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Announcement
Evgeny Shvarov · Feb 9, 2023
Hi Developers!
Here is the score of technical bonuses for participants' applications in the InterSystems Developer Tools Contest 2023!
Project
Idea Implementation
Python
Docker
ZPM
Online Demo
Code Quality
First Article on DC
Second Article on DC
Video on YouTube
First Time Contribution
Total Bonus
Nominal
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
22
gateway-sql
3
2
2
2
1
10
xml-to-udl
2
1
2
3
3
11
iris-persistent-class-audit
2
2
1
2
3
3
13
GlobalStreams-to-SQL
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
13
DX Jetpack for VS Code
2
2
2
1
3
10
JSONfile-to-Global
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
13
apptools-admin
3
2
5
irissqlcli
3
2
2
7
OpenAPI-Suite
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
13
iris-connections
2
2
1
2
1
3
11
Intersystems IRIS platform queue trend monitoring component
2
2
3
7
message_key_query
2
2
3
7
iris-log-viewer
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
16
iris-tripleslash
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
14
iris_log_analytics
3
3
iris-deploy-tools
2
2
2
6
blockchain - [ IRIS python ]
3
3
cos-url-shortener
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
16
iris-geo-map
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
16
ISC DEV
0
IRIS Data Migration Manager
3
3
Bonuses are subject to change upon the update.
Please claim here in the comments below or in the Discord chat. Thanks @Evgeny.Shvarov for the sharing.
Please note that iris-geo-map also has a video on YouTube
Thank you @Evgeny.Shvarov !
Could you please consider there is two articles OpenAPI-Suite and the Idea implementation is DPI-I-226
I claim 2nd article for both GlobalStreams-to-SQLhttps://community.intersystems.com/post/global-streams-sql-2
and JSONfile-to-Globalhttps://community.intersystems.com/post/jsonfile-global-2THX Yes, you achieved the Video bonus. Thank you for help! I've added your bonuses. Thank you! Thank you! Now these bonuses have been applied. Thanks to you @Semion.Makarov ! Thanks @Semion.Makarov Hello, I tried to add the video link to iris-log-viewer within Open Exchange, but I am not sure why it is not showing. Here is the link:
https://youtu.be/VSTVZaC-fp8
Thanks,
Oliver Yes, I see the video on the video tab. I've added bonus points for this. Thank you! Second article related to DX Jetpack is at https://community.intersystems.com/post/gj-codespex-now-supports-exclusions, and it includes a link to a YouTube video. Also, there's a containerized demo of DX Jetpack at https://github.com/gjsjohnmurray/dx-jetpack-demo (link in the README of the extension too), which I hope will count for the Docker bonus. Hi John! I've added these bonuses to your app. Could you please add link to the container repo in your OpenExchange app description? Hi there,
For iris-persistent-class-audi, I loaded a video on youtube a week ago and linked it on OEX. Hi Stefan!
There is a special field in the app description on OEX regarding the video. If you do this it appears on the apps page in Videos section. e.g. like here.
Otherwise it's not clear where to look for it. I updated it like that last week. Apparently, I did not send it for approval, which I thought i did. Hi Stefan! I've updated your points. irissqlcli has a docker version of the tool (even two versions, including for web), is it acceptable?
And demo docker-compose-example.yml, which can be used to test it locally with IRIS @Evgeny.Shvarov I would like to request 1 point for our second articlehttps://community.intersystems.com/post/elevate-your-unit-tests-next-level Hi Henrique! Your points have been updated. Hi Dmitry! I have checked and updated the bonuses. Hello,Please add bonuses `Idea Implementation` to the `gateway-sql` project.https://ideas.intersystems.com/ideas/DPI-I-224
Hello,Please add bonuses `Second articule (translation) and YouTube vídeo to cos-url-shortener Project.
