Contents

 
ARIS Architect
Make ARIS Architect available
Install ARIS Server on a Windows operating system
Installation
Setup scenarios
General prerequisites
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using the standard database
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using a Microsoft SQL Server (mixed mode)
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using a Microsoft SQL Server (Windows authentication)
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using an Oracle database
Installing ARIS Publisher Server as a demo system using the standard database
Installing ARIS Publisher Server using a Microsoft SQL Server
Installing ARIS Publisher Server using an Oracle database
ARIS remote installations
Silent ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server installation
Configure ARIS Server
How to make fonts available
Add fonts
Configure database connection
Configure the database connection for additional schemes
Update external service (database clusters)
Encrypt passwords
Reconfigure ARIS Publisher settings
Install ARIS Server on a Linux operating system
Installation
Setup scenarios
General prerequisites
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using the standard database
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using a Microsoft SQL Server
Installing ARIS Connect/ARIS Design Server using an Oracle database
Installing ARIS Publisher Server using a Microsoft SQL Server
Installing ARIS Publisher Server using an Oracle database
Configure ARIS Server
How to check the virtual memory setting
How to make fonts available
Add fonts
Redirect ports
Configure database connection
Configure the database connection for additional schemes
Update external service (database clusters)
Change database connection parameters (ARIS Publisher)
Encrypt passwords
Reconfigure ARIS Publisher settings
Install ARIS Client locally
Notes on data security observance
Installation
Installation of ARIS Administrator Tools
With local standard database system
Installation of ARIS Architect/Designer
Installation of ARIS UML Designer
Without local standard database system
Installation of ARIS Architect/Designer
Installation of ARIS UML Designer
Installation of ARIS Optimizer
Installation of ARIS Smart Input for Optimizer
Installation of ARIS PPM Analysis GUI
Silent installation - Installation via software distribution
Installation via software distribution
Uninstall by software distribution
Update installation
Java Runtime Environment
ARIS for SAP Solutions
Start download client
Change license (LOCAL server)
Install ARIS documents
Known restrictions
Calendar
Reports in PDF format
Software AG Designer
Characters
Configure ARIS Download Client
ARIS Download Client
Start ARIS Download Client
Configure ARIS Download Client
Change the download path
Change the configuration and logging path
Change memory settings
Use a different JRE
Use server name as download folder name
Configure the use of ARIS downloader
Delete encrypted passwords
Make SSL connection mandatory
Enable SSL for ARIS Download Client
Make SSL certificate available for ARIS Server
Update certificate for ARIS Download Client applet
Logging
Configuration
Tenant
Log in to the infrastructure tenant's User Management
Change passwords on the infrastructure tenant
Log in to the tenant's ARIS Administration
Change passwords on tenants
Manage users, permissions and licenses
Use case: Manage users
Management in ARIS Administration
Open User Management
What is User Management for?
Manage licenses
Import and display license file
Navigate from licenses to privileges
Delete licenses
Display information about licenses/license file
Valuable information
What license types exist?
What happens when a license expires?
What is the difference between the license types 'Named user' and 'Concurrent user'
What dependencies exist within the privileges?
Manage users
Use case - Manage users
Create user
Edit user
How to make a user a system user
Copy a system user
How to make a user a system user for a specific database in ARIS Architect
Find users/user groups
Display assignment of users to a privilege
Display information on users/user groups
Change association of user groups to a user
Log out user
Delete user
Delete all users and user groups
Refresh items
Manage user groups
Create user group
Copy user group
Edit user group
Find users/user groups
Display information on users/user groups
Change association of users to a user group
Delete user group
Delete all users and user groups
Assign privileges and profiles
Assign a license privilege to new users/user groups
Assign a license pool to a user group
Change function and license privileges for users or user groups
Handle password
Change user password
Request new password
Apply LDAP
Import users and user groups from LDAP
Synchronize users or user groups with the LDAP system
Manage user data
Back up user management data
Restore user management data
Export user statistics
Generate report
Generate License audit (password-protected) report
Generate license usage rule validation report
Valuable information
What is the difference between ARIS Architect 'Administration' tab and ARIS Administration?
What is the 'system' user?
What is the user superuser?
What is the user 'arisservice'?
What is the user 'guest'?
What are user groups used for?
What function privileges can be assigned?
What license privileges can be assigned?
What information does the history of users and user groups show?
How can the password be changed?
Which reports exist?
Use charts
Display charts
What charts exist?
Configuration
Export configuration
Import configuration
Customize infrastructure
Customize Kerberos
Upload Kerberos configuration files
Add LDAP server
Test connection to an LDAP server
Edit connection to an LDAP server
Delete LDAP server
Upload truststore file
Customize LDAP settings
Customize ARIS for LDAP server operations
Configure secure communication between ARIS and LDAP server
Allow login only for LDAP users
Configure single sign-on
Delete LDAP server
Customize user-defined notifications
Upload templates for notifications
Customize password policy
Customize SAML settings
Upload keystore file
Upload truststore file
Customize security settings
Customize SMTP settings
Customize user settings
Configure user for impersonation
Customize license monitoring
Upload rule definition file for license monitoring
Valuable information
What is impersonation?
What variables can be used for user-defined notifications?
What infrastructure properties are available?
What Kerberos properties are available?
What LDAP properties are available?
What properties are available for user-defined notifications?
What properties are available for password policies?
What SAML properties are available?
What security properties are available?
What SMTP properties are available?
What user settings properties are available?
What License monitoring settings are available?
What rules exist for license monitoring?
What is the default user group?
Management in ARIS Architect
Manage users and privileges
Use case 'Manage users'
Manage users
Change user password
Create system user for a database
Assign access privileges (users/user groups)
Assign function privileges (users/user groups)
Assign filter
Assign prefix as identifier
Restrict script access to specific user groups
Valuable information
What is the difference between ARIS Architect 'Administration' tab and ARIS Administration?
How to manage users
How to manage privileges
What license privileges can be assigned?
What function privileges can be assigned in ARIS Administration?
What function privileges exist in databases?
What access privileges exist?
What roles exist in ARIS?
Which ARIS administrator roles exist in ARIS Architect?
What are server administrator roles?
What are project-specific roles?
What are task-specific roles?
What is the 'system' user?
What is the user superuser?
What is the user 'arisservice'?
What is the user 'guest'?
Set ARIS options
Turn spell check on
Activate process automation
Select symbol palette
Specify search options
Select languages
ARIS for SAP Solutions
Set Test Designer options
Specify modeling options
Specify options for new models
Options for process automation
Set key for line breaks
ARIS for SAP Solutions
Set Test Designer options
Specify conventions
Create filters automatically (database-based)
Merge filters
Define your own filter
Edit filter
Duplicate filters and templates
Import filters
Create templates
Assign a template to an ARIS model type
Import templates
Export filters and templates
Arrange attributes for attribute editing
Change object symbol sorting
Create font formats
Create languages
Select symbol palette
Valuable information
What is a configuration administrator?
What are filters?
What are font formats?
What are languages in ARIS?
What are templates?
How to back up changed conventions
Manage ARIS Method
Create attribute type symbols
Define symbols for an attribute value
Define symbols for alternative attribute values
Remove symbols from attribute values
Create attribute types
Create attribute type with values
Assign attribute type
Assign an attribute type to an attribute type group
Create attribute type groups
Edit connection types
Assign connection types
Change configurable method names in multiple languages
Create model types
Derive model types
Edit object types
Derive object symbols
Back up method changes
Restore ARIS defaults
Valuable information
What is ARIS Method?
Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS)
ARIS architecture concept
Descriptive views
Descriptive levels
Process chain analysis
Description of the business management problem
Process chain diagram (PCD)
Modeling within the views and levels of the ARIS concept
Function view
Requirements definition
Function tree
Y diagram
SAP applications diagram
Objective diagram
Design specification - Application system type diagram
Implementation - Application system diagram
Data view
Requirements definition
The ERM base model
ERM - eERM extensions
Design operators added
Extension of cardinalities
Identification and existence dependency
Modeling technical terms used in a company - Technical terms model
eERM attribute allocation diagram
Alternative forms of representation
SAP SERM
IE data model
SeDaM model
Summary of the main terms and forms of representation of the eERM
Document type definition
Element types
Connection types
Attribute types
Data type of the attribute value
Attribute default
Testing a DTD
Material flow modeling - Material diagram
Modeling the Data Warehouse structure
Authorization hierarchy
Process cost management data models
CD diagram
Cost category diagram
Project management data model
Information carrier diagram
Design specification
Relations diagram and Attribute allocation diagram
System interface models - System attributes, System attribute domain
Implementation - Table diagram
Organization view
Requirements definition
Organizational structure of companies
Organizational chart
Shift calendar
Design specification - Network topology
Implementation
Network diagram
Material flow modeling - Technical resources
Process view
Requirements definition
Linking functions with organization - EPC, Function/Organizational level diagram
Linking functions with data
Event control - Event-driven process chain (EPC)
Function allocation diagram (I/O)
Information flow diagrams
Event diagram
Functions - Organization - Data
EPC/PCD
Input/Output diagram
Value-added chain diagram
Rule diagram
Communications diagram
Classification diagram
Object-oriented modeling
Process variants
Process selection matrix
Material flow modeling
EPC (material flow)
Material flow diagram
EPC (column/row display)
SAP ALE models
SAP ALE filter model
SAP ALE message flow model
SAP ALE message type model
Role assignment diagram (RAD)
Other models
Business controls diagram
DW transformation
E-Business scenario diagram
Structuring model
Industrial process and Office process
Project process chain (PPC)
Process instantiation model
RAMS
Role diagram
Quick model
c3 method
Screen design
Screen navigation
Business segment matrix
Design specification
Access diagram
Linking functions with data
Linking organization with data
Linking organization with function
Program flow chart
Program flow chart (PF)
Screen diagram
SAP integration process (XI)
Implementation - Access diagram (physical)
Linking functions with data
Linking organization with data
Linking organization with functions
Product/Service modeling
Product/Service exchange diagram
Product/Service tree
Product allocation diagram
Product tree
Product selection matrix
Competition model
Unified Modeling Language (UML) in ARIS
Introduction
ARIS UML Designer - Supported UML standard
Object Modeling Technique (OMT)
Introduction
Summary of the OMT methodology
Object modeling techniques in ARIS
OMT Object model
OMT Dynamic model
OMT Functional model
How to arrange objects in a hierarchy
Methods for knowledge management
Introduction
Object types for modeling knowledge processing
Knowledge category
Documented knowledge
Model types for modeling knowledge processing
Knowledge structure diagram
Knowledge map
Representation of knowledge processing in business processes
Balanced Scorecard method
Introduction
The Balanced Scorecard concept
Key elements of the BSC approach
Strategic management process and Balanced Scorecard
Formulation and realization of vision and strategy
Standard perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard
Cause-and-effect chain
Definition of leading and lagging indicators
Communication and derivation of further scorecards
Planning and targets
Strategic learning and feedback
Advantages and benefits of the Balanced Scorecard
Developing a Balanced Scorecard with ARIS BSC
Terms and abbreviations
Creating Balanced Scorecards with ARIS BSC
Specification of perspectives
Balanced Scorecard system structure specification
Cause-and-effect relationship specification
Specification of initiatives and KPIs to monitor objectives
Description of KPIs and their relationships
Relationships to other models
E-Business scenario diagram
Introduction
E-Business scenario diagram method
The idea
The model and its objects
'Transmission type' attribute group
Evaluations using reports
Data security check
System support
Information flow
Collaborative business maps
Connection to other methods and components
IT City Planning
Enterprise Architecture and IT City Planning
Which companies may benefit from IT City Planning?
