Welcome back to a series of introductory articles on AI Hub, the new product feature currently in an early access program! (links: EAP Site for download, documentation)

In the last article, we covered how to create agents and agent tools directly in ObjectScript using the new %AI classes. However, sometimes, instead of creating a new agent, you just want to add some custom tools to an existing agent so you can ask your local claude code, codex, copilot or other agent of choice to query your data directly. This is where MCP Servers might come in.

With Embedded Python and the Native API, it is becoming increasingly natural to write part of IRIS application logic in Python. But one question quickly comes up: how can you manipulate IRIS persistent objects from Python without losing the connection to the native object model, class dictionary, indexes, storage, and SQL projections?

iris-persistence explores that question. The project provides a Python object persistence layer for InterSystems IRIS, inspired by %Persistent

Hi Developers,

We are happy to announce the new InterSystems online programming contest:

🏆 InterSystems Programming Contest: AI Agents for FHIR🏆

Duration: May 25 - June 14, 2026

Prize pool: $12,000

We’re introducing a brand-new badge line on Global Masters for participants of the Community Bounty Program “Idea to Application” 🎉

This program turns ideas from the Ideas Portal into real applications published on Open Exchange while rewarding developers with points, badges, visibility, and recognition across the ecosystem 🚀
 

I am working on a cache database query. Since the cache database doesn't support CTE I am using joins to calculate data. The issue is that aggregated data is only calculated for one where the condition for each row in the union. For eg. only the 'Prop decisioned' row is calculated others are always 0. There are many more case conditions.

Hey Community,

We're pleased to invite everyone to the upcoming Kick-off Webinar for InterSystems Programming Contest: AI Agents for FHIR!

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 26 – 12 pm EDT | 6 pm CEST  

Hello everyone,

As part of our recent initiative to modernize our observability stack, we have successfully transitioned our InterSystems IRIS logging framework to a structured JSON format. Now we need to dynamically enrich these logs with business-critical metadata specifically, theTenant ID.

We have this configmap to enable Json logs:

apiVersion: v1 
kind: ConfigMap
metadata: 
	name: iris-cpf-merge  
	namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
data:  
	merge.cpf: |    
	[Logging]    
	ChildProcessLaunchCommand=/usr/irissys/bin/irislogd -f /tmp/messages.json    
	Format=JSON    
	Enabled=1

 I’m exploring deployment options for InterSystems IRIS in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.

What deployment architectures, scaling strategies, or infrastructure best practices are commonly recommended by the community? I’d also appreciate guidance regarding high availability, backups, and monitoring in cloud-based deployments.

IRIS is installed and running in an Ubuntu VM.

Visual Studio Code is being used in the host Windows OS and is connected to the IRIS server.

When attempting to execute commands with sudo from the InterSystems Lite Terminal in VSCode using $ZF(-100), error code 127 is returned.

I tried configuring Ubuntu to avoid password prompts by adding the following line to /etc/sudoers.tmp:

ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

However, the above configuration did not work.

Is there a way to execute sudo commands from InterSystems IRIS Production ObjectScript code in Ubuntu?

Good afternoon,

I have received a WSDL.

I have imported it successfully in HealthShare.

The external is requesting me to send messages with the following structure (using the auto-generated SOAP Bussiness Operation from the WSDL), as you see they need a custom http header titled "Appian-API-Key", as the following:

            curl --request POST \
              --url [ endpoint ] \
              --header 'Appian-API-Key:  << API KEY >> \
              --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
              --data '<?xml version='\''1.0'\'' encoding='\''utf-8'\''?>
            <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv='\''http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'\''>
              <soapenv:Body>
                <tns:acceptMessage xmlns:tns='\''http://ws.connectors.connect.mirth.com/'\''>
                <![CDATA[  Message  ]]>
                </tns:acceptMessage>
              </soapenv:Body>
            </soapenv:Envelope>'

I am trying to connect to hive database and IRIS Intersystems Databases using jaydebeapi in python. I am able to connect to one database at a time. While trying to connect to other database, I am getting the below error

"Class org.apache.hive.jdbc.HiveDriver is not found"

or 

"Class com.intersystems.jdbc.IRISDriver is not found"

lin1 -

hive_con = jd.connect(java_driver_class, jdbc_conn_url, [hive_user, hive_pass],jarfile)

lin2 -

iris_con = jd.connect(iris_driver_class, iris_conn_url, [iris_user, iris_pass],jarfile)

The rise of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures within large institutions has redefined hosting for InterSystems IRIS interoperability applications (productions). In modern environments, the standard layout involves at least two production instances operating on distinct nodes under a load-balancing configuration to handle requests.