I added embedded Python too (but maybe too late) xD
Thanks!. Thanks Semion. I added that, and I have now set up an online demo and linked to it from OpenExchange. Please add this bonus. Hi Sergey! Your points were updated. Hi Daniel! Sorry, but to receive a bonus for the article, it must be an original piece and not a translation. All other bonuses have been added to your app. Thanks!! Thanks!! Hi @Semion.Makarov
Sorry to bother you, but we add the Youtube video for our app. Here the link for the announcement
https://community.intersystems.com/post/iris-tripleslash-video-announcement Hi Henrique! I've updated bonuses on your app. Could you please add the video to the app in OEX? Thanks @Evgeny Shvarov for the sharing.Message-key-query has online demo，https://ddmer547.github.io/message_key_query/#/iris， At the same time, the program is packaged in the form of ZPM Hi! You have received points for the online demo. However, you are unable to receive points for the ZPM bonus because you need to publish your package to the public registry. Hi @wang.zhe!
Message key query has the online demo bonus in place.
But on the IPM(ZPM) - you need to publish the app IPM module to make it available. See the documentation:
https://docs.openexchange.intersystems.com/solutions/submit/#package-manager-checkbox
Also, please follow the naming convention for ObjectScript classes and IPM modules. Sorry, I didn't see your message. I've already added points for this bonus.
Announcement
Evgeny Shvarov · Apr 19, 2023
Hi Developers!
Here is the score of technical bonuses for participants' applications in the InterSystems Developer Tools Contest 2023!
Project
IntegratedML usage
Online Demo
First Article on DC
Second Article on DC
Video on YouTube
First Time Contribution
Community Idea Implementation
IRIS Cloud SQL Survey
Total Bonus
Nominal
5
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
21
IntegratedML-IRIS-Cloud-Height-prediction
5
2
3
10
audit-consolidator
2
2
3
2
9
Tokenizator
2
3
2
7
Sheep’s Galaxy
5
2
2
3
2
14
superset-iris
2
2
3
2
9
iris-mlm-explainer
5
2
2
9
Customer churn predictor
5
2
2
2
11
AI text detection
5
2
2
3
2
14
Bonuses are subject to change upon the update.
Please claim here in the comments below or in the Discord chat. Apache Superset in ideas - https://ideas.intersystems.com/ideas/DPI-I-288 I've added idea implementation bonus to your app. Thank you for help! I do not see any bonus for audit-consolidator. I wrote 3 articles. I created online demo. I am trying to upload my video. I uploaded YouTube video about audit-consolidator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYen4hEZR9c Hi @Oliver.Wilms !
I answered you in DM. From all the three articles one received the bonus.
Announcement
Anastasia Dyubaylo · Nov 3, 2022
Hello Community,
We're happy to announce that the InterSystems IRIS, IRIS for Health, HealthShare Health Connect, & InterSystems IRIS Studio 2022.2 is out now!
And to discuss all the new and enhanced features of it we'd like to invite you to our webinar What’s New in InterSystems IRIS 2022.2.
In this webinar, we’ll highlight some of the new capabilities of InterSystems IRIS® and InterSystems IRIS for Health™, version 2022.2, including:
Columnar storage - beta release
New rule editor
SQL enhancements
Support for new and updated platforms
Cloud storage connectors for Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
Speakers:🗣 @Robert.Kuszewski, Product Manager, Developer Experience🗣 @Benjamin.DeBoe, Product Manager
This time around, we've decided to host these webinars on different days for different timezones, so that everyone is able to choose the time to his or her liking. Here they are:
📅 Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022⏱ Time: 1:00 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (New South Wales)🔗 Register here
📅 Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022⏱ Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time🔗 Register here
📅 Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022⏱ Time: 10:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time🔗 Register here
Don't forget to register via the links above and see you there!
Announcement
Olga Zavrazhnova · Nov 18, 2022
InterSystems team is heading up to our next hackathon stop - European Healthcare Hackathon in Prague Nov 25-27.
Registration closes on November 20 - so don't hesitate to register. You can participate online or in-person!
InterSystems will introduce the "Innovate with FHIR" challenge with prizes for the best use of InterSystems FHIR services.
Article
Anastasia Dyubaylo · Mar 16, 2023
Hey Community,
Here is a short article about how to embed a video into your post.
