Utilities Folder

When you first install SOSx, you will have two icons placed on your Desktop:
SOS Explorer® and SOSx Utilities. The first one launches SOSx and is pretty
straightforward, however the second one is a shortcut to a folder that holds
various useful shortcuts to apps that come bundled with SOSx.

Below you will find a reference to all the different shortcuts and their
functions.

After the initial installation, you might find that you want to add more
datasets that you didn’t select during the initial install, or perhaps remove
datasets that you aren’t using. To do this, you will need to open the SOSx
Dataset Management inside the SOSx Utilities folder.

Once you have opened the Dataset Management Application, you can select or
deselect the datasets that you would like to modify. After you are done, click
Next.

The Tour builder is our bundled app that lets you create custom content for
SOSx sphere. You can find more information about this tool, including what a
tour is and how to create one, here.

This bundled app lets you modify and configure many of the aspects of the SOSx
application. You can find a detailed description of each of the settings
here.

The SOSx Updater delivers updates to the SOSx software, its bundled apps, and
releases of new datasets. When you restart your computer you will get
notifications when new versions of SOSx are available. However, you may also
check for updates manually by following the steps below.

Double-click the SOSx Updater. If no update is available, there
will be a pop-up that says No Update Available. Click to close.
When a new software update is available, click Next to
download the new update. After the download completes, the software Installer
pops out. Continue clicking Next to complete the
installation.

If you select in the initial installation, to sync real-time datasets, you
will get automatic updates. When enabled, it will run every Tuesday, Weekly,
at 9am local time if your computer is on and connected to the Internet. If you
unchecked that box, double-click the SOSx Utility, then double-
click the SOSx Real-time Dataset Sync to open a sync script WinSCP
window. It will be minimized by default and will close when finished.

This is a shortcut to your local-datasets folder which is located
in your installation directory. This is the folder that contains all your
datasets and tours, including the ones you installed, any real-time updates,
and custom datasets that you create.

This shortcut launches the repair process of the SOSx software. It is similar
to a reinstallation. We only recommend you use this if you are facing trouble
with your installation, like SOSx or any of the bundled software not opening
or working properly.

This icon uninstalls the SOS Explorer software from your computer. You can find
a video tutorial here and a step-by-step guide
here.