You can map an Alfabet object to an ARIS object. Multiple mapping is not possible. By default, objects of the Application system type type can be mapped to objects of the Alfabet Application table. If you want to use other object types or Alfabet tables, you must adapt the configuration files according to the Alfabet REST API version in use.
Prerequisite
The database is connected with Alfabet.
Procedure
Using the Explorer tab, log in to the database.
Navigate to a mapped object of the Application system type type or select the object in a model.
Activate the Contents tab bar.
Click Alfabet >
Map Alfabet object. The Select Alfabet object dialog opens. All Alfabet objects are listed that match the .
ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface comes with a default configuration. Administrators can modify the configuration, for example, the ARIS object types or Alfabet tables to be used.
To use the interface, ARIS as well as Alfabet must be configured. How to configure ARIS is described in this help set. How to configure Alfabet is described in the Alfabet reference manual. The Alfabet reference manual of the ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface can be found on the Alfabet installation media. You can also download it from Empower.
Alfabet interoperability is available for objects of the Application system type type by default. Objects can be mapped to Alfabet objects of the Application Alfabet object class. If you want to define other ARIS object types or Alfabet object classes, you must modify the configuration according to the Alfabet RESTful API in use.
For security reasons, we recommend that you use Alfabet RESTful API v2.
Select the Alfabet object class or table, for example, Application. You will see only those Alfabet objects you have the privileges to use. If you start typing the object name into the Filter field, the number of entries will decrease.
Click Refresh, if objects are missing in the list. If an object is not available, you can create it in Alfabet.
Double-click the Alfabet object you want to map to the ARIS object.
The attributes defined in the configuration file are applied to the Alfabet object. For the Application system type type these are the following attributes by default:
By default, the Name attribute will be overwritten when exchanging data.
If you map an ARIS object to an Alfabet object, the name of the Alfabet object will be used in future. The object name is overwritten in ARIS.
By default, the Description/Definition attribute will be overwritten when exchanging data.
If you map an ARIS object to an Alfabet object, the description of the Alfabet object will be used in future. The Description/Definition attribute is overwritten in ARIS.
By default, the Release attribute will be overwritten when exchanging data.
If you map an ARIS object to an Alfabet object, the Alfabet property Version will be updated.
The Alfabet object is mapped to the ARIS object. The name of the Alfabet object is now used for the ARIS object. Additional attributes have been entered for this object in the Alfabet attribute type group.
The mapping remains until the object is unmapped. Administrators can delete all mappings at once.