Hello Community! As another great year comes to a close, I wanted to notify you about an upcoming change to the vscode-objectscript extension. In an effort to reduce the extension's footprint, simplify maintenance, and improve ease of use, InterSystems plans to remove some rarely-used configuration settings. Our telemetry tells us that these settings are changed from the default by fewer than 2% of users. However, before finalizing the removal I would like to give any users of these settings the opportunity to explain why a setting shouldn't be removed.

Working on interfaces, trying to add simple email alert (link below) under "Operations"

https://docs.intersystems.com/healthconnect20231/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI…

if the message is good,  health connect processes ok.

if the message has an ERROR, it held up the message in Queue (keep retrying), then subsequent messages held up in the queue as well to be processed. Because of the message held up in Queue, Operation for TCP connection also turning blue.

Please advice.

Hi community,

we recently updated our Health Connect instance from 2021.1 to 2024.1 and also migrated to new hardware. The production environment is connected to an enterprise message bank system.

After going live with the new system we recognized, that enterprise system nodes in the messagebank were automatically created using a hostname for the "Web IP Address" setting, which actually had changed (to the hostname of the former production environment) before starting the production and sending messages. The "Client Nickname" contains the correct hostname.

It was encouraging to see more people building VS Code extensions for the recent contest. However I noticed that of of the three extensions requiring credentials with which to make their connections only mine, gj :: dataLoader, leverages the long-established and officially-supported InterSystems Server Manager extension to obtain the connection definitions and to handle credentials securely.

Need to capture filename during BPL process, then set it to MSH-6 in the HL7 message.

Please advice, if this can be done.

Hi,

I need a simple function for formatting a string, like in Python or C#. That's easy:

Class Very.Very.Long.Class.Name
{
ClassMethod Format(fmt As %String, args...) As %String [ Language = python ]
{
return fmt.format(*args)
}
}

To simplify calls, I want to wrap the function into a macro:

ROUTINE StringUtil [Type=INC]

#define FMT(%fmt,%a0)                                           ##class(Very.Very.Long.Class.Name).Format(%fmt,%a0)
/// #define FMT(%fmt,%a0,%a1)                              ##class(Very.Very.Long.Class.

We are happy to present the bonuses page for the applications submitted to the InterSystems "Bringing Ideas to Reality" Contest 2025!

See the results below.

Apache Airflow is the leading open-source platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor data pipelines and workflows using Python. Workflows are defined as code (DAGs), making them version-controlled, testable, and reusable. With a rich UI, 100+ built-in operators, dynamic task generation, and native support for cloud providers, Airflow powers ETL/ELT, ML pipelines, and batch jobs at companies like Airbnb, Netflix, and Spotify.

Airflow Application Layout

Hi Community,

It's voting time! Cast your votes for the best applications in our InterSystems "Bringing Ideas to Reality" Contest:

🔥 VOTE FOR THE BEST APPS 🔥

How to vote? Details below.

I use $SELECT() in Architect to aggregate various data conditions into a single dimension.

I have a data table like this: id, user, userData1, userData2...

Where each user action is the %Integer ID of that action from some source. Then in expression field i use: $SELECT(userAction1:"This user action", userAction2:"That user action".) and so on, up to 14 conditions, excluding the default placeholder 1:"Other" (which is always empty because there is a condition with 100% chance).

Introduction

In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizations deploying mission-critical applications must implement robust security architectures that protect sensitive data while maintaining high availability and performance. This is especially crucial for enterprises utilizing advanced database management systems like InterSystems IRIS, which often powers applications handling highly sensitive healthcare, financial, or personal data.

Hey Community!

We're happy to share a new video from our InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯  SQL Tricks and Tips @ Ready 2025

Given a JSON schema at runtime, I want to programmatically create persistent classes with corresponding properties and indices. Is there a way to dynamically compile and load such classes?

Hey Developers,

Enjoy the new video on InterSystems Developers YouTube

⏯ Enhancing Customer Engagement with Vector Search - Building a Customer Facing Chatbot @ READY 2025

Hello Community! 👋
Welcome to the second part of the IRIS IO Utility series. This extension represents my submission for the InterSystems "Bringing Ideas to Reality" Contest 2025 and offers you an intuitive and powerful interface for importing and exporting data directly inside VS Code.

• You can find the extension on my GitHub page: pietrodileo/iris_io_utility
• VSIX file to install the extension on VSCode can be found on the related release page: releases: iris-io-utility

If you find this extension useful, please consider voting for me at the contest!

