Every great community is enriched by those who work tirelessly behind the scenes, crafting the knowledge and resources that help others grow. In the InterSystems Developer Community, one such person is @Derek Robinson — a dedicated educator, whose passion for teaching has helped shape how developers everywhere learn to work with InterSystems technologies.

👏 Let's take a closer look at Derek's journey in the InterSystems ecosystem.

hi 😊,

i'm able to LOAD DATA in IRIS from a rather complex, say Oracle's, query. It works pretty well but requires a target table created aforehand:

LOAD DATA FROM JDBC CONNECTION SOME_OTHER_SERVER QUERY 'complex query here' INTO TargetTable

is there a way to base such target table on the same query ? 
CREATE FOREIGN TABLE seems to require a column definition which I would prefer to be taken from the query
CREATE TABLE AS SELECT seems to be for local queries and other methods, like Linked Table Wizard or %SYSTEM.SQL.Schema.

Hello,

I am working on integrating a CELL-DYN Ruby hematology analyzer (Abbott) with InterSystems Ensemble using the ASTM E1394 protocol over TCP/IP via a Digi One SP serial-to-TCP converter. I am facing a persistent issue where the Link Test keeps failing on the CDRuby side and the Transmit button remains greyed out. I have overridden EOTOptional=1 in the service class file as Ensemble was not able to send ACK after ENQ. Now I am getting below logs like Machine sends ENQ, Ensemble sends back ACK and Machine sends EOT instead of STX.

Hey Developers,

Thank you for being part of the InterSystems Developer Ecosystem! 
We truly appreciate your participation across the Developer Community, Open Exchange, Global Masters, and the Ideas Portal.

Each year we run a short survey to understand how we can improve our platforms and better support developers like you. Your feedback helps us shape the future of the ecosystem.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey:

👉 InterSystems Developer Ecosystem Annual Survey 2026 (3-5 min, 12 questions)

Note: The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Hey Community,

We're bringing our Developer Ecosystem session back to READY 2026.

👥 Streamlining Development Workflow with InterSystems Developer Community and Ecosystem 

🗓️ Tuesday, April 29, 2026
🕑 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM ET
📍 Cherry Blossom, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD 

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if it is possible to use the InterSystems Server VSCode Extension to work in client side mode but importing locally the content of a project without having to choose the files manually.

It would be awesome to have all project-related assets synchronized in one go. Relying on InterSystems Projects (.prj files) would be convenient for several reasons:

1. Projects bundle different file types (CLS, MAC, INT, CSP). Importing the project as a whole is much more efficient than picking individual files piece by piece.

Claude Code has a strong understanding of IRIS, but unexpected issues still occur.

The first issue is one that has already happened several times and is likely to continue occurring if not properly addressed.

In IRIS, the collation for string data (%String) is set to SQLUPPER by default. As a result, when data is retrieved via SQL, it may be returned in uppercase (for example, when sorting and aggregating with GROUP BY).

HealthShare Unified Care Record Fundamentals – Virtual* May 4-8, 2026

*Please review the important prerequisite requirements for this class prior to registering.

• Learn the architecture, configuration, and management of HealthShare Unified Care Record.
• This 5-day course teaches HealthShare Unified Care Record users and integrators the HealthShare Unified Care Record architecture and administration tasks. 
• The course also includes how to install HealthShare Unified Care Record. 
• This course is intended for HealthShare Unified Care Record developers, integrators, administrators and managers.

Hi Community!

Welcome to Issue #28 of the InterSystems Ideas newsletter! Let's look at the latest news from the Ideas Portal, such as:

✓ General Statistics
✓ Update on the current sweepstakes
✓ Your ideas implemented by InterSystems

And a little teaser: look forward to an exciting initiative linking Ideas Portal, Open Exchange, Global Masters, and Developer Community!

Hi Community,

We're excited to invite you to the next Community webinar presented by George James Software, an InterSystems partner:

👉 Deltanji source control 👈

🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, April 9th, 4 pm BST | 11 am EDT

Hi, Community!

Need help setting up OAuth on the FHIR Server? We'll guide you through the workflow:

Configuring OAuth for InterSystems FHIR Server

Since I started using Claude Code, my motivation to create things has skyrocketed.

Previously, even if I wanted to build something, actually doing the coding felt like a hassle, so unless there was a very strong need, I rarely went as far as programming. But now, if I just jot down the specifications, Claude Code handles the rest automatically, resulting in a dramatic improvement in productivity.

I come from a generation native to ObjectScript, so I used to feel some hesitation when it came to switching to Python.

Hello and welcome to the Developer Ecosystem News!

The first quarter of the year was full of exciting activities in the InterSystems Developer Ecosystem. In case you missed something, we've prepared a selection of the hottest news and topics for you to catch up on!