There are two approaches.
1️⃣ With the recent update to the UI/UX of the Developer Community we implemented a new approach. Now, to insert a video you need to click a button Youtube
and fill in the form
Either provide a URL to the video, or paste an Embed code from step 3 of the next approach.
2️⃣ Another approach is to do it manually, just follow the steps:
1. Open a video you wish to embed in YouTube:
2. Click Share and choose Embed:
3. Copy the contents of the upper right textbox or just click on the Copy button in the bottom right corner:
4. In your post on Community switch to Source view:
5. Insert the copied content from step 3 exactly where you want it to be:
6. Click on the Source button again to return to the WYSIWYG view and continue writing your post.
This is it - this is how you embed a YouTube video into your community post.
Hope it answers one of your questions on how to write on Community ;)
Leave your thoughts on the subject in the comments section or propose another topic for an article on how to write posts on the Developer Community. Great instruction, Anastasia!
Maybe we could add a new(sic!) button into editor that will expect Youtube URL and will transform it into the embedded form and insert the fragment into the post?
Sounds easier than several operations? yeah, it's already in our development plan ;)
stay tuned for the updates! great to know - thank you :) We've updated the tutorial on how to add videos to your posts with the new way to do it thanks to the new functionality introduced with the release here.
Just click a button Youtube
and fill in the form
Article
Eduard Lebedyuk · Feb 10, 2023
In this article, we will establish an encrypted JDBC connection between Tableau Desktop and InterSystems IRIS database using a JDBC driver.
While [documentation on configuring TLS with Java clients](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_javacli) covers all possible topics on establishing an encrypted JDBC connection, configuring it with Tableau might be a little bit tricky, so I decided to write it down.
# Securing SuperServer
Before we start with client connections, you need to configure SuperServer, which by default runs on port `1972` and is responsible for xDBC traffic to accept encrypted connections. This topic is described in the [documentation](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_superserver), but to summarise it, you need to do three things:
1. Generate CA and server cert/key. I use [easyRSA](https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa):
```bash
mkdir /tls
cd /easyrsa3
./easyrsa init-pki
# Prep a vars file https://www.sbarjatiya.com/notes_wiki/index.php/Easy-rsa#Initialize_pki_infrastructure
# cp /tls/vars /opt/install/easy-rsa/easyrsa3/pki/vars
./easyrsa build-ca
./easyrsa gen-req IRIS nopass
./easyrsa sign-req server IRIS
cp pki/issued/* /tls/
cp pki/private/* /tls/
cp pki/ca.crt /tls/
sudo chown irisusr:irissys /tls/*
sudo chmod 440 /tls/*
```
Optionally, generate client cert/key for mutual verification. I recommend doing it after establishing an initial encrypted connection.
2. Create `%SuperServer` SSL Configuration, which uses server cert/key from (1).
```objectscript
set p("CertificateFile")="/tls/IRIS.crt"
set p("Ciphersuites")="TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256:TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256"
set p("Description")="Autogenerated SuperServer Configuration"
set p("Enabled")=1
set p("PrivateKeyFile")="/tls/IRIS.key"
set p("PrivateKeyPassword")=""
set p("PrivateKeyType")=2
set p("TLSMaxVersion")=32
set p("TLSMinVersion")=16 // Set TLSMinVersion to 32 to stick with TLSv1.3
set p("Type")=1
set sc = ##class(Security.SSLConfigs).Create("%SuperServer", .p)
kill p
```
3. Enable (or Require) SuperServer SSL/TLS support::
```
set p("SSLSuperServer")=1
set sc = ##class(Security.System).Modify("SYSTEM", .p)
kill p
```
Where: 0 - disabled, 1 - enabled, 2 - required.
Before you Require SSL/TLS connections, remember to enable SSL/TLS connections to the SuperServer for [WebGateway](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_WEBGATEWAY) and [Studio](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_studio). I recommend first enabling SSL/TLS connections, then verifying that all clients (xDBC, WebGateway, Studio, NativeAPI, etc.) use encrypted SSL/TLS connections and requiring SSL/TLS connections only after that.
