IBM - i2 Analyst's Notebook SDK

Broaden the analysis functionality of IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook

The IBM® i2® Analyst’s Notebook® SDK (software development kit) enables organizations to extend the functionality of IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook to meet their specific intelligence requirements. It provides technical specialists with software, documentation and sample materials needed to tailor their visual analysis environment. The i2 Analyst’s Notebook SDK can also be used to extend the i2 Analyst’s Notebook component within IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook Premium.

i2 Analyst’s Notebook SDK enables developers to:

Develop customized plug-in components to tailor the visual analysis functionality provided by i2 Analyst’s Notebook.
Control i2 Analyst’s Notebook using separate applications to input data using other programs and display intelligence through alternative interfaces.
Use i2 Analyst’s Notebook controls in custom software to add analysis and visualization capabilities to stand-alone applications.

Develop customized plug-in components

Integrate custom components into i2 Analyst’s Notebook to tailor data analysis functions.
Implement connectors to acquire data from other, third-party intelligence databases.
Tailor new plug-ins to meet organizational analysis requirements.

Control i2 Analyst’s Notebook using separate applications

Develop applications to run alongside i2 Analyst’s Notebook.
Retrieve data from i2 Analyst’s Notebook and display it within another program.
Open and quickly chart data from separate sources.
Control i2 Analyst’s Notebook remotely during presentations to help keep the audience engaged.

Use i2 Analyst’s Notebook controls in custom software

Add i2 charting and importing functionality to your own application.
Provide a subset of the i2 Analyst’s Notebook functionality to users who should not have full access.

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Create custom plug-ins

Connect to custom data sources directly from within Analyst’s Notebook

Select item menu. Loaded datasource plug-in (DLL or OCX). Queries. Add chart data. Results. Datasource

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Exploit automation

Use Analyst’s Notebook for displaying data from other applications, or as a source of data that to be rendered within another program

Design. Compile. EXE. Automation. Run.

Create custom plug-ins to connect to custom data sources directly from within Analyst’s Notebook.

Use Analyst’s Notebook for displaying data from other applications.

i2 product resources

White paper: IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook SDK
Learn more about the software, documentation and sample materials that technical specialists can use to extend and enhance the functionality of i2 Analyst's Notebook.

Solution brief: IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook SDK (1MB)
See how to extend, customize and optimize your investment in the rich analytical capabilities of i2 Analyst’s Notebook.

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