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đą New Education Program Launch đ | Quantexa User Foundations Release 2
Education Services is delighted to announce Release 2 of the eLearning program Quantexa User Foundations.
Release 2 promises a more engaging and efficient learning experience.
With a streamlined scope of information, you'll breeze through the program, without sacrificing depth or quality.
Moreover, Release 2 features videos, new interactive content, and extended accessibility features.
Program components:
- Introduction to Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform đ
- Quantexa Foundations: Core Concepts
- Quantexa Foundations: Search
- Quantexa Foundations: Investigations
New in Release 2:
- New Timeline UI
- Entity Management
- Product version 2.5.2
Initially, this new version will be launched as an individual package but it will also form part of the Quantexa Investigations Series: AML Investigator program.
Later in 2024, it will be integrated into other education programs as part of the release of the new version of the Technical Foundations.
For further details on the range of programs our Quantexa Academy offers, read the following Community article: Introduction to the Quantexa Academy.
Announcing the April Community Member of the Month đ
@ElineVrijsen joined the Community on the day it launched and since then has been earning points & badges and climbing the ranks. As well as asking clear and concise questions which have been receiving a lot of 'Awesomes', Eline has been marking best answers and helping others to solve her queries.Â
Eline works as a Data Engineer and Technical Lead for the FPS Finance in Brussels (Belgium), we chatted with her to learn more about her Quantexa experience and how she unwinds.
How long have you been using Quantexa and what version do you use?
I started by doing the Quantexa Academy in February/March 2021 and I have been using the Quantexa Platform since May 2021. Weâre currently on version 2.4.4.
Whatâs your favorite thing about the Community?
I usually look into the All Discussions section. It's really helpful when youâre stuck on a certain topic or if youâre facing issues. There are already so many questions with an accepted answer, itâs handy to have a look at them when debugging or when implementing a new feature. On top of this, I love the fact that questions get answered quickly, in-depth, and personally. This gives me confidence when debugging as I know someone with more experience in this topic is helping me to solve my queries.
How often do you use the Community?
It depends on what I'm working on. If we're facing an issue in our project I'll use it multiple times a day, otherwise, I come to the Community to browse best practices & ideas to improve our project.Â
Whatâs the most exciting feature of the Quantexa platform?
I like the customizable expansion templates. Itâs pretty amazing being able to expand multiple nodes with the click of a button. By customizing the templates you have the ability to choose which type(s) of nodes you want to expand, which entities, which documents,etc. This creates detailed and exciting networks, it keeps the network view clean (as youâre not expanding everything by default) and it gives the end user the option to only expand and investigate what they are interested in.
Whatâs your favorite food and why?
I love Italian food, especially my homemade lasagna.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself!
Iâm not only a developer but also a dancer and musician. đđ¶đïž
As a Member of the Month, Eline will receive our April Member of the Month badge (worth 100 points) and a selection of Community branded goodies including a Chilly's Water Bottle.
The views and opinions expressed in this communication are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of FPS Finance.Â
FAQ: How can I handle dates when writing a Quantexa Score in Scala?
Handling Temporal Data
Temporal data refers to any data that is associated with a specific point or period in time. This includes the use of dates, times, intervals or timestamps.
This information is useful for indicating when an event has occurred.
LocalDate
One common way of handling temporal data such as dates in your score logic is by using the LocalDate option. This is part of the java.time package.
Using LocalDate allows you to manipulate dates, calculate differences between two dates, format dates into strings and parse strings into Date objects.
In Scala you can also use the java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
class to format and parse temporal data into specific patterns.
Here is an example below:
val dateTimeFormatter = Date.Time.Formatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd")
The above line will help parse your dates into an appropriate format.
LocalDate.parse(yourDate, dateTimeFormatter)
The above line ensures that the date is parsed as a LocalDate object and would then look like this: "2024-04-17"
Now that we have our localDate we can now perform operations which can be useful when writing your score logic.
Commonly Used Operations
Comparing dates
yourDate.isAfter(anotherLocalDate)
yourDate.isBefore(anotherLocalDate)
yourDate.isEqual(anotherLocalDate)
Extracting the month, year and day
yourDate.getMonth()
yourDate.getYear()
yourDate.getDayOfMonth()
Calculating the period between two dates
To compare two LocalDates we can use the .between
method after having imported the java.time.Period
class.
We can implement the functionality seen above to extract the period and years in the following example:
val duration = Period.between(yourDate, anotherLocalDate)
duration.getYears()
FAQ: Type Mismatch Errors
A common issue experienced in the academy is a type mismatch error when using .addRelatedDate.
When using .addRelatedDate for the addition of a dynamic date field to your score, it is recommended that you use a Date type. LocalDate can still however be used within your comparison logic.
đą New Education Programs Launch đ: Scala & Spark Bootcamp and Data Engineer Velocity Program
Quantexa are delighted to announce the release of the Quantexa Data Engineer Velocity and Scala and Spark Bootcamp Programs. They have been designed to significantly reduce the time taken to obtain Quantexa Data Engineer and Scoring Engineer Certifications.
đ»đĄ Scala & Spark Bootcamp
Duration: 5 Days
An in-depth Instructor-led program designed to enable candidates with a background in programming to successfully complete the Scala and Spark Assessment, the pre-requisite entry point to the Data and Scoring Engineer Academies, within a 5-Day period.
đ»đ Quantexa Data Engineer Velocity Program
Duration: 30 Days
A program that is designed to enable candidates to successfully gain the Data Engineer Certification within 30 Days via the incorporation of a set of Velocity Workshops at key stages of the education program.
đ Delivery Format: The programs are offered as both private and publicly scheduled events, based on interest.
đ§ Event Scheduling Enquiries: Interested parties should contact their respective Quantexa Alliances, Quantexa Customer Success representative or alternatively our Xander Talent Education Partner representative Molly Hutcheon via â molly.hutcheon@xandertalent.com
For further details about these programs please see our Introduction to the Quantexa Academy Article.
Quantexa & Xander Talent - New Education Partnership
Driving the creation of COEs for customers and partners to enable them toâŻleverageâŻDecision Intelligence (DI) technology via accelerated learning programs and talent provision.Â
Quantexa, a leader in Decision Intelligence (DI), and Xander Talent, a top digital talent consultancy, are excited to announce a strategic educational partnership. This collaboration marks a key milestone in driving industry innovation and talent development.Â
Achieving unicorn status in early 2023, Quantexa is now enhancing its educational offerings to empower customers and partners, fostering self-sufficiency in the ever-evolving decision intelligence landscape. This partnership represents our commitment to providing cutting-edge educational resources and nurturing exceptional talent in the technology sector.
Additionally, this new educational capability enhances our Quantexa Partner Program by adding a new partnership category, Quantexa Education Partner, for expanded knowledge share capabilities to partners.Â
The Quantexa Academy is enhancing its educational programs through a partnership with Xander Talent. This collaboration is a key part of our continuous effort to strengthen partner support and increase customer self-sufficiency.
It represents an important extension of the reach and effectiveness of Quantexaâs educational initiatives. We are excited to work with an innovative company like Xander Talent, confident that together, we will drive innovation for our customers and partners.Â
Oliver Butler, Head of Education Services, Quantexa
We are excited to partner with Xander to help us scale our strategic education initiatives. We see this partnership as a key contributor to driving customer and partner self-sufficiency and quickly mobilising decision intelligence centers of excellence.
Christel Wolthoorn, CEO, Xander Talent
Xander is thrilled to become a Quantexa Education Partner. This is a true partnership in every sense of the word, as Xander certified Academy Team Leads will be fully integrated into the Quantexa Academy program to work along Quantexaâs own Academy Team Leads and by doing so increase the value of the contribution that we make to the success of Quantexaâs customers and partners.
Sheryl Wharff, VP Global Alliance Marketing, Quantexa
We are thrilled to add Xander as our first Education Partner, expanding our Quantexa Partner Program announced in 2022. Providing new delivery methods, which enable our Quantexa Partners to learn to deliver our Decision Intelligence technology in a faster-time-to-value model, is the way we will further grow and expand our âPartner Firstâ company objectives.
đ€Partnership Scope
đ»đĄ Scala & Spark Bootcamp
Duration: 5 Days
An instructor-led program designed to enable candidates with a background in programming to successfully complete the Scala and Spark Assessment, the pre-requisite entry point to the Data and Scoring Engineer Academies, within a 5-Day period.Â
For further details about the Scala Prerequisite Assessment please see our Scala Prerequisite Assessment for Quantexa Certification Academies Article.
đ»đ Data Engineer Velocity Program
Duration: 30 Days
This program is designed to enable candidates to successfully gain the Data Engineer Certification within a focused 30-Day period via a set of Velocity Workshops at key stages of the education program.Â
đĄ Xanderâs Talent Engine
An additional partner enablement and customer self-sufficiency component of Xanderâs business model is to provide a service that allows Xanderâs top performing talents to be embedded within partner and customer teams â initially as consultants, and then, potentially, as full-time employees. Â
In this way organisations can take advantage of Xander pre-certified Quantexa Data Engineers, Scoring Engineers, and Technical Business Analysts, to help them build out their Quantexa project teams. Â
Resources- Visit Xander Talentâs corporate website to explore their recruiting and training services that build skilled teams of digital talents tailored to your needs.
- Visit the article on the Quantexa Community website to learn more about the extensive range of training products offered by the Quantexa Academy.
- Visit Quantexaâs corporate website to learn how its class-leading Decision Intelligence Platform brings innovation and confidence in decision-making across various industries by utilizing contextual data.