Now we are ready to establish an encrypted JDBC connection from Tableau Desktop.
# Configuring encrypted JDBC connection from Tableau Desktop
1. [Download JDBC drivers](https://intersystems-community.github.io/iris-driver-distribution/).
2. Place the JDBC driver into the correct folder:
- Windows: `C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers`
- Mac: `~/Library/Tableau/Drivers`
- Linux: `/opt/tableau/tableau_driver/jdbc`
3. Create `truststore.jks` from the SuperServer CA certificate: `keytool -import -file CA.cer -alias CA -keystore truststore.jks -storepass 123456 -noprompt`
4. Create `SSLConfig.properties` file:
```
debug = false
logFile = javatls.log
protocol = TLSv1.3
cipherSuites = TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
trustStoreType = JKS
trustStore = truststore.jks
trustStorePassword = 123456
trustStoreRecoveryPassword = 123456
```
5. Place `SSLConfig.properties` and `truststore.jks` in a working directory of your java program. Note that Tableau spawns several processes. You need a working directory for the Java process (which is not a root process or one of the QT processes). Here's how to find it on Windows with [ProcessExplorer](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer):
and go to the java process properties and get the current directory:
So for Windows, for me it's `C:\Users\elebedyu\AppData\Local\Temp\TableauTemp`, or in general `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\TableauTemp`.
On Mac and Linux, you can figure it out using `lsof -d cwd`. Please write in comments if you determined the directory for Mac/Linux.
6. Create `.properties` file. This file contains JDBC customizations. Name it `IRIS.properties` and place it:
- On Windows: `C:\Users\\Documents\My Tableau Repository`
- On Mac and Linux: `~/Documents/My Tableau Repository`
If you are using the Tableau version before 2020.3, you should use Java 8 for JDBC connections. Java 8 properties files require ISO-8859-1 encoding. As long as your properties file contains only ASCII characters, you can also save it in UTF-8. However, ensure that you don't save with a BOM (Byte order mark). Starting in Tableau version 2020.3, you can use UTF-8 encoded properties files, which are standard with Java 9+.
In this file, specify your JDBC connection properties:
```
host=
port=
user=
password=
connection\ security\ level=10
```
Note that Tableau uses `JDBCDriverManager`, all properties are [listed here](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=BJAVA_refapi#BJAVA_refapi_connparms). As per the `.properties` [file spec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.properties), you must escape whitespaces in keys with a `\`.
7. Open Tableau and create a new JDBC connection, specifying the properties file. It should connect.
# Debugging connections
First try establishing an unencrypted connection. If something does not work, go to `My Tableau Repository\Logs` and open `jprotocolserver.log`. In there, search for:
```
Connecting to jdbc:IRIS://host:port/DATABASE
Connection properties {password=*******, connection security level=*******, port=*******, host=*******, user=_SYSTEM}
Connected using driver {com.intersystems.jdbc.IRISDriver} from isolatedDriver.
```
If logged connection properties do not contain the properties you expect, Tableau is not seeing your `IRIS.properties` file.
# Verifying that connection is encrypted
1. Close everything except for Tableau, which might communicate with IRIS.
2. Open WireShark and start capturing on the correct network interface. Set Capture Filter to: `host `.
3. In Tableau, try to connect to IRIS, change the schema, or perform any other action requiring server communication.
4. If everything is properly configured, you should see Packets with Protocol `TLSv1.3`, and following a TCP stream should result in you looking at a ciphertext.
# Conclusion
Use the best security practices for xDBC connections.
# Links
- [SuperServer TLS](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_superserver)
- [WebGateway TLS](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_WEBGATEWAY)
- [Studio TLS](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_studio)
- [Java TLS](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GTLS_javacli)
- [Java Connection Properties](https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=BJAVA_refapi#BJAVA_refapi_connparms)
- [easyRSA](https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa) This helped me a lot, thanks!! I just want to note that in the section "Securing SuperServer" there is a typo where it says:
set sc = ##class(Security.SSLConfig).Create("%SuperServer", .p)
should say:
set sc = ##class(Security.SSLConfigs).Create("%SuperServer", .p)
Because it threw me a "Class Does Not Exists" error.
