Wiki page is now full with content / ideas. Setting up a simple prototype shouldn't be difficult.
D. On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Richard Hirsch <[email protected]> wrote: > Started a wiki page with more detailed ideas for the SAP Bot > http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ESME/Collaboration+with+ubimic > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:37 PM, David Pollak > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Richard Hirsch <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Martin, >>> >>> Thanks for contacting us regarding a collaboration. >>> >>> I think it would great to collaborate on a SAP-related use case. We >>> already have a series of ABAP bots that create ESME messages based on >>> certain activities (check-out of development components, etc.) What >>> about looking an an older use case with xRPM integration that we >>> talked about in a blog (http://blog.esme.us/esme-bots/). >>> >>> We would be glad to help you in setting up an environment and we could >>> also look at using our Stax test environment to integrate with the SAP >>> systems on the university. >>> >>> What about this idea. The Stax test installation is the microblogging >>> environment. An ESME bot sits in your university's network and listens >>> to the message flow in this environment (using our new API). When >>> messages with a certain tag are delivered, your bot then reformats >>> these messages and then they are posted to the SAP system. A response >>> message is then posted to the Stax user saying that the operation was >>> a success / failure. >>> >>> I think the next steps would be to further refine this idea (or >>> another idea) so that a developer could develop a quick prototype. >>> >> >> I am very keen on collaboration. The whole Actions thing was a bit of >> brain-vomit on my part that happened over a 24 hour period. Other folks, >> notably Vassil, have fleshed out and improved Actions over time. However, >> I'd be very interested in enhancing what can be done with Actions... I think >> they, along with real-time information flow, distinguish ESME from most >> other micromessaging platforms. >> >> >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> D. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Martin Böhringer >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Hi ESME community >>> > >>> > You discussed our suggestion for a joint project with #ubimic >>> > (http://ubimic.org) last week and I wanted to get back to you with our >>> > thoughts on possible collaboration scenarios. >>> > >>> > First, I should tell you about #ubimic. We are a group of university >>> > researchers interested in microblogging from different points of view >>> > (computer science, information systems, organizational science). Together >>> we >>> > think that microblogging has great potential when it comes to integrating >>> > normal users and things like sensors, machines and software. We are >>> > experimenting with different microblogging tools and scenarios. For >>> example >>> > we have a current project where we use a little factory built with LEGO >>> to >>> > simulate how sensors (RFID) could participate in microblogging. >>> > >>> > For us, two things are really cool with ESME: >>> > - the "action" / "ESME bots" functionality >>> > - the ESME community with its background in enterprise applications (SAP) >>> > >>> > Therefore, I could think of different levels of collaboration: >>> > a) loosely coupled collaboration; we share information and include each >>> > other in publications (ESME could have a place as associated partner of >>> > #ubimic if you're interested) >>> > b) shared work on a SAP use case: it would be really cool, if we could >>> > define a concrete use cases of tweeting SAP systems. For example tweeting >>> > Purchase Requisition or Open Items. What would be benefits (easy access, >>> > easy possibility to retweet and enrich with hashtags, ...) and what would >>> be >>> > problems (rights management!, implementation costs)? What's with the >>> other >>> > way round (create actions in the SAP system via microblogging postings)? >>> We >>> > could write a joint blog posting for each use case (or maybe even a >>> > publication/white paper). >>> > c) implement a SAP use case: that would be perfect. We have running SAP >>> > systems at the university and I could try to get a student for the >>> > implementation work. However, I have no knowledge of ESME and I am sure >>> that >>> > your system has much more to offer (actions, ESME bots)... so I would >>> need >>> > someone who supports us here. >>> > >>> > Let me know what you think! >>> > >>> > Btw: just to let you know in advance: we are working on a study on >>> > enterprise microblogging tools. We might come back to you in a view days >>> in >>> > order to get some information on ESME (we have a standardized >>> > questionnaire)... >>> > >>> > Cheers >>> > Martin >>> > >>> > --- >>> > Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Martin Böhringer >>> > Technische Universität Chemnitz, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, >>> > Professur Wirtschaftsinformatik II >>> > >>> > Web: http://tu-chemnitz.de/wirtschaft/wi2 >>> > Email: [email protected] >>> > Xing: http://xing.com/profile/Martin_Boehringer >>> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/boehr >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net >> Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 >> Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp >> Surf the harmonics >> >
