FAQ: Broken Elasticsearch Head Chrome Extension Workaround
FAQ relevant for: all Academy versions Hi all, Support for Manifest V2 has officially been disabled in Google Chrome, which means the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension is no longer functioning properly on the VDIs. When you try to add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension you may see the following error: "This extension was turned off because it is no longer supported" or this error: "Cannot install extension because it uses an unsupported manifest version. Could not load manifest." We are looking into ways we can resolve this issue, however for now we have a workaround to get the extension working. Latest Workaround Step 1: Go to the Ubuntu terminal and run the following command: nano ~/Desktop/chrome-v2.desktop Step 2: Enter the following and save the changes: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Chrome (Manifest V2 Enabled) Comment=Run Google Chrome with Manifest V2 enabled Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --disable-features=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled Icon=google-chrome Terminal=false This will create a new shortcut for Google Chrome which should allow you to add and use the Elasticsearch Chrome extension! (Old) Workaround Here are the steps you can follow to work around this error: Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/ in the Chrome browser: Step 2: Disable the following settings: Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Warning Stage Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Disabled Stage Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Unsupported Stage Alternatively on some versions the setting may appear as the following: Allow legacy extension manifest versions In this case you will need to enable the setting as seen above. Step 3: Restart Chrome. Step 4: Re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension. This comment details how to add the extension to Chrome. You should now be able to use the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension as normal! Alternative Elasticsearch Query Tool Alternatively you can query your Elastic indices without using the Elastic head Chrome extension! This post walks you through this method: ElasticSearch alternative query tool | Quantexa Community Thanks pashadia for creating this post! Apologies for the inconvenience, I hope this helps!New Elasticsearch Chrome Extension
Hi All, As you may have seen in FAQ: Broken Elasticsearch Head Chrome Extension Workaround the Elasticsearch extension we were using in the VDIs (Elasticsearch Head) is no longer supported by Google Chrome! We have now added a new extension called Multi Elasticsearch Heads to the VDIs to hopefully replace the old extension! This extension should both appear and function very similarly to Elasticsearch Head; however, if you are having any issues or have any questions on how to use the new extension, please let us know in the comments! How to add the new extension Step 1: To add the new extension, first you will need to run the following commands: cd ~ cp /opt/training/other-resources/chrome-plugins/ElasticMultiheadChrome.zip ~ unzip ElasticMultiheadChrome.zip -d ElasticMultiheadChrome Step 2: Open up files and navigate to the "Home" folder You should now see a folder called ElasticMultiheadChrome Step 3: Add the new extension to Chrome To do this you can either follow the instructions in the environment setup module or follow the guide in this comment! Remember to select the ElasticMultiheadChrome folder instead of the elastic_head folder! Step 4: Done! You should now be able to use the new extension! I hope this helps, and please let us know if you have any issues etc!
📢 New Education Programs Launch 🚀: 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. 💻💡 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. 💻🏆 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. 📅 Delivery Format: The programs are offered as both private and publicly scheduled events, based on interest. 📧 Event Scheduling Enquiries: Interested parties should contact their respective Quantexa Alliances, Quantexa Customer Success representative. For further details about these programs please see our Introduction to the Quantexa Academy Article.
FAQ: 💻️ VDI Usage and Common Issues
FAQ relevant for: Academies that require a VDI Your training VDI can be accessed via this link. Before it can be used however, you will need to start the machine that it runs on and you also should stop the machine after you have finished using it. The VDI can be started and stopped via this page on the Quantexa Community, and there is also a refresh button to check the status of the VDI. After you start the VDI, you will need to wait a few minutes for it to boot up before it will be accessible. Common VDI issues & error messages: “You have been disconnected.” - This message will appear when the VDI hasn’t been started yet. To solve it you just need to start the VDI and wait a few minutes. “An internal error has occured within the Guacamole server, and the connection has been terminated. If the problem persists, please notify your system administrator, or check your system logs.” - This message will sometimes appear if you have started your VDI but then tried to access it before it has fully booted up. If you want a few more minutes then this should disappear and your VDI should be useable. If you still can't access your VDI after 10-15 minutes, it's likely due to your organization's firewall. “The Guacamole server is denying access to this connection because you have exhausted the limit for simultaneous connection use by an individual user. Please close one or more connections and try again.” - This message will appear if you try to access the VDI from more than one browser tab at once, but also sometimes can appear at random (possibly caused by network issues). To solve it, close all tabs then wait a second before trying to open a fresh VDI tab. Alternatively you can hit the “Logout” button then on the next page the “Re-login” button and this usually fixes it too. Poor network conditions may cause this problem to persist. "The remote desktop server is currently unreachable. If the problem persists, please notify your system administrator, or check your system logs." - This error message means there is something wrong with the boot disk of the VDI and will need to be resolved by our cloud team. In this instance, please reach out to an ATL or create a new post in the Academy Q&A topic and we will get the team to resolve it for you. If any of the above problems persist and you are unable to solve them, then please reach out to the training team via the Academy Q&A Topic.📢 Welcome to the Academy! Please Read Before Posting
Hey there, and welcome to the Academy Discussion space of the Quantexa Community! 😀 The purpose of this space is for people to be able to get help and information as they journey through the Quantexa Academy! Encountered a bug which you can't see how to fix? Have a query about a specific area of the Academy task? Need help with understanding some of the key concepts? Let us know by asking a question! Before posting a question however, please review the following article and video around debugging and getting the most out of the Community, which you can find here: https://community.quantexa.com/kb/articles/264-1-how-to-maximize-value-from-community-support Remember, vague discussions are hard to act on so please provide as much detail as you can! If you have any questions about access issues (e.g. you don't have access to LearnUpon or the Quantexa Docs site) then please email training@quantexa.com rather than posting here, thanks! 😀FAQ: I can't find Addresses or Individuals when I search in my UI!
FAQ relevant for: all Academy versions If you perform a search in your UI and it only returns eg. Business entities but not Individuals or Addresses, then there are a few things you can check to resolve this issue. Firstly, remember that when you perform a general search (red box below), it will search within any field sets (orange box) you have configured in the search definitions of the resolver config. If you have configured these search definitions for all entity types, then also double check for any spelling errors in the resolver config in terms of fields that you are pointing at in the underlying data - these searches go off of fields in the cleansed Document Data Model. The other place to check is that your elastic has the data you expect in it - do you have address and individual data there? If not, then you may want to review your ETL pipeline, and check out this related FAQ. Lastly - you may need to refresh the security permissions to be able to access these additional Entities. You can do by running: ./drop_recreate_databases.sh In your home directory on the VDI (while the UI isn't running). After this, you should see the additional search fields and be able to find these entities. Let us know in a new post if you are still having issues after performing these checks!
🛠️⚠️Update: Unable to Revisit Completed Courses
Hello Everyone, We are aware of the issue where completed courses are currently not accessible for review. Our team is actively working on resolving this. Rest assured, this will be fixed soon, and we will update you as soon as the current issue is fixed. Thanks for your patience and understanding in advance! Regards, Quantexa Academy TeamSetting up the training-tutorial project for Technical BA Academy
FAQ relevant for: Technical BA Academy Hi Guys! Some good news for all of you doing the Technical Business Analyst Academy! We've added a new script to your VDIs to simplify the training-tutorial project setup. This script combines all the necessary setup commands into a single script! If you've already set up the training-tutorial project, there's no need to do it again! Also, you will still be able to setup the project manually by following BA Module 1.2: Smoke Test (after completing Module 1.1: Development Tools). The new script is just an additional method for setting up the training-tutorial project for the Scenario-based Tasks. The rest of this post will explain how to get the new script on your VDI, and how to use it to set up the training-tutorial project. How to get the updated setup scripts To add the new script to your VDI, you will need to unzip the setup scripts again. To do this run the following commands in order: cd ~ cp /opt/training/other-resources/setup-scripts/tba-academy/setup_scripts.zip ~ unzip setup_scripts.zip cd ~/setup-scripts-analyst/ chmod +x *.sh If you are prompted with this message: Enter A (or y) to overwrite the existing setup scripts folder with the new folder. Things to Check: Make sure you have the correct setup scripts: Open the /setup-scripts-analyst folder. Check that the file run_training_tutorial_setup.sh is there. If the file is missing, rerun the setup scripts above. Make sure you have the training-tutorial project Check you have the /training-tutorial folder in the home directory of your VDI. If you do not have the training-tutorial project run the following commands: cd ~/setup-scripts-analyst ./run_setup.sh Running the training-tutorial setup script Now that you have the new setup script, you can use it to set up the training-tutorial project! To run the script run the following commands in order: Step 1: Navigate to the /setup-scripts-analyst folder using: cd ~/setup-scripts-analyst Step 2: Run the training-tutorial setup script using: ./run_training_tutorial_setup.sh This script may take up to an hour to fully execute all the commands. Important Note: Do not leave the VDI idle for too long as it will disconnect from inactivity! If this happens, you will need to rerun the script If all the commands execute successfully, you will see this final message in the terminal: Now you should be able to run the Quantexa UI on the training-tutorial project using the run-all script! If you encounter any issues while running this script or have any questions, please let us know in the comments of this post! We hope this helps! Many thanks, The Academy Team