Regards,
Mauro
Thanks! Fixed.
Are you on Mac by any chance? No, Windows as the client and Linux as the server
Announcement
Laurel James (GJS) · Feb 15, 2023
How source control integrates with your system is imperative in ensuring it works seamlessly behind the scenes without interruption.
Deltanji source control understands the internal workings of InterSystems IRIS and provides a solution that can seamlessly handle its unique needs, with client integrations for VS Code, Studio, Management Portal, and Management Portal Productions.
You can find out more about the benefits of using a source control tailored for InterSystems IRIS at this webinar.
This demo will show how Deltanji goes beyond the traditional CI/CD pipeline, automating the project lifecycle from development through to deployment, making it the perfect source control companion for organizations with continually evolving systems.
🗓 Thursday, February 23rd⏰ 4 pm GMT | 5 pm CET | 11 am ET
Sign up here > http://bit.ly/40JOaxo
Announcement
Irène Mykhailova · Jun 23
Hi Community!
We have great news for those of you who are interested in what's happening at the InterSystems Ready 2025 but couldn't attend in person. All the keynotes are being streamed! Moreover, you can watch them afterwards if they happen at an inopportune time.
Keynotes from Day 1 are already ready 😉
And don't forget to check out the rest of the keynotes:
Keynotes from day 2
Keynotes from day 3
It promises to be epic!
Announcement
Anastasia Dyubaylo · Jul 9
Hey Community,
We're pleased to invite all the developers to the upcoming kick-off webinar for the InterSystems Developer Tools Contest!
Date & Time: Monday, July 14 – 11 am EDT | 5 pm CEST
Discover the exciting challenges and opportunities that await developers in this contest. We will also discuss the topics we would like the participants to cover and show you how to develop, build, and deploy applications using the InterSystems IRIS data platform.
Speakers: 🗣 @Raj.Singh5479, Project Manager - Developer Experience, InterSystems🗣 @Evgeny.Shvarov, Senior Startups and Community Programs Manager, InterSystems🗣 @DKG, Developer Relations Evangelist, InterSystems
✅ Register for the kick-off today!
Announcement
Evgeny Shvarov · Jul 31
We are happy to present the bonuses page for the applications submitted to the InterSystems Developer Tools Contest 2025!
See the results below.
Project
Vector Search
Embedded Python
Interoperability
IRIS BI
VSCode Plugin
FHIR Tools
Docker
IPM
Community Idea Implementation
Find Embedded Python bug
First Article on DC
Second Article on DC
Video on YouTube
First Time Contribution
Total Bonus
Nominal
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
3
3
37
Interoperability REST API Template
3
3
6
iristest-html
3
3
Global-Inspector
2
2
2
3
9
InterSystems Testing Manager for VS Code
3
4
2
1
3
13
IPM Explorer for VSCode
3
2
3
3
11
typeorm-iris
2
4
2
3
11
addsearchtable
3
3
iris-message-search
3
2
2
7
iris4word
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
3
23
PyObjectscript Gen
0
IrisTest
2
3
5
dc-artisan
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
22
templated_email
3
3
2
2
2
12
wsgi-to-zpm
3
2
5
toolqa
3
3
2
2
1
11
dataset-sample-split
3
2
3
8
snipforge
3
3
6
Please apply with your comments for new implementations and corrections to be made here in the comments or in Discord. Hi @Evgeny.Shvarov , how are you?
What about this item? It could be a new article or a translation, right?The Second article on Developer Community - 1 point
You can collect one more bonus point for the second article or the translation of the first article. The second article should go into detail about a feature of your project. The 3rd and more articles will not bring more points, but the attention will be all yours. *This bonus is subject to the discretion of the experts whose decision is final.