Hello,

can someone confirm to me if image for docker deployment of IRIS are ready for production? Also what about Healtshare products?

Thank you.

Is there a way to delete a message in a routing rule?  For example, an HL7 message doesn't qualify for a rule, but instead of the message being passed on to the next rule, you delete the message.

Hello all,

I have a EnsLib.HTTP.GenericMessage inbound from a webhook with a GC stream.

My router is defined as the following:

Hey Community!

We're happy to share the next video in the "Code to Care" series on our InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ Vibe Coding: Letting AI Build While You Steer

I am trying to built a Task that kicks off a Workflow to pull data into HSPD, and when I try to test the Task

I keep getting TestTask+3^OSU.Workday.TerminationsTask.1 *%Exception.StatusException ERROR <Ens>ErrConfigDisabled: Configuration item 'OSU.DataSource.Workday.TermService' is disabled

But within the Namespace the OSU.DataSource.Workday.TermService shows enabled.

Here is my Task that I am using...

Class OSU.Workday.TerminationsTask Extends %SYS.

Hi all,
I'm trying to learn Intersystems Iris. And I have a question.
How can I use left arrow key with if function. Also if it is possible, teach me that how can I make backspace to edit data?
P.S Sorry for bad English.
new var,key,curPos
w $char(27)_"[2J"_$char(27)_"[H"
s var="12345abcde"
s curPos=$length(var)+1
w $char(27)_"[3;1H"_"First var= "_var
for {
read *key
#; Left Arrow Key
if key="?" {
}
#; Right Arrow Key
elseif key="?" {
}
#; Backspace
elseif key=8 {
}
elseif key=9 {
quit
}
}
w !,"Last var= ",var
Kind Regards,
Ikh

This time, it’s not really programming per se, but we are using React as a front-end development tool for IRIS. When using a web development framework—not limited to React—one key consideration is which CSS framework to use. Up until now, we’ve been using Bootstrap, which is the standard and the easiest to get started with.

However, while it’s easy to use, I felt that it offers limited flexibility for customization. That said, even if we were to switch to another CSS framework, learning it and rewriting everything from scratch would be a significant effort, so we left things as they were.

Is your source control treating your InterSystems IRIS environment like a simple collection of files? Most source control tools lack the native intelligence to handle InterSystems IRIS, which is why your code is treated as such. 

Deltanji is different. It understands how code and other artifacts are stored within IRIS and can manage them directly. This eliminates the friction that other tools introduce to the process. 

Join us for an InterSystems-hosted webinar to see how Deltanji provides an enterprise-grade source control solution that is tightly integrated with your IRIS environment.

I have two RHEL 9.7 servers.  One is running intersystems in docker no problem. But, I have now tried two other servers RHEL 9.7 one, podman and one docker and I get the following.
 

I need to translate these labels on the Whole Record page view:

Anyone knows how to do it?
Thanks

READY 2026 is almost here, and we’re really curious to hear what everyone is looking forward to this year 🚀

What are you most excited about? It could be a topic you want to explore, a question you’re hoping to get answered or something you’re simply curious about.

Share your thoughts below! We’d love to hear what’s on your mind and see what others are excited about too 💬

Feel free to read through the replies and like the ones you relate to! 😊

We are working on Disk Consolidation and looking at Class/Globals that are rather large and not being cleaned up by the nightly Purge process. We have implemented DeleteHelper - A Class to Help with Deleting Referenced Persistent Classes | IDC on any Custom Data Classes, and Business Processes (BPL).

We have a bunch of Data Classes, BPL's, and Operations that connect to external MS SQL Server using JDBC to query or write data to using Stored Procedures and Queries. All that Query external tables are using EnsLib.SQL.Snapshot, and this is being written to ^Ens.AppData which is not cleaned up.

A Continuous Training (CT) pipeline formalises a Machine Learning (ML) model developed through data science experimentation, using the data available at a given point in time. It prepares the model for deployment while enabling autonomous updates as new data becomes available, along with robust performance monitoring, logging, and model registry capabilities for auditing purposes.

InterSystems IRIS already provides nearly all the components required to support such a pipeline. However, one key element is missing: a standardised tool for model registry.

Hi Community,

An error occurs during the analysis process in the FHIR SQL Builder. How can I identify the exact cause of the error?

Managing InterSystems Servers – Virtual  May 4-8, 2026

• Configure, manage, plan, and monitor system operations of InterSystems Data Platform technology
• This 5-day course teaches system and database administrators how to manage InterSystems® Data Platform technology which powers all of our products. 
• Learn to install, configure and secure the data platform, configure for high availability and disaster recovery, and monitor the system. 
• Students also learn troubleshooting techniques.

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