Release Notes for Splunk IT Essentials Learn

Splunk IT Essentials Learn version 1.1.8 was released on July 23, 2024.

Compatibility

Splunk IT Essentials Learn is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms.

Splunk platform versions	9.2, 9.3
CIM	Not supported
Supported OS for data collection	Platform independent
Vendor products	None

Requirements

To support PDF export functionality, Splunk IT Essentials Learn works with LibreOffice version 24.2.4 or later. Set this up using instructions for your Windows or Macintosh operating system, as appropriate.

In both operating systems, you need to add the path of LibreOffice installation into the environment variables, and then restart Splunk.

For Windows users

If LibreOffice is installed in the C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\ location, then add the path to the environment variable as follows:

1. Select Control Panel then Environment Variables.
2. Select Path and add the path of LibreOffice (for example, C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\).
3. Select Save.
4. Restart Splunk.

For Macintosh OS users

If LibreOffice is installed in the /Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice location, then add the path to the ~/.zshrc file as follows:

1. Open the ~/.zshrc file.
2. Append the LibreOffice path to the PATH variable as shown:

export PATH="/Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice:$PATH"

After modifying the PATH variable, you need to make LibreOffice executable as follows:

1. Save the ~/.zshrc file.
2. Execute the source ~/.zshrc command.
3. Create an bash script at /usr/local/bin/soffice with following content:

#!/bin/bash

/Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice "$@"

With the path configured and the bash script ready to help, you can make the necessary executable:

1. sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/soffice
2. Restart Splunk.

New features

This version of Splunk IT Essentials Learn contains the following new features. If no new features are listed, this is a maintenance release.

New feature or enhancement	Description
Support for Python 3.9	Splunk IT Service Intelligence and related apps such as Splunk IT Essentials Learn now support Python 3.9.

Fixed issues

This version of Splunk IT Essentials Learn has the following reported fixed issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

Issue number	Description
ITE-499	Error fetching Use Case Families When Installing ITE Learn

Known issues

This version of Splunk IT Essentials Learn has the following reported known issues and workarounds. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.