Unable to find Continental Nodes for KNIME in KNIME 5.7

[atiorile]

Hello,

I’m unable to find Continental Nodes for KNIME in a couple of my computers that have KNIME 5.7.

Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites > KNIME Community Extensions (Trusted) is checked.

Menu > Install extensions > uncheck Hide items that are already installed. Then search for “continental”. I can’t find anything on both my computers.

Looks like it’s also not available in KNIME Installation Guides > Local Sites > Adding Local Update Sites > KNIME Community Extensions > Zip File for 5.5

Hopefully I can find it again since it’s pretty useful!

[rfeigel]

Have you tried to install from the Hub? BTW - I don’t what the issue is. I have the Continental nodes installed in KAP 5.7.

[rfeigel]

Did it work? A “like” isn’t very informative.

[atiorile]

I tried that and it didn’t work. However, I can find Continental Nodes for KNIME again after adding https://update.knime.com/community-contributions/trusted/5.4 (not /latest)

Maybe be patient Mr. @rfeigel Know it all. I had my kids asking me to do stuff just right after pressing Like and preparing a response

[rfeigel]

Glad you resolved it.

[takbb]

Hi @atiorile (and @rfiegelrfiegel)

Am adding an update to this issue, as I just hit the same thing whilst installing both KNIME 5.5 and 5.7 on my desktop pc.

Unlike previous versions, the current situation is that in 5.5 and 5.7 (and I’m assuming also in 5.6) the Continental nodes are available by enabling the “KNIME Community Extensions (Experimental)” site in available software sites:

Meanwhile, on the Community Hub, the extension still claims to be in the “Trusted” extensions, but this is clearly not the case at the moment. (I don’t know if this is a temporary thing caused by the new rapid release schedules and the time taken to verify the extension)

In KNIME 5.5, the continental nodes extension was then available:

Meanwhile in 5.7, the extension appears to have undergone a name change, making its purpose somewhat clearer… but it can still be found by searching for “continental”

[atiorile]

Thanks for the detailed instructions @takbb! I just tried and confirmed that I can now find XLS Formatting & Utilities by searching for continental in KNIME Community Extensions - Other (latest - not just 5.4). It didn’t work a few days ago when I posted this, but I’m glad that it’s now working!

[steffen_KNIME]

Dear @atiorile, @rfeigel and @takbb,

tl;dr: The nodes are back on trusted update site.

I am sorry for the confusion.

Thanks to @arbe, the maintainer of the Continental nodes in the last years, we have these nodes in our ecosystem. As we now took over the extension it was some work to integrate it.

That is resolved: It is on the trusted update sites again, the Hub page of the now renamed XLS Formatting & Utilities (former Continental nodes) is reflecting the correct state again.

Sorry again and best regards
Steffen

PS: finding it via “continental” in the Install extensions windows should still work, as the identifier (com.continental.knime) did not change.

[arbe]

Thanks @steffen_KNIME for your great support in taking over the extension.

With the spin-off of Continental’s Automotive business as the independent company AUMOVIO SE, we lost the branding association and hence decided to give the extension to KNIME’s responsibility. Thanks a lot to the entire KNIME team to continue it!

I will personally remain a contact person and contributor on functional issues and features.

[takbb]

Hi @arbe. I would like to add my thanks for your work on this extension. It continues to be a very important extension to me for formatting excel. I have a number of my components for providing quick formatting which rely on this extension and would not have been possible without it.

Really appreciate all your efforts and continued support.