IT City Planning with ARIS
Service view
Service types and their data
Detail description of service types
Chronological-logical operational sequences of IS elements
IT view
IT elements and their data
Detail description of IT elements
Organizational aspects
Chronological-logical operational sequences of IT elements
Chronological-logical operational sequences within the architecture
Possible evaluations
Business process modeling
Process classes and the business process diagram
Implementation of BPMN in ARIS
Elements of the business process diagram
Pools and lanes
Modeling guidelines for pools and lanes
Sequence flow
Modeling guidelines for sequence flow connections
Message flow
Modeling guidelines for message flow connections
Association
Events
Modeling guidelines for events
Activities
Modeling guidelines for activities
Gateway
Modeling guidelines for gateways
Artifact
Sources of figures
Modeling BPMN 2.0
Introduction
Initial situation and objective
Purpose of this chapter
BPMN core elements and their implementation in ARIS
Infrastructure
Foundation
Common Elements
Artifacts
Association
Group
Text annotation
Callable Elements
Event
Expression
Flow Element
Flow Elements Container
Gateways
Message
Message flow
Participant
Resource
Sequence flow
Elements not included in the current implementation
BPMN diagrams and ARIS model types: An overview
Process
Activities
Resource assignment
Performer
Activity type: Task
Human interactions
Activity type: Subprocess
Subprocess type: Subprocess
Subprocess type: Event subprocess
Subprocess type: Transaction
Subprocess type: Ad hoc subprocess
Subprocess type: Call Activity
Global task
Loop characteristics
Loop characteristics representations
Standard and multi-instance loop characteristics and complex behavior definition
Items and Data
Data object
Data store
Events
Catch events and throw events
Start event
Intermediate events
End event
Event definitions
Gateways
Exclusive gateway
Inclusive gateway
Parallel gateway
Complex gateway
Event-based gateways
Lanes
Collaboration
Pool and participant
Object types and connection types reused from a process
Message flow
Conversation
Conversation container
Conversation nodes
Participant
Artifacts
Conversation link
Message flow in a conversation
Model assignments
Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram
Customer Experience Management (CXM)
Customer journey landscape
Customer journey map
Customer touchpoint allocation diagram
Customer touchpoint map
Linking CXM and BPM
Analysis capabilities
Report
Queries
Get full customer journey overview
Find customer touchpoints clustered by associated risk
Find customer touchpoints clustered by associated ownership
Find customer touchpoints clustered by associated channel
Find risks and initiatives for all customer touchpoints
Find risks and initiatives for bad customer touchpoints only
Find all processes related to customer journeys
Use cases
General company documentation
Database management/Data warehousing
PC hardware and network management
Process cost management
Quality management
Reorganization measures
SAP R/3 implementation
Software development and implementation
Knowledge management
Workflow management
Bibliography
General literature list
Topic-related bibliography
Unified Modeling Language in ARIS
UML specification
Using UML
UML and business process modeling
Object Modeling Technique (OMT)
Methods for knowledge management
General knowledge management
Using ARIS for knowledge management
Balanced Scorecard method
IT City Planning
Business process modeling
What are attribute type symbols?
When are method changes available?
How can user-defined method items in scripts be called?
Manage databases
Create databases
Select symbol palette
Layout models using default palette (default)
Layout models using default palette (extended)
Assign access privileges (groups)
Copy databases
Paste databases
Merge databases
Prepare databases for a merge
Start Merge preview
Start merge procedure
Valuable information
Which function and access privileges do you need for a merge?
Which privileges are required for moving models within a database?
What to consider for templates when performing a cross-server merge
How are identical items identified during the merge procedure?
What effect do method filters have on a merge procedure?
How are groups handled during the merge procedure?
How are connections handled during the merge procedure?
How are assignments handled during the merge procedure?
How are variants handled during the merge procedure?
How are definition copies handled during the merge procedure?
What effect do the Within the selection/Include border items options have? (Merge)
Examples: Within the selection
Examples: Include border items
How are user-defined symbols handled during the merge procedure?
What additional items does the merge procedure include, and what items are ignored?
Rename items
Back up databases
Delete versions
Back up database in encrypted form (ARIS Server Administrator)
Restore databases
Reorganize databases
Replace connection types between IT system contact roles
Which connections will be replaced?
Define connection types to be replaced
Display database statistics
Output database information
Select default filter
Manage logos
Specify header and footer
Specify page layout
Create font formats (database)
Create languages (database)
Select alternative language
Enable automatic ID assignment
Use free attributes from previous versions
Valuable information
What affects database size and performance?
What is a system user?
What function privileges exist in databases?
What access privileges exist?
What function privileges can be assigned in ARIS Administration?
What license privileges can be assigned?
What are database languages?
What is the alternative language?
How to back up databases
How to work with the server LOCAL
Create scripts
Use Script Editor
Transfer selected text to string table
Test script (debug)
Search script code
Add language
Check syntax
Transfer text back to the code
List parts in the code
Valuable information
What is ARIS Script?
When to use which object and component model
How can user-defined method items in scripts be called?
What is an ARIS report?
What is the design view?
What is code view?
What are the differences between code view and design view?
What is a macro?
What is a semantic check?
How to display imported scripts
How to back up scripts
Create report
In Script Editor
Write report scripts
Using the design view
ARIS videos
Use case: How to work with report script templates
Create report scripts in design view
Edit report scripts in design view
Insert queries into report scripts
Edit query properties in report scripts
Set filters for queries in report scripts
Insert sections into report scripts
Edit section properties in report scripts
Edit paragraph properties in report scripts
Insert images into report scripts
Edit image properties in report scripts
Insert charts into report scripts
Insert data fields into report scripts
Insert data tables into report scripts
Insert formatting tables into report scripts
Format tables in report scripts
Format table cells in report scripts
Insert text fields into report scripts
Format text, text fields, and data fields in report scripts
Insert hyperlinks into report scripts
Insert cross references into report scripts
Create styles
Edit styles
Delete styles
Apply styles
Create report script templates
Edit report scripts properties in design view
Run a report script in the design view
Valuable information
How are data tables structured?
Structure of report scripts in the design view
How are queries defined in report scripts?
How are data elements specified for evaluation?
Valuable information
Changes from 10.0 SR4 to 10.0 SR6
Constants
Methods
Changes from 10.0 SR2 to 10.0 SR4
Constants
Methods
Changes from 10.0 to 10.0 SR2
Constants
Methods
Changes from 9.8 SR6 to 10.0
Constants
Methods
Changes from 9.8 SR7 to 9.8 SR8
Changes from 9.8 SR6 to 9.8 SR7
Constants
Methods
Changes from 9.8 SR4 to 9.8 SR6
Changes from 7.2.4 to 9.8 SR4
Constants
Methods
Useful report hints
Create semantic check
Define profiles (semantic check)
Define rule types (semantic check)
Define rules of a rule type (semantic check)
Adapt file 'atsall<language code>.js' for semantic check
Create macro
Assign a macro to an event
Manage scripts
Duplicate evaluation scripts and files
Export scripts
Import scripts
Export report script templates
Import report script templates
How to back up scripts
Create and edit category
Restrict script access to specific user groups
Make reports available in ARIS Connect
Define semantic check settings only affecting ARIS Connect
How are rule violations indicated in ARIS Connect?
Specify report parameters
Add fonts
ARCM reports
Report: Standard - Output change log
Report: Standard - Output details about the issue and associated issue-relevant objects
Report: GDPR - Output extended GDPR management report
Report: GDPR - Output GDPR data protection impact assessment
Report: GDPR - Output GDPR management report
Report: GDPR - Output record of processing activities
Report: GDPR - Output survey intelligence report
Report: Loss and Incident Management - Output details about the incident and associated hierarchy elements
Report: Loss and Incident Management - Output details about the incident and associated losses
Report: Loss and Incident Management - Output list with details about associated losses, charts, and incidents
Report: Risk Management - Output risks to XML file
Report: Test Management - Output details about the test case, including details on risk, control, and test definition
Report: Test Management - Output test cases associated with the hierarchy
Manage analysis data
Organize queries and ad hoc analyses
Create an analysis folder
Import ad hoc analysis
Import ad hoc analyses folder
Export ad hoc analysis
Export ad hoc analyses folder
Publish ad hoc analysis
Unpublish ad hoc analysis
Publish query
Unpublish query
Export query
Export query folder
Import query
Import query folder
Back up analysis data
Restore analysis data
Configure document management system
Edit document management system
Predefine login data for a document management system
Configure ARIS Aware Dashboards
Make default dashboards available
Bulk Import using Command Line Tool
Copy documents using WebDAV
Import default dashboard content
Add an alias URL for dashboards
Check default data feeds for issues
Publish database as a process portal
Specify report parameters in ARIS Architect
Keep ARIS Aware dashboards up to date
Create user group
Using Piwik
Install and configure Piwik
Add runnables
How to make an ARIS remote repository available
How to specify ARIS Aware Piwik reports
Report: Piwik - Database-specific portal usage
Report: Piwik - Utilisation globale du portail
How to manage dashboards in ARIS Connect
Data security
What keeps your data safe?
