My IRIS Haiku:

Store all things with care

Interop'rability

IRIS unites us

I have set up an ODBC driver for InterSystems and would like to set up a linked server. This all works except I cannot see the columns  details. If I access the database from excel I can get the columns and types of the various tables

Any help or instructions would be appreciated 

Terry

Hi everyone,

I’ve set up a scheduled task in InterSystems IRIS to run every night at 2:00 AM, but it doesn’t seem to trigger consistently. Some nights it works as expected, but other times it just skips without any error in the logs.

The task is marked as enabled, and there are no conflicts in the Task Manager. I’ve double-checked the system time and time zone settings all looks fine.

Could it be a cache issue or something to do with system load?

Thanks!

I decided to write this down before time wiped out my memory
It's a very personal story as a partner, as a competitor, as an employee,
as a customer and finally as an external observer of InterSystems.

This year I will go to the READY 2025 event (https://community.intersystems.com/post/registration-open-intersystems-ready-2025). See my plans:

60% of my topics are covered by developer sessions and the other 40% I will reach using 1:1 meetings, tech exchange and focus groups. I know, it is not possible stay at all sessions, but I will to try 30-40% of sessions.

Mirror Member

Hi ISC Experts,

I'm in the process of setting up InterSystems IRIS for HealthShare with database mirroring, and I’d appreciate some guidance around how to handle an existing ODBC connection in this new setup.

Scenario:

• We currently have a system running IRIS for HealthShare that external systems connect to via ODBC (using a standard connection string with hostname and port).
• We're now configuring mirroring on this system — it will become one of the mirror members (Primary/Backup).

Before we start with some intermediate and advanced topics, I would like to sum up some more general points. They are subjective, of course, so I will be happy to discuss them if you have other opinion or better arguments for any of them.

The list is not comprehensive and this is intended, cause I will cover some topics in future articles.

Tip 1. Follow official styleguide

Angular is quite strict in terms of limiting the possible architecture of an application, but there are still many places in it that allow you to do things your own way.

Hey Community!

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

⏯  Role of Data and Interoperability in Effective AI in Healthcare

For 15 over years I have been playing with ways to speed up the way I use InterSystems systems and technology via AutoHotkey scripting  As a power keyboard user (I avoid my mouse when possible) I found it very helpful to set up hotkeys to get to my most frequently accessed systems and research utilities as quickly as possible.  While I have used this approach for many years, this is the first time that I am introducing my approach and a customer-facing hotkey script to the D.C. and OEx.

We're excited to announce the first-ever UI update for CCR Client Tools. The Client Tools UI has been upgraded to match the modern CCR UI, aiming to create a more seamless experience across both applications. The color scheme, fonts, and style elements have all been updated accordingly in the new UI:

All functionality has been preserved through the update, and the new changes are fully compatible with all major browsers, VSCode, and the legacy Studio IDE.

Hello Community!

We're excited to announce that the FHIR France Meetup is making a comeback... in person at SantExpo 2025!

📅 Dates: May 21, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM

📌 Location: Halles d'Issy - Biltoki, 1 Rue Rouget de Lisle, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France

Hello Community!

The big challenge you've all been waiting for is finally here: The fourth InterSystems technical article writing contest in Spanish is here!

🏆 4th Spanish Technical Article Contest 🏆

Contest description: Write an article in Spanish in the Developer Community on any topic related to InterSystems technology.

Duration: May 12 – June 8, 2025.

Prizes for all participants: Everyone who publishes an article in Spanish during the contest period will receive a prize.

Main prize: Apple Watch SE / 10th generation iPad

Hello everyone!

FINALLY!! The technical article contest in Spanish begins on Monday 🎉🎉

Join our next in-person Developer Meetup in Cambridge to explore the latest trends, tools, and features for innovating on health data.

Talk 1: AI Coding Assistants in Practice
Speaker: @Derek Gervais, Developer Relations Evangelist, InterSystems

Talk 2: MCP, SkyNet and You!
Speaker: Dave McCaldon, Senior Development Manager, InterSystems

>> Register here

⏱ Day and Time: May 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
📍CIC Venture Café in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Hi everyone,

I'm currently testing out IRIS 2024.3 for a new project, and it's been running smooth for the most part. However, I noticed that when running some heavier analytical queries, the memory usage spikes more than I expected, even when result sets aren’t that large.

I’ve gone through the basics (buffer sizes, query plans, etc.), but I’m wondering if there are any new tweaks or recommended settings in 2024.3 specifically for managing memory better during these peak loads.

Anyone else run into something similar or have tips to fine-tune this?

Thanks for any help!
 

You can learn a lot from a first impression; we want to hear about yours.

