Saving and sharing

i2 Analyze users often create artifacts that they want to store for repeated use. For example, they might define a structured search that they want to run again in the future. i2 Analyze provides a way to save these artifacts, and also to share them with other users.

  • All users of i2 Analyze deployments that include the Information Store can save artifacts for reuse.

  • If they have the appropriate permission, users can share saved artifacts with other users of the same deployment. Artifacts can be shared with individuals or with groups of users.

  • All users can see artifacts that have been shared with them, with no additional permissions necessary.

When a user first saves an artifact, they become its sole owner. An artifact owner can decide to share it with other users and groups. When they do so, they can say what those users and groups can do with the artifact:

  • A viewer of an artifact can see it, use it, and make a copy of it - but they can't save changes to the original artifact or affect how it's shared.

  • An editor of an artifact can do everything a viewer can. They can also change the artifact itself, and assign viewer and editor permissions to other users and groups.

  • An owner of an artifact can do everything an editor can. They can also appoint other users and groups as owners. Only users with owner permissions can delete an artifact.

Note: The permission that allows a user to share an artifact overrides the "editor" and "owner" settings. In other words, a user who can't share artifacts is always treated as a "viewer".

Configuration settings

Saving and sharing artifacts is enabled and controlled through several different configuration settings:

  • For an i2 Analyze user to share artifacts, they must be a member of a system group that has the appropriate command access control permission.

  • For members of a group to have artifacts shared with them, that group must be made available for sharing in the admin console. You can also use the admin console to create user groups for this purpose.

  • Users manage shared artifacts through the i2 Analyze client applications: i2 Notebook on the web, and Analyst's Notebook on the desktop.

At your discretion, you can also configure system user groups with a special permission that allows members to modify the sharing settings of all saved artifacts, regardless of ownership. For more information, see Administrator permissions.