What data can be backed up individually?
Why configure your network settings?
Use proxy server or SSL encryption
Configure single sign-on
Configure single sign-on using Kerberos
Kerberos keys
Configure single sign-on using SAML
SAML keys
ARIS Server and Tenant Management
Monitoring health
Using ACC interface
Adding nodes
Executing health checks on all nodes
Executing health checks on one node
Executing health checks for a runnable
Show health check results
Collect log files (ACC interface)
What checks are performed?
Using ACC commands
Monitor runnable's health
Show node
Configure health monitoring
ARIS Cloud Controller (ACC)
How to connect nodes
How to list runnables
What runnables are available?
Use cases
Change the default agent user's password
Start and stop runnables
Deactivate runnable
Activate runnable
Provide additional memory
Make SSL certificate available for ARIS Server
Redirect ports
Collect log files (ACC)
Delete log files
ARIS Administration/ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Use existing ARIS document storage and ARIS Administration for ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Process Governance
ARIS Aware
Make enhancements available
ARIS Publisher
Provide ARIS Publisher license files
Reconfigure ARIS Publisher settings
Configure the service 'Create static ARIS Publisher export' for Process Governance
Collaboration
Create synchronization user
Anonymize Collaboration user
Tenant Management
Create a tenant
Back up a tenant
Delete a tenant
Restore a tenant
What data is backed up and restored?
Copy a tenant to a different server
Define backup folder
How to adjust timestamps related to ARIS document storage
Configure database connection
Provide JDBC drivers
Update external service (database clusters)
Configure the database connection for additional schemes
Move the database management system
Health check
Show node
Monitor runnable's health
Configure health monitoring
Mailing
Configure ARIS Agent mail server connection
Configure SMTP mail server connection
Third-party document management systems (TDMS)
Make TDMS available
ARIS Server Administrator
Execute the backupsystemdb command
Execute the restoresystemdb command
Execute the updatesystemdb command
Execute the userwipeout command
Managing tenants
ARIS Cloud Controller (ACC)
Create a tenant
Back up a tenant
What data is backed up and restored?
Restore a tenant
Copy a tenant to a different server
Delete a tenant
Tenant Management tool
Tenant Management
Configure Tenant Management
Configure infrastructure tenant
Configure user for impersonation
Configure operational tenants
Configure existing tenants
Open Tenant Management
Manage tenants
Create tenant
Lock tenant
Activate tenant
Allow access
Copy tenant
Back up tenant
Download last backup file
Restore tenant from backup file
Restore tenant from backup list (from Tenants page)
Restore tenant from backup list (from Backups page)
Delete tenant
Manage filters
Copy filters
Export filters
Import filters
What are filters?
Manage templates
Copy templates
Export templates
Import templates
What are templates?
Manage reports and related files
Copy reports
Export reports
Import reports
Copy files
Export files
Import files
What is an ARIS report?
Manage databases
Copy databases
Export databases
Import databases
What are ARIS databases?
Manage backups
Define backup folder
Open backup list
Delete backup file
Manage schedules
Enter backup options
Create schedule
Edit schedule
Lock schedule
Activate schedule
Delete schedule
Display charts
Open user management
Open portal management
Log out
Valuable information
How to manage logged information
How to adjust timestamps related to ARIS document storage
Which users can manage tenants?
What privileges and settings does the user 'superuser' require?
What privileges and settings does an authorized user require?
What is impersonation?
What data is backed up and restored?
What is the Tenants page used for?
What is the Assets page used for?
What is the Backups page used for?
What is the Schedules page used for?
What can be used as a basis for restoring tenants?
y-tenantmgmt command-line tool
Command line tools for the ARIS Administration
Password encryption
Tenant Management
Parameters for y-tenantmgmt.bat/y-tenantmgmt.sh
LDAP synchronization
Data migration
Command line tools for ARIS document storage
Command line tools for Process Governance
Parameters for y-ageclitool.bat/y-ageclitool.sh
Parameters for y-export4ppm.bat/y-export4ppm.sh
Use ARIS Architect
ARIS Architect quick start guide
Before you start
Prepare
Start ARIS Architect
Create database
Model
Create a model
Show print pages in the model window
Specify connection settings
Create objects and object attributes
Create object occurrences
Rename objects
Arrange and group objects
Create connections
Create links
Create a program shortcut
Create a hyperlink
Place attributes
Apply template
Save model
Evaluate
Print model
Configure header and footer
Specify print scale and color
Start printing
Evaluate model contents
Close model
General
Help system
Forward a page of the online help
Play videos
ARIS Interactive Guides
Find
New tab
Open a new tab
Select database for the search
Start search using new tab
Open recently used models
Add favorites
Rename favorites
Manage favorites
Remove favorites
Use the spell check
Turn spell check on
Use the spell check to correct terms
Add terms to dictionary
Make spell check ignore selected terms
Specify program content
Select topics
Select working environment
Adjust program window
Hide tab bars
Show tab bars
Move bars
Show and hide individual bars
Show and hide all activated bars
Change bar size using separators
Resize Properties dialogs
Control program
Control the program using the keyboard
Control the program using keyboard and mouse
Browse tabs
Use tab overview
Valuable information
What are languages in ARIS?
Which working environment includes which content?
What search functions exist?
How are objects displayed?
What method changes are available for 7.2 databases?
What is the effect of the menu item 'Delete with objects'?
How does the spell check work?
What are the special features of the spell check?
Which languages does the spell check support?
Navigate and edit items
Open database
Display database properties
Search for database content
Rename items
Create and manage groups
Create group
Assign access privileges (groups)
Move items within a database
Copy groups within a database
Create and manage objects
Create object definitions
Replace object symbol for definition
Copy objects within a database
Delete object definitions
Consolidate objects
What happens when objects are consolidated?
What happens when rules are consolidated?
What privileges are required for consolidation?
Create and manage models
Create model
Move/Copy models within a database
Delete models
Prepare modeling
Specify general options
Specify modeling options
Specify options for new models
Set key for line breaks
Resize the area of a model
Change display of Symbols bar
Show and hide Symbols bar
Show and hide Fragments bar
Create models
ARIS models
Create model
Set grid
Enable and disable Guided Modeling
Set layout options
Insert grid columns or rows
Align model items to the grid
Create model content quickly (connection mode)
Create model content quickly (Mini Toolbar)
Insert objects using drag and drop
Insert objects using copy/paste
Match size of model items
Use drag and drop to place attributes
Place attributes in a text box
Place attribute with attribute name
Place model attributes
Arrange model items
Change arrangement of overlapping model items
Center model items
Arrange model items with equal spacing
Insert executable links for model items
Use optional hyphens
Paste graphic from the clipboard
Import graphic
Insert OLE object
Add presentations
Use objects
Basics
Place object
Specify object size when placing object
Place objects of the same type multiple times (multiple placement)
Place objects directly below each other
Place objects using the mini toolbar
Create objects from text
Create occurrence copy
Create definition copy
Replace object
Delete object occurrence
Move object
Change object size
Use optional hyphens
Insert line break
Fill object with a solid color
Assign gradient to object
Format painter
Cancel format copying
Place object attributes
Extended editing
Format characters of object attributes
Format paragraphs of object attributes
Replace object symbol
Apply a template to one or more objects
Automatic alignment of objects
Generate model layouts automatically
Assign a default symbol to existing objects
Place object attributes at any position
Create implicit connections for overlapping objects
Hide connections of overlapping objects
Show connections of overlapping objects
Hide assignment
Show assignment
Have objects selected
Show/hide type and/or symbol name of connected objects
Export objects as a graphic
Valuable information
How to format texts of objects
Which formats are copied to which items?
How are formats copied to identical and different items?
How is the format copied to placed attributes?
Which formats are not copied?
How do objects behave in objects?
Where is the assignment icon placed?
Which icons can be used as assignment icons?
What are the special methodical features for passing on object symbols?
Display and navigation
Display object information
Hide assignment
Show assignment
Show relationships
Use graphic objects
Insert graphic objects
Create filled polygons
Cancel creation of line and polygon
Valuable information
What are object symbols for?
What is Guided Modeling for?
What are optional hyphens for?
Why are only contours shown for some objects?
What are OLE objects?
What are the special features of OLE objects?
Use connections
Specify connection alignment
Create connection
Specify connection alignment when creating connections
Quickly create connections from one source object to multiple target objects
Change connection alignment
Place connection attributes at any position
Insert connection angles
Remove angles from connections
Select/Show connection automatically
Re-connect connections
Optimize connection alignment
Delete connection/relationship
Display tooltips for connections
Toggle connection mode
Set connection end
Valuable information
What are the special features of connections?
How does the system assist you in creating connections?
How are connection types offered?
When is a diagonal and when is a right-angled connection alignment useful?
Why can certain connections be created multiple times?
Why do connection definitions and connection occurrences exist?
How are object relationships displayed by symbols?
