Use ARIS Express filter and template

Filters and templates are available to ensure that imported ARIS Express models provide the same objects and attributes, and look exactly as they do in ARIS Express. Both are located in the ARIS installation package.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Import the ARIS Express models.

  2. Use the ARISExpressFilter filter to open the database that contains the imported ARIS Express models.

  3. On the Explorer tab, select the group that contains the imported ARIS Express models.

  4. Select all models to you want to assign the ARIS Express template to.

  5. Right-click in the selection and select Format > Apply template. The Select template dialog opens.

  6. Double-click the name of the Express template. The Select template dialog closes and the template is assigned to all selected models.

If you open the models they are now displayed exactly as they appear in ARIS Express.

See also

What are ADF files?