Create model variants

You can create variants of models and specify whether a new or existing variant, or, alternatively, an occurrence copy is generated for each object they contain.

Procedure

In the model

Prerequisite

No exclusion groups have been defined for ARIS Architect.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Activate the Contents tab bar.

  3. Click Create variants.

  4. The Variant Wizard opens. Decide whether you want to use a new or existing model as a variant and activate the corresponding option button.

  5. Click Next.

  6. If you opted for a new model,

    1. make your changes on the next page. To specify the use of the objects, click the Reuse objects button. The Select objects dialog opens.

    2. Specify the object for which a new variant is to be created, for which an existing variant is to be used and for which object an occurrence copy is to be created. To do this, select the relevant object and click the New, Existing one or Occurrence copy button.

  7. If you opted for an existing model, add the model.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click Finish.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

On the Explorer tab

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

  2. In the relevant database, navigate to the group containing the model for which you want to create a variant.

  3. Right-click the name of the model in the Explorer tree.

  4. Click Copy Copy.

  5. Navigate to the group into which you want to paste the new model with the variants.

  6. Right-click the group in which you want to create the variants. The pop-up menu opens.

  7. Click Paste as > Create variant here. The Create variants dialog opens.

  8. Specify the object for which a new variant is to be created, for which an existing variant is to be used and for which object an occurrence copy is to be created. To do this, select the relevant object and click the New, Existing one or Occurrence copy button.

  9. Click OK.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

Using exclusion groups

Prerequisite

Exclusion groups have been defined for ARIS Architect.

Procedure

  1. In a database for which you have defined exclusion groups, select the model on the Explorer tab or open the model.

  2. Activate the Contents tab bar.

  3. Click variants Create variants.

  4. The Variant Wizard opens. Decide whether you want to use a new or existing model as a variant and activate the corresponding option button.

  5. Click Next.

  6. If you opted for a new model, click Browse and select the group in which the model variant should be created.

  7. If you opted for an existing model, add the model.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click Finish.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

You have created a model variant and specified whether a new variant or an existing variant, or an occurrence copy is to be generated for each object.