HI! Right, It can be a translation of the first article or you can provide a new article if you want. @Semion.Makarov ,this is exactly what I'm questioning, to see if there is any other detail that may have prevented the score from being received. Andre, you can choose any option from translation or new article, only theme should be related with app and length for new article should be more when 1000 characters. No more restrictions So the point was not computed. Ok. Please provide link to translation. I'll update the table https://pt.community.intersystems.com/post/toolqa-espera-acabouThank you, @Semion.Makarov Done Hi @Semion.Makarov I'm not sure if we can claim points for "Community Idea Implementation" on dc-artisan. While we don't literally implement the idea from https://ideas.intersystems.com/ideas/DPI-I-557, but the rag-pipeline mode was heavily inspired by it. Our goal was to showcase embedded chunks, management, and vector ingestion, which aligns closely with the core concept of that idea. It's not a direct, word-for-word implementation of a GUI like vectorAdmin, but the underlying idea is very similar. Hi! That's pretty cool that you was inspired by one of ideas! But that idea requires UI for Vector db management. Your app doesn't follow the main idea's line Video for InterSystems Testing Manager for VS Code is now on YouTube. Thank you! Bonus was added. Can I get a bonus for Community opportunity Idea?
As part of the main project, to proper test across multiple versions of IRIS, I implemented another project and wrote an article about it, with examples from typeorm-iris project
I know that only Python matters nowadays, but what about other languages officially supported by InterSystems?
I found significant bugs in the NodeJS driver, and it is not worth anything. Published Video about typeorm-iris I think IPM Explorer for VSCode has been incorrectly awarded the IPM bonus.
From the bonuses article:
This entry isn't published as an IPM package but as a VS Code extension on Microsoft's Marketplace. Hi! I've added bonus for idea. About languages, in this contest we have bonuses only for Embedded Python. Hi! I've updated bonuses, thank you! Hi! Judges decided to add this bonus to this app because it directly related with IPM. @Dmitry.Maslennikov Could you please add this link to your OEX app? First Article pointing for dc-artisan https://community.intersystems.com/node/585174 I've added bonus. Thank you! Hmm, seems unfair they didn't take that view last year for my IPM in VS Code entry:
https://community.intersystems.com/post/technological-bonuses-results-developer-tools-contest-2024 Ask @Evgeny.Shvarov for details. I discussed that with Evgeny and team, and we decided to remove this bonus. @John.Murray Hi @Evgeny.Shvarov
Now dc-artisan has a Youtube promo / demo video
Hi! Bonus was added Hi @Semion.Makarov Second article for dc-artisanhttps://pt.community.intersystems.com/post/do-barro-à-obra-prima-conheça-o-dc-artisan-e-crie-prompts-com-qualidade Hi! Bonus was added. Thanks!
Announcement
Anastasia Dyubaylo · Aug 5
Hi Community,
Let's meet at the online meetup with the winners of the InterSystems Developer Tools Contest! It's a great opportunity to chat with the InterSystems Experts team and our contestants.
Winners' demo included!
Date & Time: Friday, August 8, 11:30 am EDT | 5:30 pm CEST
Join us to learn more about winners' applications and to have a talk with our experts.
➡️ REGISTER TODAY
See you all at our virtual meetup! Please join the meetup in 5 minutes
https://riverside.fm/webinar/directlink/eyJzbHVnIjoiZGV2ZWxvcGVyLXJlbGF0aW9ucy1zdHVkaW8iLCJldmVudElkIjoiNjg4OGMxNzExYTdhNjk0N2ZjNjIzMzk5IiwicHJvamVjdElkIjoiNjg4OGMxNzExYTdhNjkyY2VlNjIzMzk2In0=
Announcement
Jess Jowdy · Aug 18
#InterSystems Demo Games entry
⏯️ Introducing InterSystems Go tHE DIStance
InterSystems Go tHE DIStance is a next-generation care management solution aimed at helping health plans address rising unmanaged healthcare costs and declining quality ratings, particularly in chronic condition management like diabetes. The platform integrates rich, real-time clinical data (rather than relying solely on delayed claims data) into interactive views that can track HEDIS performance, identify care gaps, and support targeted, personalized outreach through built-in communication tools. Care managers can access a unified clinical record, engagement history, and recommended next actions to improve both individual patient outcomes and broader population health.
