Connecting to TextChart Manager

About this task

Configuring i2 TextChart Premium Client to connect to TextChart Server components enables distributed, scalable text processing across your enterprise environment. In this configuration, i2 TextChart Premium Client plugin functions as a client application that submits documents to the server's REST API and retrieves processed results.

This architecture provides several advantages:

• Scalability: Leverage the distributed processing power of TextChart Manager clusters

• Performance: Offload intensive processing tasks to dedicated server infrastructure

• Consistency: Maintain centralized text analysis configurations across multiple clients

• Resource optimization: Preserve local workstation resources for analysis and visualization tasks

Prerequisites

Before configuring the server connection, verify the following requirements:

• Server infrastructure: TextChart backend components (TextChart Manager, TextChart Worker nodes, and TextChart Data Access) are installed, configured, and operational

• Network connectivity: The client workstation has network access to the TextChart infrastructure

• Connection details: You have obtained the following information from your system administrator:

  • TextChart Manager hostname or IP address and port number

  • Cluster name for the TextChart Manager

  • TextChart Data Access hostname or IP address and port number

  • SSL configuration requirements (if applicable)

• Certificates: If using SSL/TLS encryption, the necessary certificates are installed and configured

• Firewall configuration: Network firewall rules permit communication between the client and server components

Procedure

To configure i2 TextChart Premium for server connectivity:

1. Launch the i2 TextChart Premium Configuration application.

2. Select the Server Connection tab.

   Note: If this tab is not available, verify that you have the Premium edition of i2 TextChart installed and licensed.

3. Configure the TextChart Manager connection:

   a. In the Manager Connection section, specify the following parameters:

   • Manager Host: Enter the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the TextChart Manager

   • Port: Enter the client service port number (default: 8081 for HTTP, 9443 for HTTPS)

   • Cluster Name: Enter the cluster identifier as configured on the TextChart Manager

   b. Click Test to verify connectivity to the TextChart Manager.

   c. Upon successful connection validation, click Save to store the configuration.

4. Configure the TextChart Data Access connection:

   a. In the Data Access Connection section, specify the following parameters:

   • Data Access Host: Enter the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the TextChart Data Access server

   • Port: Enter the client service port number (default: 9080 for HTTP, 9443 for HTTPS)

   b. Click Test to verify connectivity to the TextChart Data Access server.

   c. Upon successful connection validation, click Save to store the configuration.

5. Troubleshooting connection failures: If connection tests fail, verify the following:

   • Server components are running and accessible from the client workstation

   • Port numbers match the server configuration

   • Network routing and firewall rules permit the required connections

   • SSL certificates are properly installed (if using encrypted connections)

   • DNS resolution is functioning correctly for hostname-based connections

6. After successful configuration of both connections, restart i2 TextChart Premium to activate the server integration.

Verification

To confirm successful server integration:

1. Launch i2 TextChart Premium Client alongwith ANB and verify that the application indicates server connectivity status.

2. Process a test document to validate end-to-end functionality.

3. Monitor the processing workflow to confirm that tasks are being distributed to the server infrastructure.

What's next

With server connectivity established, i2 TextChart Premium Client will automatically route text analysis requests to the TextChart Server infrastructure. You can monitor processing status and analyze results through the standard i2 TextChart Premium interface while benefiting from the enhanced processing capabilities and scalability of the server environment.

For information about configuring SSL encryption, see Configuring SSL for i2 TextChart Server.

For advanced configuration options, see Other configuration.