Place attributes
Place object attributes at any position
Insert attribute types into the list in the Placed attributes box
Move placed object attributes to preset positions
Change the order of object attributes that are placed at the same position
Change properties of placed attributes
Remove attribute placement
Use SmartDesign
Insert SmartDesign
Edit SmartDesign
Insert object into SmartDesign
Rename object in SmartDesign
Reuse object in SmartDesign
Delete object from SmartDesign
Change object hierarchy in SmartDesign
Show/Hide columns in SmartDesign
Insert SmartDesign for BPMN diagram
Use SmartDesign to place an element in a different lane
Create new lane in SmartDesign
Configure SmartDesign
Manage SmartDesigns
Valuable information
What is SmartDesign?
What do the different colors in SmartDesign mean?
Use free-form texts
Insert free-form texts
Paste free-form texts from clipboard
Change free-form texts
Format free-form texts
Move free-form texts
Use free-form texts as occurrence copy
Use free-form texts as definition copy
Valuable information
How does free-form text behave with regard to access privileges?
How does free-form text behave as an occurrence or definition copy?
Use groupings
Group selected items
Ungroup
Use the mini toolbar
Toggle mini toolbar
Remove object symbol from the mini toolbar
Add object symbol to the mini toolbar
Do not display mini toolbar for one or all objects
Use the Symbols bar
Change display of Symbols bar
Show object symbols with names
Show object symbols without names
Add object symbols to the Symbols bar
Change object symbol sorting
Remove object symbol
Valuable information
How to configure the Symbols bar
What is the special feature of the Symbols bar?
Attribute-based modeling
Create time column
Configure time column
Insert objects in the time column
Check semantics
Valuable information
Which models can be used?
Which time-dependent attributes can be used?
How to accelerate the configuration of a time column
How is an object symbol influenced by positioning and dimensioning attributes?
How are special modeling cases handled?
How are object symbols without positioning and dimensioning values indicated?
What causes values to change in attribute-based modeling?
What causes values to remain unchanged in attribute-based modeling?
How are objects inserted into the time column handled?
How does the model grid affect the placement of objects in the time column?
Use variants
Create variants for individual objects
Create model variants
Create variants for group content
Create variants of an entire database
Find masters and variants
Remove variant relationships
Valuable information
How to accelerate modeling
Why do you need the Method changes function privilege?
How many editing steps can be undone?
What is the special grid mode?
How to specify the position of freely placed attributes
What happens when you save a model?
How and when can model information be hidden automatically?
What special features are associated with the ARIS Express model import?
What are ADF files?
How is the Properties bar structured?
How is the Navigation bar structured?
What is the definition selection for?
What are optional hyphens for?
What are filters?
What tooltips are available when creating implicit connections?
BPMN diagrams
BPMN videos
Enable and disable Guided Modeling
Enable/Disable BPMN modeling constraints dialog
Add multiple lanes to pool or lane
Model additional lanes
Move a lane
Place object
Change symbol
Place attributes for horizontal pools/lanes
Model symbol properties
Model subprocess
Transform subprocess (expanded) into subprocess (collapsed)
Edit subprocess (collapsed)
Transform subprocess (collapsed) into subprocess (expanded)
Collapse a call activity in an Enterprise BPMN collaboration process
Edit a collapsed call actiity in an Enterprise BPMN collaboration process
Expand a call activity in an Enterprise BPMN collaboration process
Place annotation
Place activity of the Call activity type
Transform call activity into task
Transform task into subprocess
Transform subprocess into call activity
Transform call activity into subprocess
Use Text annotation symbol
Transform task into call activity
Insert space between objects
Transform sequence flow into a conditional sequence flow
Transform sequence flow into regular sequence flow
Transform sequence flow into default sequence flow
Run BPMN semantic check
Delete a pool or a lane without objects they contain
Delete a pool or a lane in the Explorer
Valuable information
How is the BPMN specification implemented in ARIS?
Which diagram types for BPMN are available in ARIS?
Which diagrams feature special modeling support?
What general objects are available in BPMN?
What to consider when modeling BPMN diagrams
Which symbols are displayed in the Symbols bar?
What lane types exist?
What implicit connections exist?
How to avoid inconsistencies
How to avoid symbol inconsistencies
How are connections to connections realized in ARIS?
Data object connected to a sequence flow
Objects of the Message type connected to a message flow
What relationships with text annotations exist?
How to handle activities of the Call activity type
Activity of the Call activity type for a global task
Activity of the Call activity type for a global process
What happens when you expand and collapse?
What constraints apply to connections?
How are connections handled for movement, size change, and placement operations?
How are objects within objects handled in BPMN diagrams?
What constraints also apply to sequence and message flows?
How are group objects handled?
How are object symbols changed according to their semantics?
What constraints apply to size changes?
Constraints for size changes
Move any lane
How does the cursor change?
Change of size and position of embedded container objects
Automatic enlargement of containers when an object is placed
Partly embedded objects
Subprocess
What to consider when modeling data manually
How to export a BPMN diagram
BPMN document structure
'Definitions' element
'Collaboration' element
'Pool' element
'Lane' element
'Message flow' element
'Process' element
'FlowElementContainer' element
Organizational elements as a resource
Semantic process elements
'Event' elements
Normal 'Event' element
'Cancel event' element
'Boundary event' element
'Subprocess event' element
'Activity' elements
Simple 'Task' element
'Subprocess' element
'Call activity' element
Global 'Task' element
'Loop type' element
'Compensation' element
'Gateway' elements
'Sequence flow' element
'Artifact' elements
'Text annotation' element
Groups
'Data object' element
'DataInput' and 'DataOutput' elements
Connections to data objects
Graphic elements (bpmndi)
'BPMNDiagram' and 'BPMNPlane' elements
'BPMNShape' element
'BPMNEdge' element
Attributes for the 'BPMNShape' element
DMN diagrams
Migrate from the existing DMN implementation to the new implementation
Use case
Model a Decision requirements diagram
Assign DMN context diagrams
Assign a DMN decision table to the Decision object
Create DMN diagram
Modeling support in DMN decision tables
Configure data types for Input/Output columns
Add an Annotation column
Add an annotation
Delete an annotation
Delete an Annotations column
Add Input column
Add input data
Delete input data
Delete Input column
Add Output column
Add output data
Delete output data
Delete Output column
Move column to the left
Move column to the right
Add a rule
Move row up
Move row down
Valuable information
How to control a DMN decision table using the keyboard
Which data types are available for input and output data?
Matrix model
Videos for matrix models
Create matrix model
Create matrix model from new objects
Create matrix model from existing objects
Create matrix model from search result
Open matrix model
Label column or row header
Insert objects from other groups in matrix model
Specify matrix model properties
Change size of appearance of a matrix model
Start macro
Print matrix model
Export matrix model to Microsoft Excel
Generate a graphic model from a matrix model
Delete matrix model
Create connections
Create new connections between objects in matrix model
Specify representation of connection types in matrix model
Define default connection type
Assign abbreviations for connection types in matrix model
Apply color to row or column
Draw connections using keyboard
Temporarily hide connections in the matrix model
Find out about possible connections
Delete connections in matrix model
Edit objects
Temporarily hide objects in a matrix model
Sort objects in matrix model
Move objects in matrix model
Group objects hierarchically
Cancel hierarchical grouping of objects
Copy objects and paste them into matrix model
Paste objects from matrix models into graphic models
Valuable information
Screen layout of models of type 'Matrix model'
What is a matrix model?
How to control the matrix using the keyboard
What are connections at definition level?
How is the connection direction indicated?
What is displayed on the Symbols tab?
What is displayed on the Connection types tab?
How can you use model generation with matrix models?
Spreadsheets
Create spreadsheet
Add contents to a spreadsheet
Calculate values in a spreadsheet
Insert objects from the navigation bar
Add attributes to a spreadsheet
Specify row height
Restore default row height
Specify column width
Restore default column width
Protect an area of a spreadsheet
Unprotect an area of a spreadsheet
Sort objects in a spreadsheet
Insert sheet
Insert sheet using the pop-up menu
Rename sheet using the pop-up menu
Delete sheet using the pop-up menu
Insert multiple rows
Insert row
Show/hide grid
Show/Hide header
Delete row
Delete sheet
Advanced editing
Select cell format
Define a border
Remove borders
Merge cells
Unmerge cells
Create conditional formatting
Manage rules
Clear contents and formats
Clear contents
Clear formats
Export spreadsheet to Microsoft Excel
Generate dashboard link
Calculation using spreadsheets
Insert formula
Insert formula directly
Correct error(s) in formulas
Use relative cell references
Use fixed cell references
Work with cell references across sheets
Calculate with physical constants
Valuable information
Which conditional formattings exist?
How are data types converted?
Which arithmetic operations exist?
Which physical constants can be used?
How to select multiple objects in query output tables
Which formulas and functions are available?
AND
ARIS_ATTRIBUTE
ARIS_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE
ARIS_ITEM
ARIS_ITEM_API_NAME
ARIS_ITEM_DEF_SYMBOL
ARIS_ITEM_GUID
ARIS_ITEM_PATH
ARIS_ITEM_TYPE
ARIS_ITEM_TYPE_NUM
ARIS_WRITE_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE
AVERAGE
CHOOSE
CONCATENATE
COUNT
DATE
DAYS
IF
IS_CONNECTED_BY
MAX
MIN
NETWORKDAYS
NOT
NOW
OR
SQRT
STANDARDIZE
SUM
SWITCH
TIME
TODAY
XOR
Use RACI matrix
Create diagram for RA(S)CI matrix
Output RACI matrix
Valuable information
Which diagrams can be used for a RACI matrix?
Which objects can be used for a RACI matrix?
Which connections can be used for a RACI matrix?
Edit models
Basics
Open models
Open recently used models
Open models using Occurrences tab
Open model properties
Open model overview
Display model preview
Freeze column/row in model
Unfreeze columns/rows
Insert space
Remove space
Select model items
Format model attributes
Replace placed model attributes
Change properties of the current model
Work with lane models
Find model item
Select attribute placed in model
Assign a template to a model
Assign multiple templates to a model
Assign a template to multiple models
Assign a template to a model type
Assign a template to individual model items
Restore model defaults
Restore the default for individual model items
Link models
Assign a new model
Assign an existing model
Create a link to a UML 2 diagram
Create an assignment using drag and drop
Open assignments with the assignment icon
Open assignments with the pop-up menu
Open assignments with the Assignments tab
Replace assignment icon
Delete assignments
Use document management link
Insert document link
Open document
Upload document
Delete document link
Valuable information
How to establish a connection to a document management system
What privileges are required for documents from document management systems?