Presenters:🗣 @Jessica.Jowdy, Manager of Healthcare Sales Engineering, InterSystems🗣 @James.Carney, Team Lead of Emerging Markets & SMB Sales Engineering, InterSystems🗣 @Clayton.Lewis, Senior Technical Specialist, InterSystems
🗳 If you like this video, don't forget to vote for it in the Demo Games!
Announcement
Bob Kuszewski · Jun 20
InterSystems is pleased to announce that IAM 3.10 has been released. IAM 3.10 is the first significant release in about 18 months, so it includes many significant new features that are not available in IAM 3.4, including:
Added support for incremental config sync for hybrid mode deployments. Instead of sending the entire entity config to data planes on each config update, incremental config sync lets you send only the changed configuration to data planes.
Added the new configuration parameter admin_gui_csp_header to Gateway, which controls the Content-Security-Policy (CSP) header served with Kong Manager. This defaults to off, and you can opt in by setting it to on. You can use this setting to strengthen security in Kong Manager.
AI RAG Injector (ai-rag-injector) Added the AI Rag Injector plugin, which allows automatically injecting documents to simplify building RAG pipelines.
AI Sanitizer (ai-sanitizer) Added the AI Sanitizer plugin, which can sanitize the PII information in requests before the requests are proxied by the AI Proxy or AI Proxy Advanced plugins.
Kafka Consume (kafka-consume): Introduced the Kafka Consume plugin, which adds Kafka consumption capabilities to Kong Gateway.
Redirect (redirect): Introduced the Redirect plugin, which lets you redirect requests to another location.
… and many more
Customers upgrading from earlier versions of IAM must get a new IRIS license key in order to use IAM 3.10. Kong has changed their licensing in a way that requires us to provide you with new license keys. When you are upgrading IAM, you will need to install the new IRIS license key on your IRIS server before starting IAM 3.10.
IAM 2.8 has reached its end-of-life and current customers are strongly encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible. IAM 3.4 will reach end-of-life in 2026, so start planning that upgrade soon.
IAM is an API gateway between your InterSystems IRIS servers and applications, providing tools to effectively monitor, control, and govern HTTP-based traffic at scale. IAM is available as a free add-on to your InterSystems IRIS license.
IAM 3.10 can be downloaded from the Components area of the WRC Software Distribution site.
Follow the Installation Guide for guidance on how to download, install, and get started with IAM. The complete IAM 3.10 documentation gives you more information about IAM and using it with InterSystems IRIS. Our partner Kong provides further documentation on using IAM in the Kong Gateway (Enterprise) 3.10 documentation
IAM is only available in OCI (Open Container Initiative) a.k.a. Docker container format. Container images are available for OCI compliant run-time engines for Linux x86-64 and Linux ARM64, as detailed in the Supported Platforms document.
The build number for this release is IAM 3.10.0.2.
This release is based on Kong Gateway (Enterprise) version 3.10.0.2.
Article
Liam Evans · Jul 14
For my intern project, I am building a Flask REST API backend. My goal is to host it on
InterSystems IRIS using the WSGI interface. This is a relatively new approach and is currently only being used in a handful of projects such as AskMe. To help others get started, I decided to write this article to simplify the process.
Creating a Basic Flask App
First, let’s create a minimal Flask application. Here is the code:
from flask import Flask
from flask_cors import CORS
app = Flask(__name__)
CORS(app)
@app.route('/test')
def test():
return "Test"
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run()
This simple app runs a Flask server with one API endpoint at /test that returns the text “Test.”
Let's analyze our code line by line:
from flask import Flask
from flask_cors import CORS
We are using Flask as our web framework to build the REST API, so we import Flask .
CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) is imported via flask_cors to allow requests from different domains (important for frontend apps hosted elsewhere to access your API without security errors).
app = Flask(__name__)
CORS(app)
We create an instance of the Flask application named app.
We then wrap this app with CORS middleware, enabling cross-origin requests by default. Without this, browsers might block API calls from other domains.
@app.route('/test')
def test():
return "Test"
Here we define a route /test using the @app.route decorator. This binds the URL /test to the Python function test().
When a user sends an HTTP GET request to /test, Flask will invoke the test() function, which simply returns the string "Test". This serves as a simple API endpoint for testing connectivity.
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run()
This block checks if the script is being run directly (not imported as a module).
If so, it starts Flask’s built-in development server locally on your machine.
Note: When deploying on
InterSystems IRIS using WSGI, this section is ignored because IRIS manages the server.
Configuring the Web App on IRIS
Once your Flask app is ready, the next step is to host it on IRIS by configuring a Web Application with the WSGI option.
Open the IRIS Management Portal for your instance.
Go to System > Security Management > Web Applications or search Web Applications.
Click the Create New Web Application button.
Fill out the form as follows:
Name: Give your web app a path, for example: /flaskapp1/api.
Description: Add a brief description like My Flask API backend.
Enabled: Make sure this checkbox is checked.
Scroll down and check the WSGI (Experimental) option to enable running Python WSGI apps.
Then fill in the WSGI details:
Application Name: main (This corresponds to the WSGI callable you want IRIS to use.)
Callable Name: app (This matches the Flask application variable name in your code.)
WSGI App Directory: Enter the full file path to your main.py file where the Flask app is defined. For example: /path/to/main.py.
Debug: Unchecked
Click Save.
Here’s what this configuration looks like in the portal:
Testing Your API
After saving, your Flask API should now be available at:
https://base.<your-domain>.com/flaskapp1/api/test or more generally, https://base.<your-domain>.com/<path>/test
Open this URL in your browser or test it using Postman or curl. You should see the response:
'Test'
What’s Next?
This setup lets you run a Flask REST API hosted directly on IRIS using the WSGI integration. From here, you can expand your API with more endpoints and connect to IRIS data sources to build powerful applications.Put in the comments what you plan on building with Flask 😜
Announcement
Fabiano Sanches · Jun 27
Reference: Build 2025.1.0.1.24372U.25e14d55
Overview
This release introduces significant enhancements to security, analytics capabilities, and user experience, along with important operational improvements aimed at reducing downtime and improving reliability.
New Features and Enhancements
Category
Feature / Improvement
Details
Analytics
Adaptive Analytics in Data Fabric Studio
InterSystems Data Fabric Studio now includes Adaptive Analytics as an optional feature, offering advanced analytics capabilities directly within your workflow.
Security
Enhanced Firewall Management
Firewall management page now supports creating explicit inbound and outbound firewall rules specifically for port 22, providing greater security and access control.
Custom APIs Security Update
Custom APIs have transitioned from ID tokens to access tokens, strengthening security by improving authentication mechanisms.
Enforcement of HTTPS for Custom APIs
Custom APIs no longer support HTTP; all communication is now exclusively over HTTPS, ensuring encrypted and secure data transmission.
General Security Improvements
Multiple security enhancements applied, reinforcing the security posture across the platform.
User Experience
New Feature Announcements and Widgets
Additional widgets have been introduced to effectively communicate new features, announcements, and important updates directly within the Cloud Service Portal.
Operations
Improved Timezone Change Performance
Downtime associated with the timezone-change operation on prod environments significantly reduced from approximately 2 minutes to about 15 seconds, minimizing impact on operations.
Recommended Actions
Explore Adaptive Analytics within Data Fabric Studio to enhance your data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Review firewall settings to leverage the new inbound/outbound port 22 rules. The first deploy you perform will define the rules. Make sure to review the outbound rules.
Ensure Custom APIs use updated SDKs that utilize access tokens instead of ID tokens, and confirm HTTPS-only configurations are correctly applied.
Support
For assistance, open a support case via iService or directly through the InterSystems Cloud Service Portal.
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