It allows information to be sent within ARIS and not via the e-mail system. A user who has started a governance process does not need to exit ARIS and switch to another application in order to display messages. In an EPC, the following modeling conventions must be observed for live messages.
Modeling with an information carrier
The following applies to the Live message object symbol of the Function object type:
It is linked to a maximum of one E-mail (information carrier) object symbol via the provides input for connection.
For an e-mail, at least the Subject and Text attributes must be specified.
Modeling without an information carrier
The following applies to the Live message object symbol of the Function object type:
If no information carrier is modeled, the input data for the live message must be modeled in the data flow. You can generate the information to be sent by a Web service, for example.
Modeling with organizational elements
The following applies to the Live message object symbol of the Function object type:
It is linked to at least one automation-relevant organizational element via the must be informed about connection. Automation-relevant means that these are organizational elements that the convention allows.
The Only inform people involved and Send e-mail notification as attributes should be specified for the must be informed about connection.
If attributes are not specified, the default values are used, in other words:
The Only inform people involved attribute value is Yes.
The Send e-mail notification as attribute value is Recipient.