What to consider regarding attributes for document links?
What are the special features of document links?
What are the special features of the local document directory?
Save model
Close models
Use fragment
Show and hide Fragments bar
Create fragment
Place fragment
Change fragment
Delete fragment
Valuable information
What are fragments?
What is the Fragments bar for?
Valuable information
What are templates for?
What are the special features for inserting and removing space?
How to identify a model that is read-only
How to proceed if the model type is missing for models
What are the advantages of column/row display of lane models?
Why does a UML model not open?
Extended editing
Check the effects of an automatic layout in advance
Generate model layouts automatically
Refresh a model based on the database
Change settings of existing and future models
Change options of new models using the Properties dialog
Change keys for line breaks
Use filter
Reuse UML objects
Import ARIS Express models
Use ARIS Express filter and template
Edit attributes
Open Attributes window
Insert items
Change attribute value
Sort attributes
Sort tables
Refresh attributes
Delete attribute values
Save changes
Open Attributes tab
Hide attributes
Show hidden attributes
Extended editing
Use optional hyphens
Arrange attributes for attribute editing
Show language column
Remove language column
Create an external description
Edit an external description
Insert an external description
External description: Refresh preview
Display external descriptions read-only
Specify link to a document in ARIS document storage
Valuable information
How to edit attributes
What are time zone-dependent attributes?
How is the Attributes window structured?
What buttons does the Attributes toolbar have?
What does 'sorted by method' mean?
What are optional hyphens for?
Which technical requirements exist for external descriptions?
Which items can be given external descriptions?
What are the special features of external descriptions?
Use the Attribute Wizard
Introduction to Attribute Wizard
Specify attributes with the Attribute Wizard
Valuable information
What to consider when reusing UML objects
Display and navigation
Change size of appearance for models
Change size of appearance of models using keyboard and mouse
Move display area automatically (model window)
Move window contents horizontally using the keyboard and mouse
Have a model selected on the Explorer tab or in the Model Explorer
Open ARIS UML Designer for a UML element
Open ARIS Connect
Navigate quickly to object occurrences in a model
Navigate quickly to different areas of large models
Show and hide model content
Run navigation mode
Present a model using navigation mode
Hide selected objects
Hide non-selected objects
Hide all objects of the same type
Hide objects to a selected depth
Show any objects
Show connected objects
Show objects to a selected depth
Display connected models
Display connected objects
Open links to database and model items
Valuable information
What is navigation mode for?
How are executable links displayed in the model window?
What are attribute type symbols for?
How to represent attribute formatting
Check and approve models
Run semantic checks
Start semantic check
Run BPMN semantic check
Valuable information
What is a semantic check?
What are rule types and profiles in the Semantic Check Wizard?
How are rule violations indicated in ARIS Architect/ARIS Design Server?
Compare models
Compare two models
Compare any models
Compare current model with a version
Compare two versions
Configure model comparison
Display particular differences
Display differences successively
Arrange comparison models
Show and hide Details pane
Export all differences
Close model comparison
Valuable information
Which models are included in the model comparison?
How does the model comparison mark items in the model window?
What differences are displayed in the Details pane?
What is the Details pane used for?
What buttons are available for the model comparison?
Improve models
Use case: Continuously improve processes
View processed improvement proposals
Submit improvement proposal
Enter remark, status, and person responsible
Show tasks
Output task list via a report
Output improvement proposals/status changes via a report
Valuable information
Which roles exist in change management?
What privileges are required for change management?
Which attributes are used?
What is the meaning of the status (CMA) attribute values?
Which attributes must be allowed by the filter for reports?
How is the procedure model of the use case structured?
How is the original credit process structured?
How is the improved credit process structured?
What is a QM database for?
Use locks
Lock group content
Unlock group content
Lock models
Unlock models
Lock objects
Unlock objects
Filter locked items
Valuable information
What are the requirements for locking models?
What are the results of a permanent lock?
What are the differences between unlocking by users and by administrators?
How versioning and XML exports handle locks
Version models
Version selected models
Version the content of groups
Show versions
Open version
Open a versioned database
Specify the display of versions and change lists
Show change lists
Filter change lists
Compare current model with a version
Compare two versions
Compare any versioning states of a model
Delete versions
Valuable information
What are the requirements for versioning?
What can cause versioning to fail?
What data is versioned?
What effect do the Within the selection/Include border items options have? (Versioning)
Examples: Within the selection
What happens when you delete versions?
Examples: Include border items
What data is displayed for an open version?
What is the versioning state?
What is the difference between change lists and version lists?
Which criteria can restrict the number of change lists displayed?
Which model types are excluded from version comparison?
What are the special features of a comparison with the workspace?
Output models
Export model items and models to a file as EMF
Copy objects and models to the clipboard as EMF
Export model as a graphic
Display model information
Display model preview
Set up model pages
Specify model print scale
Show print pages in models
Specify number of print pages
Print model
Show and print models with wallpaper
Print several models at the same time
Generate report
Valuable information
What print settings can you define?
Create infographic
What is the effect of print scaling?
Which keys can be used to control the print preview?
Process models
Generate models
Start model generation
Generate a graphic model from a matrix model
What privileges are required for model generation?
How does ARIS generate object occurrences in the new model?
Effects of the View level for process interfaces and start/end events option
How does ARIS generate connections in the new model?
Open BPM
Validate for BPMN
Transform EPC into BPMN diagram
Transform an Enterprise BPMN diagram into BPMN diagram
Switch model
Export BPMN diagram as a BPMN file
Export data models as an XSD file
Validate BPMN model for export
Document Solution Design
Import BPMN file
Valuable information
How to import a BPMN file
EPC to BPMN transformation rules
General rules
BPMN task types generated based on the EPC
Lane name
Start and end event
Sequence flow
Function
Source and target pattern objects with connection relationships for functions
Gateway
Joining AND rule
Splitting AND rule
Closed AND rule
Joining XOR rule
Splitting XOR rule
Closed XOR rule
Closed OR rule
Arbitrary loops
Structured loop (While)
Structured loop (Repeat)
Organizational information
Source pattern objects, target pattern objects and connections in access diagrams
Service information
Service type without software service realization
Service type with a software service realization but without software service operation types
Function with a service type that has a software service type realization with multiple software services
Service type with a software service type that has exactly one software service operation
Service type that has a software service type with multiple software service operations
Enterprise BPMN diagrams to BPMN transformation rules
Diagrams
Lanes
Subprocesses
Call activities
Function allocation diagrams and assignments
Other
Export/Import
BPMN Import/Export
BPMN Import/Export videos
Import BPMN file
Validate BPMN diagrams for export
Export a BPMN diagram as a BPMN file
Export multiple BPMN diagrams as a BPMN file
What to consider when importing BPMN 2.0 diagrams
What to consider when comparing with an imported BPMN 2.0 diagram?
DMN Import/Export
Import DMN file
Export DMN diagrams as a DMN file
XML export/import
Export database content in XML format
Import XML files
Valuable information
How to use XML import/export without standard database languages
What are database languages?
Visio import
Configure Visio mapping
Import models from Microsoft Visio
Create and use a script for a custom Visio mapping
Valuable information
Which model types are Visio drawing types converted into?
Evaluate data
Use reports
Output reports
Create schedule for report
Display or change the properties of a schedule
Activate schedule for report
Deactivate schedule for report
Display the results of a scheduled report
Automatically start reports with Script Runner
Delete scheduled reports
Valuable information
What is an ARIS report?
What is context-specific evaluation?
What information can a report provide?
What reports are available?
What are scheduled reports?
What is the design view?
What is scriptrunner.cfg?
What is ARIS Script?
ARIS reports
Standard
Report: Adapt object names and names of assigned models
Report: Create process manual
Report: Create template for data import
Report: Determine assignment structure
Report: Export attribute values for translation
Report: Export graphic as PDF
Report: Export graphic as a PDF (with preview)
Report: Export RASCI chart
Report: Generate job description
Report: Import data in Excel format
Report: Import translated attributes
Report: Number hierarchy levels
Report: Output functions across multiple assignment levels
Report: Output hierarchy (for MashZone)
Report: Output models and objects of the groups
Report: Output model information
Report: Output model information considering various aspects
Report: Output objects in the sequence of modeling (model graph)
Report: Output object information
Report: Output object information (table)
Report: Output object information (for MashZone)
Report: Output occurrences of objects
Report: RA(S)CI - Output organizational participations in processes
Administration
Report: Compare filters
Report: Consolidate font formats
Report: Consolidate objects
Report: Export database content (interface for BI tools or MashZone)
Report: Export relationship matrix
Report: Format models
Report: Import of user data from User Management
Report: Adapt ARIS document storage links
Report: Move object definitions into model group
Report: Output database information
Report: Output filter information
Report: Output group information
Report:: Output database information
Report: Replace connections between IT system contact roles
Report: Replace font formats
Report: Replace object types
Report: Replace symbol types
Report: Replace text attributes
Report: Synchronize ARIS document storage link title attributes with document titles
Report: Transfer groups and users
Process Governance
Report: Find indirectly updated models
Report: Generate shortcuts
Report: Model status overview
Report: Output organizational structure
ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager # ARIS Designer
Report: ARCM export
Report: ARCM user export for User Management
Report: Check for compliance with ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager modeling conventions
Report: Output data allocation matrix
Report: Synchronize ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Report: Verify semantics of audit templates
Report: Verify semantics of controls
Report: Verify semantics of hierarchy structures
Report: Verify semantics of policies
Report: Verify semantics of questionnaire templates
Report: Verify semantics of risks
Report: Verify semantics of test definitions
Report: Verify semantics of user groups
Report: Verify semantics of users
ARIS Connect
Report: Export graphic as PDF
Analysis
Report: Analyze application systems
Report: Analyze classification
Report: Analyze media breaks
Report: Analyze organizational change
Report: Analyze times/costs
Report: Compare models
Balanced Scorecard
Report: Analysis of strategic initiatives and processes
Report - ARIS Strategy Scorecard (extended)
Report: ARIS Strategy Scorecard
Report: Create BSC management view
Report: Create BSC overview
Report: Export BSC KPIs
Report: Import BSC KPIs
Report: Perform BSC planned-actual comparison
Automation
Report: Check consistency of data flow dependencies
Report: Find indirectly updated models
Report: Generate shortcuts
Report: Model status overview
Report: Output organizational structure
BPM
Report: Analyze main success factors
Report: Evaluate process
Business Publisher
Report: Start Publisher export
Report: Start Publisher export (Process Governance)
Report: HTML export
Report: Show model graphics from group in Excel
Change management
Report: Output task list
Report: Output change management history
Report: Output status changes and improvement proposals
Which attributes must be allowed by the filter for reports?
