Method details

The method conventions (model, object, and connection types) used in the above explanations are listed below.

Model type

Object type

Access diagram

Application system type

Capability

EPC

Function

Capability

Application system type

Requirements tree

Requirement

Objective

Requirement
allocation diagram

Requirement

Capability

Service type

Application system type

Component

Function

Cluster

Technical term

Organizational unit

Group

Person

Objective

Risk

KPI instance

Document

Work breakdown structure

Function

Task

Program

Project

Requirement

Project schedule*

Task

Person

Organizational unit

Location

Application system type

Milestone

Quality gate

Line

KPI instance

Objective

Relationship

* Only the most common object types are listed here - please see ARIS Method help for a complete listing.

Model type

Source object

Target object

Connection type

Access diagram

Application system type

Capability

supports

EPC

Function

Capability

supports

Requirements tree

Requirement

Requirement

encompasses

Requirement

Requirement

is dependent on

Objective

Requirement

is supported by

Requirement
allocation diagram

Requirement

Application system
type

relates to

Requirement

Capability

realizes

Requirement

Service type

realizes

Requirement

Component

relates to

Requirement

Function

relates to

Requirement

Cluster

relates to

Requirement

Technical term

relates to

Requirement

Organizational unit*

is technically responsible for

Requirement

Organizational unit*

is IT responsible for

Requirement

Organizational unit*

must be informed on cancelation

Requirement

Group*

is technically responsible for

Requirement

Group*

is IT responsible for

Requirement

Group*

must be informed on cancelation

Requirement

Person*

is technically responsible for

Requirement

Person*

is IT responsible for

Requirement

Person*

must be informed on cancelation

Objective

Requirement

is supported by

Requirement

Risk

is exposed to

Requirement

KPI instance

is measured by

Work breakdown structure

Task

Function

is of type

Project

Task

is process-oriented superior

Program

Project

is process-oriented superior

Task

Requirement

realizes

Project schedule*

Organizational unit

Task

carries out

Person

Task

carries out

Task

Quality gate

creates

Quality gate

Task

activates

Task

Relationship

has as output

Relationship

Task

is input for

Task

Task

is predecessor of

Task

Task

is successor of

Task

Task

relates to

Task

Task

belongs to

Task

Milestone instance

creates

Task

Milestone instance

activates

Task

Milestone instance

is predecessor of

* Only the most common connection types are listed here - please see ARIS Method help for a complete listing.