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.