Customer Experience Management
Report: Analyze customer experience
Report: Create infographic for persona
What queries for customer experience are available?
Dashboard data
Report: CoE - Aggregated maturity level
Report: CoE - Maturity level/Mandatory properties
Report: CoE - Model age
Report: CoE - Number of processes/Model status
Report: CoE - Representative objects
Report: CoE - Local and global maturity level
Report: CoE - Conventions
Report: CoE - Owner distribution
Report: CoE - Validity date
Report: CXM - Analyze customer experience
Report: CXM – Analyze customer journeys (TOP 7)
Report: CXM - Critical journeys
Report: CXM - Responsibility (Channel)
Report: CXM - Responsibility (Ownership)
Report: EA - KPIs with data
Report: EA - Models and objectives
Report: EA - Objectives and KPIs
Report: EA - Objectives with data
Report: EA - Relations between organizational units and systems
Report: EA - System redundancies
Report: EA - System support
Report: EA - System support for VACDs
Report: EA - Systems with data
Report: EA/Alfabet - CAPEX/OPEX for organizational units
Report: EA - KPIs with data
Report: EA/Alfabet - Systems with lifecycle data
Report: Export item data to tables
Report: Piwik - Database-specific portal usage
Report: Piwik - Utilisation globale du portail
Functions
Report: Output functions with organizational elements
Report: Output hierarchy of the functions
Governance
Report: Find a value within a string
Report: Retrieve GUIDs of model(s) and/or object(s)
Internet of Things
Report: Generate fact sheet for IoT objects
IT architecture # Report category
Reports used internally
Report: Evaluate IT landscape
Report: IT landscape administration - Update and create PSU group structure
Report: IT landscape administration - Assign administration access privileges
Report: IT landscape administration - Update filter
Report: IT landscape administration - Remove invalid assignments
Report: IT landscape administration - Output access privileges
Report: IT landscape administration - Assign access privileges
Report: Display data flows
Report: Import changes (IT Inventory)
Report: Output IT landscape and architecture information for MashApps
Report: Evaluate IT landscape
Report: Lifecycle management
Report: Redundant applications (visualization of redundancies)
Report: System evaluation
Report: System consolidation
Report: System list
Report: Output system fact sheet (PDF)
Report: Output information on capabilities
Report: Output information on IT objects
Open BPM
Report: Validate BPMN diagram for export as a file
Report: Open BPM consistency check
Organizational elements
Report: Output organizational elements with connected objects
Report: Determine organizational structure
PPM integration
Report: Select PPM process type and create function mapping
Report: Transfer process model and mapping information to PPM
Processes
Report: Output functions with data and organizational elements (VACD)
Report: Output functions with connected objects
Report: Output functions with times and costs
Report: Output transitive relationships via functions
Report: Create structure chart
QM
Report: Output overview of structuring models
Sample scripts
Report: Process manual (example)
SAP
Report: Output list of required components
Report: Specify SAP Fiori app base URL
Report: Manage document links for the portal
Report: Synchronize scope information
Report: Generate test case description - SAP Solution Manager
Report: Generate test case description
Report: Run consistency check
Report: Automatic SAP synchronization with ARIS (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Report: Automatic SAP synchronization with SAP Solution Manager 7.1
SAP migration (Solution Manager 7.1 to 7.2)
Report: 01 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Create root folder layer
Report: 02 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Resolve shortcuts
Report: 03 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Adjust transaction types
Report: 04 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Adjust documentation
Report: 05 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – adjust system landscape
Report: 06 SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Adjust IDs
Report: SAP Solution Manager 7.2 migration – Library
Six Sigma
Report: CtX: Critical to X
Report: SIPOC input/output matrix
Report: FMEA: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Report: Import overall process effectiveness data
Report: Collect overall process effectiveness data
Report: Mark critical factors
Report: Kaizen process mapping
Report: Project charter
Report: Report overview
Report: Calculate actual processing time for model of type 'Value stream map'
Time recording
Report: Create organizational chart
User management
Report: Output license audit (password-protected)
Report: Output user groups with users and privileges
Report: Output logged-in users
Report: Output overview of licenses
Report: Output users and privileges
Report: Output license usage rule validation
Variants
Report: Output models and variants
Report: Output objects and variants
Visio import
Report: Import Visio VDX files
webMethods Integration
Report: Run all requested Publisher exports
Report: Run requested Publisher exports for the current database
Report: Import all services from CentraSite
Report: SWIT - Complete task
Report: Validate BPMN diagram for sharing with IT
Report: Output database information
Report: Validate filter for system check
Report: Validate business process for transformation into BPMN
Report: Internal reset of a service or change request
Report: Consistency check - Library
Report: Perform part layout after the transformation from XPDL to BPMN
Report: SWIT - Web service - Output process
Report: Prescript - Share with IT
Report: Service request - Generate requirements document
Report: Service request - Generate change request document
Report: Service synchronization - Web service - Service request notification completed
Report: Service synchronization - Web service - Update service from CentraSite
Report: SWIT - Retrieve user tasks
Report: SWIT - BPMN consistency check
Report: SWIT - Library
Report: SWIT - Check whether starting the process is possible
Report: SWIT - Document Solution Design
Report: SWIT - Web service - Retrieve ARIS version
Report: SWIT - Web service - Retrieve CentraSite connection
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer metadata
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer process to ARIS
Report: SWIT - Web service - Check whether update by IT is allowed
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer
Report: Upload webMethods documentation to document storage
Report: XML layout
Report: XML2BPMN2 pre-processing script
Report: XPDL2BPMN - Post-processing script for cleanup
Use queries
Define query
Start query context-sensitively
Open saved query
Select starting point
Select hierarchy level
Select occurrence level
Select definition level
Add conditions
Insert query
Join query items (definition level)
Join query items (occurrence level)
Output table view
Edit analysis tables
Sort query table output
Sort ad hoc analysis table output
Add attributes to a spreadsheet
Save attributes
Restore default column width
Specify column width
Specify row height
Restore default row height
Change formula parameters
Create conditional formatting for cells
Protect an area of a spreadsheet
Correct error(s) in formular
Use fixed cell references
Clear formats
Select format type
Insert formula directly
Insert formula
Clear contents
Clear contents and formats
Add contents to a spreadsheet
Calculate with physical constants
Define a border
Remove borders
Manage rules
Use relative cell references
Unprotect table
Save table view as a model
Export spreadsheet to Microsoft Excel
Insert sheet
Delete sheet
Working with cell references across sheets
Calculate values in a spreadsheet
How to select multiple items in query output tables
Move query items
Select layout
Show duplicates
Save query
Edit saved query
How are query output tables sorted?
What queries are supplied with ARIS by default?
What default queries are available for ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager?
What default queries can you use for Simulation?
What are the effects of occurrence and definition level?
When can you switch between definition level and occurrence level?
Use ad hoc analysis
Start ad hoc analysis
Open saved ad hoc analysis
Run ad hoc analysis automatically
Run ad hoc analysis step by step
Add analysis path
Filter analysis items
Set a connection filter for analysis items
Set attribute filter for intermediate steps and targets
Set group filter
Set model filter
Set object filter
Set relationship filter
Hide and show analysis items
Output views of the ad hoc analysis
Output graphical view
Output table view
Edit analysis tables
Sort query table output
Sort ad hoc analysis table output
Add attributes to a spreadsheet
Save attributes
Restore default column width
Specify column width
Specify row height
Restore default row height
Change formula parameters
Create conditional formatting for cells
Protect an area of a spreadsheet
Correct error(s) in formular
Use fixed cell references
Clear formats
Select format type
Insert formula directly
Insert formula
Clear contents
Clear contents and formats
Add contents to a spreadsheet
Calculate with physical constants
Define a border
Remove borders
Manage rules
Use relative cell references
Unprotect table
Save table view as a model
Export spreadsheet to Microsoft Excel
Insert sheet
Delete sheet
Working with cell references across sheets
Calculate values in a spreadsheet
How to select multiple items in query output tables
Change step width of the ad hoc analysis
Save ad hoc analysis
Use macros
Run macros
Start a macro based on an event
Organize macros
What is a macro?
What is context-specific evaluation?