Hi everyone. Long time no see. Again, I would like to share what I am studying recently Create Foreign Tables Using SQL via JDBC.

Since I am learning about the IRIS BI at the same time, so I started with this Sample-BI docker environment

https://github.com/intersystems/Samples-BI

After starting the environment, login to the management portal http://localhost:52773/csp/sys/UtilHome.csp  with the user Superuser.

Switch the namespace to IRISAPP.

😀 We will find out that all the sample data are stored in this namespace IRISAPP.

Introduction

As AI-driven automation becomes an essential part of modern information systems, integrating AI capabilities into existing platforms should be seamless and efficient. The IRIS Agent project showcases how generative AI can work effortlessly with InterSystems IRIS, leveraging its powerful interoperability framework—without the need to learn Python or build separate AI workflows from scratch.
This project explores how ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude, two of the most advanced AI models, can interact with IRIS using Custom GPTs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Hi, Community!

See how to efficiently validate incoming CDA documents and comply with standards using the cloud-based CDA Validation Service!

Streamlining CDA Data Feed Setup in Health Connect Cloud

InterSystems FAQ rubric

Too run SQL in Terminal use $system.SQL.Shell().

Please refer to the sample below.

SAMPLES>do $System.SQL.Shell()
SQL Command Line Shell
---------------------------------------------------- The command prefix is currently set to: <>.
Enter q to quit, ? for help.
SAMPLES>>select * from Sample.Vendor
1. select * from Sample.

Supply Chain refers to a set of processes and activities performed by the company's business areas and its suppliers and partners (stakeholders), from the acquisition of raw materials, through production, to delivery to the end consumer. It can be better managed using SCM solutions with the orchestration of the InterSystems IRIS:

If one of your packages on OEX receives a review, you get notified by OEX only of YOUR own package.   
The rating reflects the experience of the reviewer with the status found at the time of review.   
It is kind of a snapshot and might have changed meanwhile.   
Reviews by other members of the community are marked by * in the last column.

I also placed a bunch of Pull Requests on GitHub when I found a problem I could fix.    
Some were accepted and merged, and some were just ignored.     
So if you made a major change and expect a changed review, just let me know.

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a way to make Ens.ScheduleHandler alert on error?

Cheers,

Otto

Hi Community,

Are you looking for resources to help your team onboard? Use these guides to get started!

Updated 12/09/25

Hi Community,

You can unlock the full potential of InterSystems IRIS—and help your team onboard—with the full range of InterSystems learning resources offered online and in person, for every role in your organization. Developers, system administrators, data analysts, and integrators can quickly get up to speed.

Updated 12/09/25

Hi Community,

Need to find the most relevant onboarding for your HealthShare Unified Care Record® team? Maximize your team's knowledge and success by diving into this curated list of offerings from InterSystems Learning Services—which includes online and in-person training for a variety of roles in your organization.

I'm pleased to announce the publication of gj :: dataLoader, a new VS Code extension that simplifies the task of loading data from local CSV files into SQL tables on your InterSystems IRIS servers.

Here's an introductory video:

gj :: dataLoader is now available on Marketplace for direct installation into VS Code. It is my entry in the "Bringing Ideas to Reality" Contest 2025 and implements this idea - https://ideas.intersystems.com/ideas/DPI-I-667

Feedback is welcome.

New contest — new chance to earn points on Global Masters!

7,000 points for each walkthrough video submission 🧐

What this is about:
We're looking for feedback on the Interoperability UI in the latest release, 2025.3.
You can check what's new in this recent announcement by @Aya Heshmat 
How to take part: 

Hi Community,

With the General Availability of the 2025.3 release of InterSystems IRIS® data platform, InterSystems IRIS® for Health™, and HealthShare® Health Connect, we are now collecting your ideas for improvement. 

If the new release inspired you or highlighted opportunities to enhance the developer experience, please share your suggestions on the InterSystems Ideas Portal - every idea is reviewed by our product teams and can influence future releases.

What are best practices for JSON transformation in IRIS interoperability? This is for a non-healthcare use case, so any tools we happen to have around FHIR might not be available. The motivating use case is trimming down a verbose and needlessly complex REST API response to feed to an LLM - trying to reduce token usage and maybe get better results from less noisy data.

Specifically, I'm imagining matching based on JSONPath expressions and simplifying structures based on the inferred type of elements rather than a full schema.