{"id":12156,"date":"2010-10-12T16:13:36","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T15:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2018-01-19T11:20:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T10:20:30","slug":"sap-businessobjects-augmented-explorer-now-available-resources-to-test-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/sap-businessobjects-augmented-explorer-now-available-resources-to-test-it.html","title":{"rendered":"SAP BusinessObjects Augmented Explorer Now Available (+Resources to Test It)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"augmented-reality-explorer-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/augmentedrealityexplorerbanner.jpg?resize=690%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"augmented-reality-explorer-banner\" width=\"690\" height=\"310\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The SAP BusinessObjects Augmented Explorer prototype <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/new-augmented-corporate-reality-bi-prototype.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mentioned in previous posts<\/a>, created by the <a href=\"http:\/\/innovation-center.sap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center<\/a> now available, as a standard part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/new-augmented-corporate-reality-bi-prototype.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone \/ iPad download<\/a> from the Apple App Store. You\u2019ll find some pictures below taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdn.sap.com\/irj\/boc\/index?rid=\/webcontent\/uuid\/00fd70c2-daad-2d10-fb91-a16d5408d8d5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official blog post<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdn.sap.com\/irj\/boc\/index?rid=\/library\/uuid\/d0b734e0-08af-2d10-44b1-9429337c1353&amp;overridelayout=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can download the official documentation and samples here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video demo I did of a slightly-older version of the prototype, showing you how it works (the icons aren&#8217;t as jumpy now!):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/13656931\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a diagram showing how it works:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/image8.jpg?resize=690%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"image\" width=\"690\" height=\"516\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This diagram and some other mockups of how the tool might be used are available <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/augmented_explorer_slides.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> \u2013 and you can create your own mockups by ungrouping the elements, replacing the pictures, moving the points, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/image9.jpg?resize=690%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"image\" width=\"690\" height=\"516\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also put together another sample data set, that includes some links to extra graphics, and generates a random set of numbers and locations around a point that you choose: <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/Augmented Explorer Demo Template.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download the Excel spreadsheet<\/a> (after you&#8217;ve uploaded it to BI OnDemand, don&#8217;t forget to set the first column to &#8220;MIN&#8221; in the Explorer view!)<\/p>\n<p>Finally, here are some graphics that may be useful for the Points of Interest, showing both a trend (the arrow), and whether it\u2019s on target or now (the background color. It\u2019s available in two ways, to make it easier to use in Excel calculations, etc: first as a straight 1-9:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon01.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon01.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon02.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon02.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon03.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon03.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon05.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon05.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon06.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon06.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon07.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon07.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon08.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon08.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon09.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon09.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon09.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then as two numbers \u2013 the first indicates the type of arrow, the second indicates the background color (see the spreadsheet above for an example of how to use this)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon11.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon11.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon11.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon12.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon12.png\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon12.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon13.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon13.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon13.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon21.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon21.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon21.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon22.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon22.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon22.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon23.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon23.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon23.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon31.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon31.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon31.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon32.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon32.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon32.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon33.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon33.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon33.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then some miscellaneous icons<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconcircle.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconcircle.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconcircle.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconoffice.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconoffice.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconoffice.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_green.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_green.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_green.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_red.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_red.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconperson_red.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_green.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_green.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_green.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_red.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_red.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/iconstar_red.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timoelliott.com\/blog\/augreality\/icon.psd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Photoshop file containing all the layers used in the icons above<\/a>, that you can use to develop your own (you\u2019ll need a public server to put them on)<\/p>\n<p>Please provide the SAP Innovation Center <a href=\"mailto:innovation-center@sap.com\">feedback<\/a> to make sure we know how you&#8217;re using this and things you would like to see it do in the future. Please remember, this is a prototype only and NOT for use in production environments.<\/p>\n<p>Also stay connected with SAP BusinessObjects innovation center <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds2.feedburner.com\/SAPBusinessObjectsInnovationCenter\">RSS feed<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/InnovCenter\">Twitter feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SAP BusinessObjects Augmented Explorer prototype is now available as standard part of the Explorer for iPhone\/iPad download. 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