As a continuation of our User Insights Interview program (see this post for more details), we’re expanding our scope to include Python developers, particularly those of you who are new to working with InterSystems technology. We’re looking to conduct one-on-one interviews to hear your honest thoughts about getting started: What made sense, what didn’t, and where we could improve.

Interested in sharing your thoughts? Sign up to participate here.

I'm trying to see if I can register an old product, any ideas how I would do this?

Jason

Join our next in-person Developer Meetup in Cambridge to explore the latest trends, tools, and features for innovating on health data.

This event will bring you into the conversation on GenAI and the evolution of AI Agents.

Talk 1: From GenAI to Real ROI
Dr. Qi Li will use recent client projects on back office automation using GenAI to achieve meaningful ROI for healthcare organization. He will review the techniques used to address training set limitations. He will also describe real world examples of how to set threshold to maximize benefit and minimize side effects.

Speaker: Dr. Qi Li, M.D.

Hey Community,

Recently, @Dean Andrews, Head of Developer Relations, sat down with Instruqt to share how InterSystems is transforming developer engagement:

>> Unlocking Hands-On Learning with Instruqt <<

“Instruqt is useful for interactive tutorials where we are sharing specific use cases of our technology with our customers, partners and developers around the world... It's such a powerful way to show our customers and partners how easy InterSystems technology is to use.” - Dean Andrews

Help!

I want to get rid of this account but there seems to be no way to do this by myself. Whom can I write to, to have my account deleted? Thank you in advance...

Hey Community!

We're happy to share the next video in the series dedicated to Gen AI on our InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ Is your data ready for AI?

Hi Community!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Help Us Improve the DC Search" sweepstakes! Your feedback is invaluable in making the Developer Community better, and we will use it to improve our search. Now, it's time to announce the winner - watch the video to see the sweepstake drawing:

Visual Studio Code releases new updates every month with new features and bug fixes, and the February 2025 release is now available.

There have been enhancements to GitHub Copilot with predictive editing, autonomous task completion, smarter code search, improved terminal and notebook support, and UI and workflow refinements.

If you need help migrating from InterSystems Studio to VS Code, or want to advance your knowledge of VS Code, take a look at the training courses George James Software offers > georgejames.com/vscode-training/

Highlights from version 1.

It's time for us to meet!

AI Meetup in afterwork mode with InterSystems 🍕

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence and want to discover how RAG is revolutionising generative AI? Then we have the perfect plan for you:   

27 March 18:30 - InterSystems Iberia, C. de Quintanadueñas, 6, Edificio ARQBÓREA, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid.

Hey Community!

We're happy to share the next video in the series dedicated to Gen AI on our InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ Energy Consumption for AI

Hey Community!

We are pleased to invite everyone to participate in the new webinar in German dedicated to AI:

➡️ Interoperability as a catalyst for AI

⏱ Date & Time: March 11, 2025, 3:30 pm CET

👨‍🏫 Speakers: 

• @Thomas Nitzsche, Sales Manager, InterSystems
• Dr. Olaf Iseringhausen, Head of Competence Center Health Care Solutions, Bechtle
• Dr. @Erion Dasho, Clinical Advisor, InterSystems

InterSystems’ team is heading to the GrandHack 2025 hackathon, taking place on March 14-16, 2025!

MIT Hacking Medicine's GrandHack 2025 is an annual flagship event that brings together innovators to tackle pressing healthcare challenges. This year's hackathon features tracks in Assistive Technology, Heart Health, and Transformative Intelligence, aiming to develop solutions that enhance patient care and outcomes. 
Interested to become a mentor? Send a direct message to us!

InterSystems’ team is heading to the EHH 2025 hachathon, taking place on March 7-9, 2025!

EHH is an international hackathon tackling some of the most pressing healthcare challenges today. It brings hackers, students, entrepreneurs, healthcare, and industry experts together to create new ideas and technologies for diabetology, surgery, transplantology, patient care and comfort. You can apply for free, as an individual, or as a team of 3 members.
Interested to become a mentor? Send a direct message to us!

Hello Community:

Let's go with the last article on how to record yourselves for the Article Contest video bonus.

I'm not going to go into how to do very specific things in editing because it varies depending on the program you use. The keyboard shortcuts and menus are different, but the concept is the same. You are going to use a programme to organise the recorded material, remove the excess and give it structure. Many of these softwares are free (Capcut, Canva and if I'm not mistaken DaVinci had a free version). I've been editing with Adobe Premiere for almost ten years now (wow, I'm getting old), so if you have any questions about this software, feel free to write to me.

Here are some concrete tips:

Hi Community!

We're happy to share the next video in the series dedicated to Gen AI on our InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ AI model distillation