Integrating Sintelix and ANB. Learn how to access and explore Sintelix networks in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook

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1 Integrating Sintelix and ANB Learn how to access and explore Sintelix networks in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook

2 2 Integrating Sintelix and ANB By the end of this tutorial you will know how to: Install the Sintelix-ANB plugin Create a simple Sintelix network Open and explore the network in ANB Before you begin this tutorial, make sure you have installed Sintelix and IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook.

3 The workflow 3 1. Install the Sintelix-ANB plugin 2. Create a Sintelix network 3. Open and explore the Sintelix network in ANB

4 Download and install the Sintelix-i2 Analyst s Notebook Plugin 4 4 To install the Sintelix-i2 Analyst s Notebook plugin: 3 1. Log in to your account on Lotus: 2. Click Downloads. 3. Click the i2 ANB Plugin tab. 4. Click on the latest version of the plugin then click Save File. 5. Navigate to the downloaded file then double click on it. 6. Follow the prompts to install the plugin.

5 Download and install the Sintelix-i2 Analyst s Notebook Plugin (continued) 5 Note 5. Open Analyst s Notebook. The help page for the Sintelix Analyst s Notebook Plugin is displayed in the Content Analytics pane. Note: If this pane is not displayed click View > More Panes > Content Analytics.

6 Download and import the Sintelix-ANB Integration project 6 1 To download the Sintelix-ANB Integration project: 1. In Lotus, go to the Downloads page then click the Sintelix Projects tab. 2. Scroll down to the project _INTEGRATION 01 Analyst Notebook (ANB) Plugin then click on it. 3. Select Save File then click OK. 2

7 Download and import the Sintelix-ANB Integration project (continued) 7 2 To import the Sintelix-ANB Integration project: 1. Log in to Sintelix Click Projects. 3. Click Import Project. 4. Navigate to the project file you downloaded, click on it then click Open. 5. Click Upload Click Continue. 7. Click Import. The project is imported successfully. 8. Click Close. The project is available in the Projects list.

8 Create a project in Sintelix 8 2 To create a project in Sintelix: 1. Log in to Sintelix Click Projects. 3. Click Create Project Enter a name for the project. 5. Click Create Confirm that your project is shown in the Projects list.

9 Create a collection in Sintelix To create a collection in Sintelix: 1. Click Collections. 2. Select a project from the drop down list. 3. Select [project name] Default + Network Update. 4. Enter a name for your collection. 5. Click the arrow beside Create & Open then select Create Only Confirm that your collection is shown in the Collections list.

10 Add documents to the collection 10 1 To add documents to the collection: 1. In the Collection Name column click on the collection you want to add documents to.

11 Add documents to the collection (continued) Note 2. In the Add Documents pane click the Local Files (slow) tab. Note: if the Add Documents pane is not shown, click Add Documents on the toolbar Click Upload Documents Navigate to your source documents then select them. 5. Click Open. 5

12 Add documents to the collection (continued) Check that the documents have been added to the collection. Note: You can add more documents to the collection at any time by repeating steps

13 View information extracted from the collection To view the contents of a document, click the title of the document on the Documents tab.

14 View information extracted from the collection (continued) View the marked up content. Extracted information is highlighted with coloured labels.

15 View the collection s network 15 1 To view the collection s network: 1. Click Network.

16 View the collection s network (continued) The information extracted from the collection is summarised in a table. The easiest way to identify potential entities of interest is to sort the table by the number of references found. 2. Click the Refs column heading to sort in descending order. 3. To display a specific entity on a network graph, click the Show Graph icon at the beginning of the row for the entity.

17 View the collection s network (continued) 17 5 You can use the tools on the network graph to explore the network surrounding an entity of interest and identify connections and relationships they may have to other entities Click the node that represents your entity of interest. 5. To display more entities connected to the node click Show More Neighbours.

18 Open the Sintelix network in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook To open the Sintelix network in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook: 1. Open Analyst s Notebook. 2. Open the Data Sources pane (Connected Sources > Data Sources Pane) Click Recently Used > Sintelix Repository. 4. Log in to Sintelix.

19 Open the Sintelix network in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook (continued) On the Browse tab of the Data Sources pane select the network you want to open. 6. Select an entity. 7. To add an entity to the chart, double click on it.

20 Open the Sintelix network in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook (continued) 20 Note If Show Documents Automatically is enabled on the Options tab then the document(s) that reference the entity are shown on the Documents pane. Note: To show or hide this pane click Show/Hide Document Pane on the Data Sources pane.

21 Open the Sintelix network in IBM i2 Analyst s Notebook (continued) 21 8 To add a link to the chart: 8. Select the link type Double click on the link you want to add.

22 Explore the network: expand entities 22 To expand an entity: 1. Right click over it then click Sintelix: host URL > Expand. 2 The links are added to the chart To change the layout of the chart click Arrange > Peacock (or select another network layout).

23 Explore the network (continued): expand entities 23 1 To select the link types that are included on the chart when you expand an entity: 1. Click the Options tab on the Data Sources pane. 2. Select the links you want to show. 2

24 Explore the network (continued): show features and attributes 24 To display the features of an entity: 1. Right click over it then click Sintelix: host URL > Show Features. To show attributes and/or features for each entity added to the chart: 1. Click the Options tab on the Data Sources pane. 1 The features are added to the chart. 2. Select Show Attributes and/or Show Features. 1 2