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iRise partner OneSpring has updated their popular “SimDK for iPhones” and graciously allowed us to post the new iDoc as “iRise for iPhone” for download on the iRise site. This iDoc gives iPhone developers the ability to visualize iPhone applications early in the process. Functions simulated include the ability to quickly prototype the look, feel and behavior of iPhone applications, including screen transitions, typing and sliding.
To download the free iRise for iPhones iDoc, click here.
iRise for iPhones is a complete toolkit for the design of custom iPhone applications. It was built using visual elements and artifacts directly from Apple’s SDK, to which only approved Apple developers have access, thus allowing business analysts and interface designers who do not have access to Apple’s SDK to model app behavior early in the process.
iRise for iPhones offers a template guide that matches the form factor of the iPhone to help ensure designs can be accurately reproduced with the Apple SDK. iRise for iPhones includes:
o iPhone iDoc visualization template with guides;
o Menu icons w/ buttons;
o Custom button template;
o Slider and button action behaviors; and,
o Multi-touch actions.
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We just posted a new iRise iDoc for free download that contains 1,000 16×16 icons for use in iRise visualizations. Since all of the icons are maintained in a datasheet, you can easily add your own. Searching and tagging make it easy and fast to find the icon you need. Import the iDoc to your Definition Center so everyone can use it. To get the free iDoc, click here.
NOTE: This iDoc contains icons and other images created by Mark James and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Your use of any of these icons and images is governed by that agreement. Additional information is available here: http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/. This iDoc and any of its content is provided AS-IS. By downloading this iDoc you acknowledge and agree that neither iRise nor any iRise licensor makes any warranty whatsoever regarding this iDoc or any of its content, and iRise and its licensors hereby disclaim all implied warranties, including without limitation any implied warranty of non-infringement.
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iRise Web Seminar – Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: Accelerating Visualization with Asset Libraries
Join Michael Terrett, Principal & Co-Founder of id8 on February 26, 2009 @ 10am PT as he presents live examples of pre-configured assets that accelerate visualization.
Topics will:
- Discuss the benefits of using iRise asset libraries for packaged & custom projects
- Demonstrate high fidelity rapid prototyping using asset libraries
- Show how the latest features of iRise v7.2 facilitate the use and maintenance of asset libraries
- Discuss best practices for building your own reusable asset libraries
Whether you customize packaged applications or build your own enterprise solutions, you can dramatically reduce the time and cost it takes to get these projects done right—the first time. By using pre-configured asset libraries of iRise visualization elements, many companies are discovering the benefits of reusability to accelerate project outcomes. Libraries of reusable page elements, design patterns and business logic can dramatically speed the creation of high fidelity prototypes for a wide range of projects. As principal and co-founder of id8, Michael Terrett has tremendous experience on the topic of building and deploying reusable definition assets built for packaged solutions and proprietary enterprise application suites.
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The iRise Professional Services team has created a tremendous resource that is a must download for all iRise Users. This new iDoc, called the iRise 6 – Common Samples, is comprised of 53 iRise examples covering a wide range of data functionality, RIA and advanced interactions. A few of the documented Samples include: accordion panes, alternate views, autopopulation, portlets, table behaviors, data operations, datasheet actions and search.
One happy iRise user who already downloaded the Common Samples iDoc had this to say, “This is one of iRise’s best pro-active customer service moves. So smart. Big props to those who built them in the PS Group.”
The iDoc is provided as a convenience for all users to learn advanced features and improve their knowledge of iRise. The iDoc is available for download from the iRise Users section of the Catalyze Community. You must be sign into the Catalyze Community and have iRise User Permissions to download the iDoc. If you are not yet a member of Catalyze or the iRise Users Communities, you can get more information and register from this link.
Here are the key links to the Common Samples documents in Catalyze.
Each Sample contains a description of the functionality, the degree of difficulty, steps to demonstrate the functionality and steps on how to build the simulation in iRise as noted below:
Enjoy! If you have any comments or questions about the Common Samples iDoc, please use the Common Samples discussion forum in Catalyze. And thank you iRise Professional Services.
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iRise has expanded its use into the area of packaged applications that include SAP, Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft and many other package applications.
I recently presented the value of simulating iRise for SAP along with Melanie Lucas, iRise Enterprise Solutions Manager at the 2007 Partner Summit, pre-cursor to the iRise Fusion 07 User Conference. Its important to recognize the value of simulation beyond custom applications and how similar benefits are achievable with packaged applications like SAP.
Validating requirements for SAP projects is never easy. Packaged software implementations suffer the same poor requirements challenges that custom applications do, the difference is much of the package is already defined. SAP tools exist to prototype SAP applications; however, the SAP tools are cumbersome to rapidly create and iterate with stakeholders and many implementations today are heavily customized and/or heavily integrated, making it very difficult to adapt the SAP tools to vizualize truly what the business has in mind.
Using iRise, Melanie showed how a business analyst can rapidly simulate the SAP screens, data and logic in order to validate requirements quickly and iterate often with stakeholders and IT in order to define the application and get alignment on the end-state. The iDoc is available on Catalyze to iRise customers & partners. Melanie gave examples of what SAP implementations benefit most from simulation:
- SAP CRM - typically involves heavy customization and multiple interfaces to other customer systems
- SAP SCM / Procurement - typically involves heavy customization, often a supplier portal, and integration to back office systems
- SAP HR Portal - HR systems benefit from heavy user validation and review
- Composite Applications using NetWeaver - SAP’s custom development platform, NetWeaver, is being used to create new, custom, “composite” applications that leverage existing SAP modules
Simulating the SAP system provides a way to rapidly assemble a working, functional prototype that can be reviewed and experienced (literally) by stakeholders and IT, with rapid, easy iterations on the prototype to quickly extract and validate the right requirements. Key stakeholders, end-users, analysts and SAP developers can all agree on the right model and requirements ahead of configuring, customizing, developing or integrating the live SAP system. During the presentation, I highlighted some of the benefits from simulating an SAP system:
- Requirements are validated before development/configuration starts
- Rework and mid-stream requirements changes are significantly reduced (by up to 70%)
- SAP simulations (masters, templates, models) can be re-used for greater efficiency in later projects
- Adoption of the system rollout is significantly higher, due to involving and confirming with more stakeholders and end-users upfront
A majority of simulations for SAP have been done by our alliance partners like Capgemini, Accenture and Deloitte – especially since they have the deep SAP expertise. Capgemini, for example, has gone much further and simulated many different SAP modules like CRM, Service Management, Call Center, HR, Supply Chain, etc. – creating an extensive asset library that they can offer to clients as a means to better validate client requirements and a jumpstart to getting started with the SAP blueprint phase. Its proven successful at many clients and demonstrates their deep expertise with SAP.
I am always interested to hear about more simulations involving packaged applications, including SAP.
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