Migrate an ArchiMate® 2.1 model to 3.0

You can use the macro ArchiMate 3.0 migration to migrate one or more models of ArchiMate® version 2.1 into version 3.0.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In Explorer, right-click the ArchiMate® model version 2.1 or the group that contains several ArchiMate® models version 2.1 you want to migrate into version 3.0. To migrate single models, you can also right-click into the model background of an ArchiMate® model version 2.1. The pop-up menu opens.
  2. Click Evaluate > Start macro Start macro. The Macro Wizard opens.
  3. Choose the category ArchiMate and select ArchiMate 3.0 migration.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Select the output settings.
  6. Click Finish. The macro is executed.
    If objects are embedded in objects without parent relationships, the Create relationship dialog opens during the macro execution. Keep the settings and click OK. The macro execution continues.

The ArchiMate® models of version 3.0 are created and an Excel sheet is opened where you can find the GUIDs of the ArchiMate® models version 2.1 and 3.0.