ARIS macros
ArchiMate
Administration
Macro: Layout models using default palette
Adapt macro
Automation
Macro: Check consistency of data flow dependencies
What the semantic check of Process Governance checks
Balanced Scorecard
Macro: Perform BSC planned-actual comparison
IT Architecture
Macro: Add process support assignments
Macro: IT landscape administration - Generate matrix
Macro: IT landscape administration - Complete matrix
Macro: IT landscape administration - Copy content
Macro: IT landscape administration - Adjust names
Macro: Update process support map
Macro: Edit process support unit
Macro: Delete process support columns
Macro: Add process support columns/rows
Macro: Delete process support assignments
Macro: Add process support assignments
Macro: Hide process support assignments
Macro: Show process support assignments
Macro: Change IT landscape view
Macro: Freeze IT landscape view
Macro: Analyze system portfolio
Macro: IT landscape administration - Unrestricted matrix generation
SAP
Macro: Run consistency check
Macro: Transfer assignments
Six Sigma # macro category
Macro: Select and run Six Sigma report
Macro: Timeline
Macro: VSM timeline
UML sample scripts
Publish
Publish
Publisher export
Publish databases as a Publisher export
Connect to an ARIS Publisher Server
Create Publisher export profiles
Model navigation carousel
Change status (in ARIS Architect)
Open Publisher export
Update Publisher export
Edit Publisher export
Delete Publisher export
Manage
Manage Publisher export
Manage administrator roles
Appoint owners and substitutes
Manage users
Manage user groups
Change own password
Appoint owners and substitutes
Manage LDAP users
Manage profiles
Manage reports
Change status (in ARIS Publisher administration)
HTML export
Publish models as HTML export
Create HTML layout
Provide help texts
Valuable information
When do links work?
When are OLE objects provided?
What is meant by copying documents and temporary file names?
What is the group view?
What is the hierarchical view?
What is an ARIS Publisher Server?
What is a Publisher export?
What is an HTML export?
What is a domain?
What can Rocket Search do?
What are export views in a Publisher export?
What are views?
How to control role-specific access
Which roles are defined?
Which links can be run?
How to log in using LDAP systems
How to log in using SSO
What are the requirements for creating a Publisher export?
How to manage a Publisher export
How to display matrices
Publisher export (user)
Screen layout
Home
Contents
Search
Favorites
Evaluations
Matrix
Governance
For users with visual impairments
Home
Contents
Search
Favorites
Open Publisher export
Change own password
Find contents
What mouse functions are available in models?
What mouse functions are available in models?
What is Process Governance?
How to display matrices
How to change your password
Publisher export (administration)
How to change your password
How to log in using LDAP systems
Administrator roles module
Reports module
My role module
Users module
Profiles module
Groups module
Backup module
Special topics and functions
ArchiMate 3.0
Introduction
Model ArchiMate 3.0
Create ArchiMate 3.0 models
Change the appearance of ArchiMate models
How can ArchiMate elements be aligned with (non-)ArchiMate models?
Assign a new model
Assign an existing model
Reuse ArchiMate elements in non-ArchiMate models
Administrate ArchiMate 3.0
Change symbol palette
Create a filter with custom ArchiMate viewpoints
Import ArchiMate 3 filter
Create consolidated method filter
ArchiMate Model Exchange File Format
Import ArchiMate 3.0 models
Export ArchiMate 3.0 models
Configure ArchiMate mapping
Valuable information
How are ArchiMate elements mapped to ARIS object and symbol types?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate 3.0 symbols looks like?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate® 3.0 symbols looks like?
Which viewpoints does the ArchiMate 3.0 filter contain?
Where can you find information about ArchiMate?
Model ArchiMate 3.0
ArchiMate®
Migrate an ArchiMate® 2.1 model to 3.0
Import ArchiMate® file
Export ArchiMate® file
Change the appearance of ArchiMate® models
Assign a new model
Assign an existing model
Reuse ArchiMate elements in non-ArchiMate models
Import ArchiMate 3.0 models
Export ArchiMate 3.0 models
Valuable information
How are ArchiMate elements mapped to ARIS object and symbol types?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate 3.0 symbols looks like?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate® 3.0 symbols looks like?
Which viewpoints does the ArchiMate 3.0 filter contain?
Which file format is used to exchange ArchiMate® data?
Where can you find information about ArchiMate?
How can ArchiMate elements be aligned with (non-)ArchiMate models?
Which dialogs are displayed during import?
Administrate ArchiMate 3.0
Prepare ArchiMate®
Prepare ArchiMate® usage
Create viewpoint
Change symbol palette
Import ArchiMate 3 filter
Create a filter with custom ArchiMate viewpoints
Create consolidated method filter
Configure ArchiMate mapping
Prepare ArchiMate® import and export
Create language mappings
Delete language mappings
Create property definition mappings
Delete property definition mappings
Create viewpoint mappings
Delete viewpoint mappings
Categorize ArchiMate® content
Report: Specify attributes 'Layer' and 'Aspect' for ArchiMate objects
Report: Specify attributes 'Purpose' and 'Content' for ArchiMate viewpoint models
Report: Clear attributes 'Layer' and 'Aspect' in ArchiMate objects
Report: Clear attributes 'Purpose' and 'Content' in ArchiMate viewpoint models
Valuable information
What prerequisites must be met to use ArchiMate®?
When do you have access to ArchiMate® administration functionality?
Which file format is used to exchange ArchiMate® data?
ARIS Accelerators for GDPR
Introduction
Import and merge the GDPR method extension filter
Restore GDPR databases
Import GDPR reports
Import ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager reports
Import ARIS Architect reports
Import GDPR queries
Create a GDPR impact type in ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Install ARIS Connect accelerators
Import GDPR dashboards
Provide the GDPR configuration
Activate the GDPR configuration
Provide the GDPR dashboards
Create a GDRP Dashboard user group in ARIS Connect
Define a URL alias for the GDPR dashboards
Glossary
GDPR
Processing activity
Conventions
Introduction
Content of document
Objectives and scope
Prerequisites
ARIS conventions
Create processing activities and relations
Objects and relationships
Attributes
Processing activities attributes
Cluster attributes
Organizational unit attributes
Application system types attributes
Create processing activity/process hierarchy
Create cluster/data hierarchy
Glossary
GDPR
Processing activity
Single sign-on (SSO)
Use case
Introduction
Relevant applications and components
Components of ARIS Accelerators for GDPR
Relevant licenses
Customizing
Create inventories and describe assets
Relevant GDPR attributes
Identify processing activities and related assets
Specify processing activities in ARIS Architect
Specify processing activities in ARIS Connect
Assign existing processing activities to Record of processing activities models
Create new processing activities
Assign relevant elements to processing activities
Describe processing activities for the record of processing activities
Create a processing activity description survey
Execute a processing activity description survey
Qualify application systems
Create an application system qualification survey
Execute an application system qualification survey
Qualify processing activities for risk assessment (Pre-DPIA Analysis)
Create a processing activity qualification survey
Execute a processing activity qualification survey
Assess the risk of processing activities
Create a processing activity risk assessment
Execution of a processing activity risk assessment
Assess the data protection impact of processing activities (DPIA)
Create a data protection impact assessment survey
Execute a data protection impact assessment survey
Generate required internal and external reports
Output record of processing activities
Output GDPR data protection impact assessment
Output GDPR management report
Output extended GDPR management report
Output survey intelligence report
Output data allocation matrix
Monitor related indicators in dashboards
GDPR - Overview
GDPR – Workflow
DPIA - Answers
DPIA - Issues
Glossary
C
Controller
D
Dashboard
Data protection officer
Data protection representative
G
GDPR
GDPR roles
I
Incident
Issue Management
P
Processing activity
Processor
S
Single sign-on (SSO)
T
Tenant
DPG Pathfinder® data set
Introduction
Install the DPG GDPR questionnaires
Restore the DPG GDPR questionnaire database
Apply questionnaire models for survey management
Install DPG Pathfinder questionnaires and dashboards
Restore the DPG Pathfinder® questionnaire database
Apply questionnaire models for survey management
Import dashboards into ARIS Connect
Create a modification set and provide dashboards
Create a DPG dashboards user group in ARIS Connect
Define a URL alias for the DPG Pathfinder® dashboards
Glossary
DPG
GDPR
Processing activity
Integrate ARIS PPM
Select PPM process type and create function mapping
Transfer process model and mapping information to PPM
Specify report parameters for function import and function mapping
Specify report parameters for the transfer of process model and function mapping
Process Governance
Automate processes
Use case
Establish basis for execution
Define context for the governance process
Run semantic check
Generate executable process (transformation into a BPMN diagram)
Specify recurrence cycle for the executable process
Start governance process
Edit tasks
Perform process monitoring
Example: Improving efficiency by adapting operational processes
Model
Log in to the 'Governance Automation Models' database
Assign Process Governance administrator privilege in the model
Run semantic check for Process Governance
Valuable information
What to consider when modeling for Process Governance
What needs to be taken into account relating to ARIS Administration and Process Governance?
What does the reference database contain?
What the semantic check of Process Governance checks
What to consider with respect to licensing
How to structure the hierarchy in organizational charts
Which conventions must the value-added chain diagram conform to?
How to resolve modeling errors
How to resolve modeling error [600.14]
What objects and symbols are relevant to Process Governance?
Events
Event (process instance started)
Event (process instance terminated)
Timer event
Functions
Automated task
Human task
Notification
Live message
Operators
Organizational elements
Other
What models are relevant to Process Governance?
Value-added chain diagram
EPC - Process flow
EPC - Satellites
Application system type diagram
Access diagram
IE Data model
Organizational chart
Automate
Drag objects into model
Show object usage
Model organizational elements using the 'Automation' tab
Create service category
Import service
Create new script
Edit local service
Delete service
Create dialog
Edit dialog
Delete dialog
Model data flows
Activate data type check
Create data flow
Open data flow
Model data flow
Update data flow
Show object usage
Consolidate objects in the data flow
Copy object with connected objects and data flow
Open associated data flow
Create changing message contents
Restrict users for task delegation
Model password input for human task
Create data flow for recurring task
Define language for services
Hide/Show unused data fields
Align connections in the data flow
Control the naming or description of a task
Find unused data
Model input tables
Delete data flow
Model variables
Model variable catalog
Select variable catalog
Create variables
Edit variables
Copy variables
Clean up variables
Find usage of variables
Model new variable (data flow)
Model constants
Create constant
Edit constant
Model constant
Copy constant
Clean up constants
Find usage of constants
Delete constant
Place operator
Start report 'Check consistency of data flow dependencies'
Valuable information
What is a data flow diagram?