The benefits are clear: you can now scale dynamically based on request volume, increasing the number of active productions during peak demand and going down when traffic subsides.

Hi Community,

We're super excited to announce the winner of the North American Demo Showcase raffle. 

Over the last 6 weeks, we have explored an outstanding selection of 8 demo videos featuring cutting-edge technologies, AI-powered solutions, and innovative use cases. 18 members have joined the game, racking up a total of 53 raffle entries between them. 

We'd like to thank all the participants who took the time to watch the videos and answer the questions! 

Also, we're thankful to our Sales Engineers who have put together this impressive lineup filled with creativity and technical know-how. 

And now it's time to see who the winner is!

Is there any way to read messages on the portal that are in STREAM or STATUS format?

Hello everyone.

After trying to run Python methods in the intersystemsdc/irishealth-community Docker container, which no longer allows any Python methods to be executed, I decided to abandon this version and start working with containers.intersystems.com/intersystems/iris-community.

In this environment, the Python methods work, which was a significant improvement.

I'm trying to import my libraries with pip install -r requirements.txt

InterSystems IRIS globals are one of the platform's core strengths: they store hierarchical data in a direct, ordered, and efficient structure. But when working from Python, manipulating globals can sometimes feel closer to a low-level API than to the natural habits of the language.

The iris-global-reference project provides a Python layer on top of IRIS globals. Its goal is simple: make access to globals more readable, more idiomatic, and easier to integrate into modern Python code, without hiding the underlying hierarchical model.

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.

Over the years, we keep monitoring Orphan Messages, and I have begun to notice the number of ACK/NCK's that do not match the Scheme in which the message was sent so it can't not align or signify that the message was OK. For example, if we send an ADT^A08 HL7 message to the vendor, and they send back a A08 instead of an ACK as the message type.

Currently our default is to have Save Replies on EnsLib.HL7.Operation set to IndexNotOk's.

Hello Community,  

What is the most efficient, memory-safe way to get the names of the corrupted indexes on very large tables for a rebuild. However, if an index has millions of corrupted rows, the .errors array in %ValidateIndices grows too large and throws a errorerror.

InterSystems is pleased to announce the general availability of:

• InterSystems IRIS Data Platform 2026.1.0.237.3
• InterSystems IRIS for Health 2026.1.0.237.3
• HealthShare Health Connect 2026.1.0.237.3

This release adds support for the Ubuntu 26.04 operating system.  Ubuntu 26.04 includes Linux kernel 7.0, security improvements, along with installer and user interface improvements.  

We are only releasing IRIS for Intel/AMD (x86_64) processors at this time.  We've seen occasional network problems on ARM servers.

Hello everyone,

The InterSystems Learning Services Certification Team is pleased to announce the release of the InterSystems CCR EHR Application Specialist exam. The exam is now available for purchase and scheduling in the InterSystems exam catalog.

This certification is intended for InterSystems EHR application specialists who use Tier 2 CCRs to manage and deploy configuration changes across environments. The content covers CCR fundamentals through Tier 2–specific topics.

Hi Community,

Do you build and manage applications with InterSystems IRIS SQL?

🎓Two tiers of certifications—specialist and professional (new!)—are now available! 

 What logging and auditing strategies are commonly recommended for InterSystems IRIS environments?

I’m interested in learning about best practices for tracking user activity, troubleshooting issues, monitoring integrations, and maintaining compliance in enterprise or healthcare systems.

Are there built-in tools or external integrations that work especially well for this purpose?

Hi Community!

It's time to celebrate our 18 fellow members who took part in the latest InterSystems Technical Article Contest and wrote

🌟 21 AMAZING ARTICLES 🌟

The competition brought together outstanding publications, each showcasing expertise and innovation. With so many high-quality submissions, selecting the best was a true challenge for the judges.

Let's meet the winners and look at their articles: