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Installation

Installing the iGrafx Extension

To install the iGrafx Extension on Knime as a user, open Knime.

Click on the settings icon in the top right of the window.

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Then, click on the arrow next to the Install/Update section.

Go to the Available Software sites section and click the add button.

Available_Software

In the window that pops up, make sure the information are as follows:

  • Name: iGrafx Extension
  • Location: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/igrafx/KNIME-Mining-connector/master/igrafx_extension/releases/5.1

Copy and paste the location in the respective input.

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Click on Add, the Apply and Close.

Please note that if you wish for Knime to automatically look for updates of your extensions, go to the Automatic update section and check the following:

update

Go to the top right, you will find a small i icon .

info_icon

Click on it then scroll down to Install Extensions. Then, click on the Install Extensions button.

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A window will pop up. In the search bar, you can search for iGrafx. Tick the box of the corresponding extension and click on Finish. It may take some time to install.

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Another window will pop up during the installation, asking if you trust the extension:

Trust_window

Tick the Always trust all content box. Then, on the next window that pops up, click on Yes I accept the risk. You can now click on Trust Slected. Wait for the installation to finish. Don't restart the platform just yet.

You can now restart Knime.

After reopening Knime, you can go to the Node Repository and type iGrafx in the search bar. Then, click on More Advanced Nodes. The iGrafx nodes should be there.

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For MacOS users please install XCode. If it is not installed this will cause issues with the extension and you will not be able to use the extension. Please run sudo xcodebuild -license from within a Terminal window to review and agree to the Xcode and Apple SDKs license.

Congratulations! You can now refer to other sections for details on how to use the nodes. If you are already familiar with the extension, you can skip to the example.

If you are a developer wishing to contribute, please refer to this section instead.