, change the default printer to a local printer. Then, in Analyst's Notebook select a local printer.
Note: The following registry key value causes Analyst's Notebook to ignore the user selected printer, and can be deleted: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\i2\Analyst's Notebook 7\Printer.
Potentially unable to save entire charts when you Save as Picture If your computer has insufficient memory, you might be unable to save large charts when you select File > Save as > Save Entire Chart as Picture. To avoid this problem, save the chart in sections by selecting File > Save As > Save Current View as Picture, or save the chart in PDF format by selecting File > Print > Print to PDF.
Memory issues when charts have a large number of entities with picture representations If you attempt to save a chart with greater than 5500 entities that have picture representations, an Unexpected file format error message is displayed. You might be unable to save your chart or Analyst's Notebook might terminate during the save process.
Untranslated system attribute names are displayed when you search for attribute classes In a non-English version of Analyst's Notebook, when you search for attribute classes in the Insert from Palette task pane, the names of system attributes are not displayed in their translated form.
Colors window is not translated The Colors window always contains US English text, regardless of the user's settings.
i2 Esri Maps not loading If the i2 Esri plug-in does not load correctly, ensure that the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 runtime is installed.
Display issues with drawings that cross the International Date Line The following problems might occur when a drawing on an i2 Esri Map crosses the International Date Line:
  • Duplicate labels might appear for the drawing.
  • When you edit the drawing, the edit box might be positioned away from the drawing.
  • A line might appear drawn through the shape.
  • When you try to export the drawing through the API, it is exported as two shapes.
Labels not refreshing on the map In i2 Esri Maps, if you replace a textual label on a drawing with a blank label, parts of the original label might remain on the map.
Large circles do not render correctly In i2 Esri Maps, drawing a large circle or ellipse that overlaps itself causes the shape to be drawn incorrectly.
Problems drawing polygons or polylines on some maps In i2 Esri Maps, you might encounter instability when you are drawing a polygon or polyline on some map types, for example British National Grid. Problems can occur when you select and move the grab handles that lie between the vertices of the polygon or polyline.
Using i2 Esri Maps in a virtual environment takes longer to render the graphics layer Using i2 Esri Maps in a virtual environment requires access to a physical graphics card that supports DirectX 11. Many virtualization solutions enable access to physical graphics cards on a server and support client access through RDP or their proprietary container. However, if a remote desktop is used to access a virtual machine, i2 Esri Maps uses only WARP (software rendering). When i2 Esri Maps uses WARP, it can take longer to render the graphics layer.

In some configurations, reverting to WARP is unsupported. For example, if you are using Windows 7 in a virtual environment. In these situations, the map window displays an ArcGISRuntimeException error and you are unable to use i2 Esri Maps.
Analyst's Notebook trial version
Table 2. Analyst's Notebook trial version
Problem Description
Installing a purchased version of Analyst's Notebook after using the trial version requires an uninstall You must uninstall Analyst's Notebook trial version before you install a purchased version. If you directly upgrade from Analyst's Notebook trial version to a purchased version, you might encounter trial license expiry issues.
Analyst's Notebook trial version uses a network license If you use Analyst's Notebook trial version on a network where Product Access Management licensing is used, the trial version might attempt to use one of the network licenses.

More information

For more information, see the following resources:
IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook