The Replace connection types between IT system contact roles report replaces former is responsible for connections (CT_IS_RESP_1) using the Responsibility type attribute (AT_SUPPORT_TYPE) depending on the attribute's value. This procedure describes how to change the default settings.
You require knowledge of ARIS Method and of the JavaScript and ARIS Script programming languages.
Procedure
In ARIS Architect, click ARIS >Administration.
Click Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
In the Explorer tree, double-click the Evaluations folder.
Double-click the Reports folder. The report categories are displayed.
Click the Administration category.
Right-click the Replace connection types between IT system contact roles report and select Duplicate.
Modifying copies of standard reports instead of modifying standard reports themselves protects your changes because in contrast to the originals, the copies cannot be overwritten during a program update.
Double-click the duplicated report. The script code is displayed.
Navigate to the section where the replacement is defined:
// Map: Attr value type -> Cxn type (cxn type = null: skipped)
Modify the mapping in this section. For the Free support type 1 - 10 attributes you can define your own mapping. You can also change the default mapping. If the customized mapping defines connection types not allowed between objects or in diagrams, the report will ignore them.
Save the changes.
Rename the duplicated report.
The report will replace connection types according to your specification.