{"id":2344112,"date":"2024-06-28T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2344112"},"modified":"2024-06-28T08:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:46:53","slug":"introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App | June 2024"},"author":321952,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[23571],"industry":[],"product":[36711],"class_list":["post-2344112","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-whats-new","product-bus-analyst"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":321952,"user_firstname":"Sarah","user_lastname":"David","nickname":"Sarah David","user_nicename":"sdavid","display_name":"S David","user_email":"sdavid@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-11-08 21:39:20","user_description":"S David writes about ArcGIS Business Analyst.","user_avatar":""},{"ID":78361,"user_firstname":"Gemma","user_lastname":"Goodale-Sussen","nickname":"Gemma Goodale-Sussen","user_nicename":"ggoodalesussen","display_name":"Gemma Goodale-Sussen","user_email":"ggoodalesussen@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-08-06 15:49:58","user_description":"Gemma is a writer at Esri, focusing on content for the ArcGIS Business Analyst team.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Introducing Business Analyst Assistant (Beta), an AI-powered in-app productivity tool that helps you learn about popular workflows.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As part of the June 2024 release, ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App debuted Esri’s first in-app assistant: Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)<\/a>. The assistant uses artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend and run popular workflows and provide tips for using the app. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_d5co3a2u","time":false,"start":0},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) helps new users learn about the app, and guides existing users in increasing their productivity. Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) uses a large language model that interprets your intent in order to suggest workflows. You can then select from the suggestions to perform a workflow. This type of AI implementation is known as \u201chuman in the loop.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"

Business Analyst<\/span>\u00a0Assistant (Beta)\u00a0\"Business\u00a0is available on the app header. You can turn the assistant on or off in your\u00a0app preferences<\/a>. Organization administrators can\u00a0enable or disable the assistant<\/a>\u00a0for their entire organization.<\/p>\n","image_reference":{"ID":2401962,"id":2401962,"title":"Seven Ways to Integrate Data with ArcGIS Online Card","filename":"7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","filesize":53509,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/seven-ways-to-integrate-data-with-arcgis-online\/7waystointegratedatacard-2","alt":"ArcGIS Online logo","author":"325202","description":"","caption":"","name":"7waystointegratedatacard-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2400982,"date":"2024-06-26 16:12:06","modified":"2024-07-08 19:34:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":826,"height":465,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","large-width":826,"large-height":465,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","1536x1536-width":826,"1536x1536-height":465,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","2048x2048-width":826,"2048x2048-height":465,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7WaysToIntegrateDataCard-2.jpg","wide_image-width":826,"wide_image-height":465}},"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) is an in-app beta capability. We encourage you to share feedback on what we can improve. Use the thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons to indicate whether content suggestions from Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) work well or need improvement. Using the feedback buttons will open a form where you can submit your feedback.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2344142,"id":2344142,"title":"2024-05-17_15-32-27","filename":"2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","filesize":117043,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024\/2024-05-17_15-32-27","alt":"Share feedback on Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)","author":"321952","description":"","caption":"Figure 1: Share feedback on Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)","name":"2024-05-17_15-32-27","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2344112,"date":"2024-05-17 20:34:23","modified":"2024-05-17 20:34:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":922,"height":344,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":287,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","large-width":922,"large-height":344,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","1536x1536-width":922,"1536x1536-height":344,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","2048x2048-width":922,"2048x2048-height":344,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27-826x308.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":308,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-32-27.png","wide_image-width":922,"wide_image-height":344}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Currently, <\/span>Business<\/span> Analyst Assistant (Beta) <\/span>can help you with tasks related to the following capabilities<\/span>:<\/span> running<\/span> <\/span>infographics<\/span><\/span><\/a>, using <\/span><\/span>points of interest search<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and creating <\/span><\/span>color-coded maps<\/span><\/span><\/a>. <\/span>It also shares tips, which <\/span>provide<\/span> guidance on<\/span> performing workflows<\/span> (similar to <\/span>taking a <\/span><\/span>guided tour<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) does not consume <\/span><\/span>credits<\/span><\/span><\/a>, but it may recommend workflows that do. <\/span>To use Business Analyst Assistant (Beta), either use one of the suggestions<\/span> or write your own prompt<\/span>. A prompt is a text query that you can write to ask Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) a question.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Use a suggested prompt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s use one of the suggested Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) prompts. Click the <\/span>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)<\/span><\/b> button on the top ribbon to launch it. Click the <\/span>Create a report of… <\/span><\/b>suggestion. By default, this query appears: “<\/span>Create a report of retail in Texas.” You’ll notice that some of the terms are highlighted in green, meaning you can click them and modify their values to create a custom query.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2378092,"id":2378092,"title":"Prompt - customizable text","filename":"Prompt-customizable-text.png","filesize":4017,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024\/prompt-customizable-text","alt":"Prompt featuring customizable text","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"prompt-customizable-text","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2344112,"date":"2024-06-13 15:51:31","modified":"2024-06-13 15:51:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":352,"height":69,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text-213x69.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":69,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","medium-width":352,"medium-height":69,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","medium_large-width":352,"medium_large-height":69,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","large-width":352,"large-height":69,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","1536x1536-width":352,"1536x1536-height":69,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","2048x2048-width":352,"2048x2048-height":69,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","card_image-width":352,"card_image-height":69,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Prompt-customizable-text.png","wide_image-width":352,"wide_image-height":69}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click <\/span>Generate <\/span><\/b>to view Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) workflow suggestions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The suggestions appear in the <\/span>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>window.\u00a0Business Analyst\u00a0Assistant (Beta) recommends creating a tabular infographic report, \u201cRetail Demand by Industry.\u201d Click <\/span>Run <\/span><\/b>to create the report. The report is created. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about customizing this tabular infographic, you can use the tips provided by Business Analyst Assistant (Beta). For instance, click <\/span>View more <\/span><\/b>to show additional tips and click <\/span>How do I change the infographic zoom? <\/span><\/b>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) demonstrates how to navigate the user interface to change the zoom. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2344152,"id":2344152,"title":"2024-05-17_15-48-41","filename":"2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","filesize":2079861,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024\/2024-05-17_15-48-41","alt":"Use a suggested prompt to create a retail report.","author":"321952","description":"","caption":"Figure 2: Use a suggested prompt to create a retail report.","name":"2024-05-17_15-48-41","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2344112,"date":"2024-05-17 20:35:09","modified":"2024-05-17 20:35:31","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","large-width":1280,"large-height":720,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":720,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":720,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41-826x465.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-48-41.gif","wide_image-width":1280,"wide_image-height":720}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Write your own prompt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s use Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) to write our own prompt to map poverty in San Diego. Click the <\/span>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)<\/span><\/b> button on the top ribbon to launch it. Type <\/span>Map poverty in San Diego, CA<\/span> and click <\/span>Generate <\/span><\/b>to view Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) workflow suggestions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The suggestions appear in the <\/span>Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>window. Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) recommends creating a color-coded map using the Poverty Index (ACS 5-Yr) variable. Click <\/span>Create map<\/span><\/b> to create the recommended color-coded map. The color-coded map is created. For more information on how to modify the map, use the tips provided by Business Analyst Assistant (Beta).\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2344162,"id":2344162,"title":"2024-05-17_15-22-37","filename":"2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","filesize":2473242,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-business-analyst-assistant-beta-june-2024\/2024-05-17_15-22-37","alt":"Write your own prompt to map poverty in San Diego.","author":"321952","description":"","caption":"Figure 3: Write your own prompt to map poverty in San Diego.","name":"2024-05-17_15-22-37","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2344112,"date":"2024-05-17 20:35:46","modified":"2024-05-17 20:36:08","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","large-width":1280,"large-height":720,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":720,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":720,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37-826x465.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-17_15-22-37.gif","wide_image-width":1280,"wide_image-height":720}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Best practices for writing your own prompts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

You can write your own prompts to query Business Analyst Assistant (Beta). There are some best practices to consider when using this capability:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n