Specify processing activities in ARIS Architect

Use ARIS Architect to specify existing functions as processing activities if you are familiar with the modeling of objects and models in ARIS Architect. Use ARIS if you are unfamiliar with ARIS Architect.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start ARIS Architect.

  2. Click ARIS > Explorer Explorer. The Explorer tab opens.

  3. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

  4. Open the relevant model.

  5. Click Properties Properties on the button bar if the Properties bar is not activated yet.

  6. Select the function you want to specify as a processing activity.

  7. Click More attributes in the Properties bar. The Insert attributes dialog opens.

  8. Select the GDPR processing activity attribute in the attribute group Governance, Risk & Compliance > Compliance Management > Data protection regulation.

  9. Click OK. From now on, the GDPR processing activity attribute is displayed in the attribute list of functions in the Properties bar.

  10. Enable (Enabled) the GDPR processing activity attribute.

  11. Click Close.

Your settings are saved. The activity is specified as processing activity.

Now you can use the Properties bar to easily activate the GDPR processing activity attribute for other functions.