For which objects is a data flow created?
What does a typical data flow for a function look like?
What can be modeled in the data flow for a human task?
What notifications exist?
What does a typical data flow for an automated task (Web service and script) look like?
What does a typical data flow for an event look like?
What does a typical data flow for an object of the Event (process instance started) type look like?
What does a typical data flow for an object of the Event (process instance terminated) type look like?
What does a typical data flow for an object of the Timer event type look like?
What are variables?
What is a variable catalog?
How to use variables in the data flow
How are values of variables handled during archiving?
From which items can a data flow diagram be generated?
How do you enter the name and description for a task?
When do you model a recurring task?
What changes can be updated in a data flow?
What is a control flow?
What are control flow objects?
What are data flow connections?
Which fields are mandatory fields for documents?
What are constants?
What data types exist?
User
Boolean
Date
Decimal
Document
Document metadata
Password
Folder
Language
String
Duration
Collection
Operators
What are operators?
What are operator slots?
What are operators without input data?
What are numerical operators?
'Add' operator
'Divide' operator
'Multiply' operator
'Subtract' operator
What are comparison operators?
'Equal to' operator
'Greater than or equal to' operator
'Greater than' operator
'Less than' operator
'Less than or equal to' operator
'Not equal to' operator
What is the Boolean operator?
'AND' operator
'NOT' operator
'OR' operator
What are operators for collections?
'Select item by ID' operator
'Select item by position' operator
'Create collection' operator
'Determine size of collection' operator
'Format lines' operator
'Validate collection' operator
'Merge collections' operator
'Create intersection of collections' operator
What are document operators?
'Get document by path' operator
'Get document metadata' operator
'Filter documents' operator
Generate 'HTTP link for document operator'
What are operators for data elements?
'Path to ARIS Process Board' operator
'Get timestamp' operator
What other operators are available?
'Concatenate' operator
'XOR' operator
'Get committed resource' operator
'Determine user via e-mail/login name' operator
'Calculate time' operator
'Get participant name' operator
'Convert timestamp or date to human readable text' operator
'Check whether user exists' operator
Model dialogs
Videos
Create dialog category
Delete dialog category
Move dialog to another category
Create dialog
Open dialog
Test dialog
Test a dialog for ARIS Process Board
Export dialog as a graphic
Open a dialog from a model
Display the preview of a dialog in a model
Enter/change the title of a dialog
Place an element
Copy and paste an element
Group elements horizontally
Group elements vertically
Delete element
Define display properties
Specify language-dependent entries
Define data properties
Specify dependencies between elements
Specify dependencies between columns
Specify validation of elements
Specify an element as a mandatory field
Specify an element as read-only
Specify an element as subject to voting
Specify list entries
Delete dialog
Valuable information
Which elements can be edited directly in the dialog?
What validations are available for text boxes?
Possible settings in the Properties bar
What is inline editing?
What does read-only mean?
What does subject to voting mean?
Which elements can be marked as mandatory input?
Which elements have data properties?
What validations are available for text boxes?
What are dependencies?
What is report support?
Elements pane
Button
Check box
Check box list
Combo box
Date and time
Dynamic combo box
Document
Horizontal frame
Hyperlink
Info pane
Input table
Label
List
Number field
Password
Period
Option button group
Text area
Text box
User
Vertical frame
Configure
Define context
Configure model transformation
Configure recurrence for executable processes
Suspend recurrence for executable processes
Activate process automation
Specify process start message
Enable live messages
Valuable information
What model transformations are available?
How an executable process can be set to repeat automatically
Where can the executable process be started?
What is the context for executable processes?
What happens when an executable process is deactivated?
Which status can activities have?
What is the escalation manager?
Transform models
Edit transformation
Activate 'Transformation' tab
Define manual layout
Specify item settings
Edit properties of a transformation
Generate transformation
Release transformation
Run transformation
Delete transformation
Valuable information
What is a model transformation?
What is a transformation model?
What is a transformation type?
What is context information?
Create transformation profile
Create profile
Edit properties of a profile
Create model transformation profile
Duplicate model transformation profile
Use the same initial pattern in the profile
Move pattern down
Move pattern up
Delete pattern from profile
Delete profile
Create a pattern category
Create category
Edit category properties
Delete category
Model transformation pattern
Create transformation pattern
Model transformation pattern
Open pattern from 'Constants' tab
Model new constant
Model mapping
Model a mapping for attributes
Model a mapping for properties
Duplicate transformation pattern
Model assignment
Synchronize mapping with pattern
Model constants
Change the name of a constant
Add a language for the constant
Hide language for constant
Consolidate constants
Valuable information
What is a transformation pattern?
Screen layout of Transformation - Pattern
What is the 'Factor' property?
What is an object factor?
How are assignments handled in patterns?
What are graphic properties?
What are default connections?
What to consider when defining inflection points for a connection
What is a condition?
What type of conditions exists?
How to indicate a deleted item in conditions
How are conditions linked?
How to use alternative types
What is a mapping model?
What special mapping types exist?
Do not map attributes
One occurrence per definition?
Do not use other patterns
Create assignments
Link with source item
ID mapping
1:n mapping
Operators
'Concatenate' operator
'First valid value' operator
'Mathematical term' operator
'Condition' operator
'CreateInflectionPoint' operator
'Re-use only' operator
'DoNotModifyReusedElement' operator
'ForceGUID' operator
'NC name' operator
'Find' operator
Semantic check pattern
Create semantic check pattern
Model semantic check pattern
Delete semantic check pattern
Table of default mappings
Create table of default mappings
Add mapping
Move mapping down
Move mapping up
Delete mapping
Table of default connections
Create table of default connections
Define default connection
Change level for default connection
Move default connection down
Delete default connection
Manage released model transformations
Edit model transformation properties
Delete released model transformation
Transform models
Perform model transformation
Accept or discard changes when aligning models
Align models
Enable model transformation via a report
Valuable information
What will be displayed when aligning models?
What is the interactive merge?
What will be displayed after an interactive merge?
Conflict handling in interactive merge
How are groups of connected items with the same conflict type handled?
How are simple container changes handled?
How are simple symbol changes handled?
How are replacements in the source model handled?
How are replacements in the target model handled?
How to handle the 'Groups of container changes and groups of symbol changes' conflict
Perform
Switch off versioning during generation of the executable process
Generate executable process
Update executable processes after changing organizational charts
Start governance process
Start governance process for multiple models
Valuable information
What is an executable process?
What requirements have to be met to generate an executable process?
How many process instances can be started?
What is ARIS Process Board?
Simulation of the executable process (Process Governance Simulation)
Define simulation data for activities
Transfer simulation data for activities
Define simulation data for dialogs, script services, and Web services
Copy and vary simulation data
Remove simulation data
Specify settings for Process Governance Simulation
Simulate governance process
Display information about Process Governance Simulation
Correct simulation data
Suspend, resume, or terminate simulation runs
Delete simulation runs
Release simulated process
Valuable information
Advantage of simulation
How is the simulation of executable processes carried out?
How do changes in data flows affect Process Governance Simulation?
Where are the simulation results displayed?
For which objects can simulation data be defined?
Administrate automated processes
Find process instances
Archive process instances
Valuable information
Where do I find process administration and what does it include?
What happens when process instances are archived?
How to schedule archiving
Find problems in the process and correct processes
How can user accounts be deleted and anonymized?
What tasks does the Process Governance administrator perform?
Evaluate
Report - Start 'Find indirectly updated models'
Start 'Generate shortcuts' report
Start 'Model status overview' report
Start 'Output organizational structure' report
Start Process Governance processes automatically using predefined macros
Generate new macros based on predefined macros for Process Governance
Modeling audit trail macro
Mandatory semantic checks macro
Check consistency of data flow dependencies
Start batch file for export to PPM for Process Governance
Import predefined Process Governance favorites in PPM for Process Governance
Valuable information
What are reports?
What does the 'Check consistency of data flow dependencies' report output?
What does the 'Find indirectly updated models' report output?
What does the 'Generate shortcuts' report output?
What does the 'Model status overview' report output?
What does the 'Output organizational structure' report output?
How to use macros with Process Governance
How to use predefined macros to automatically start Process Governance processes
Which predefined macros can be used for Process Governance?
What is PPM for Process Governance?
Tenant assignment
Rebalance Process Governance nodes
ARIS Process Board
Customize ARIS Process Board
Configure selectable languages for ARIS Process Board
Configure date format
Call ARIS Process Board
Automation data flows
Start context
Human task
General data mapping
Data mapping for user selection
Data mapping for lists
Notification and live message
ARIS Business services
Add - Models/Objects/Groups
Compare - Model versions
Copy - Database
Create - 1 directory/group
Create - 1 model
Create - 1 object
Create - Database
Create - Dynamic ARIS Publisher export
Create - Report
Create - Shortcut(s)
Create - Static ARIS Publisher export
Create - Version
Delete - Database
Delete - Dynamic ARIS Publisher export
Delete - Group
Delete - Model(s)
Delete - Object(s)
Delete - Temporary files
Lock - Model(s)/Object(s)
Move - Models/Objects (within database)
Reorganize - Database
Retrieve - 1 (superior) directory attribute
Retrieve - 1 attribute in multiple elements
Retrieve - ARIS user group attributes
Retrieve - Current technical version of model(s)
Retrieve - Element(s) based on Attribute(s)
Retrieve - Element(s) based on GUID(s)
Retrieve - Group path
Retrieve - Lock status (model(s)/object(s))
Retrieve - Model(s) and/or object(s) from scope
Retrieve - Multiple attributes from 1 item
Retrieve - Versionable database
Unlock - Model(s)/Object(s)
Write - 1 attribute to multiple elements
Write - Multiple attributes to 1 element
ARIS Connect Publishing Service
Add – Comment in Collaboration
Retrieve - Link in ARIS Connect
ARIS document storage
Create - Document
Create - Folder
Delete Document(s)
Download - Document
Lock - Document(s)
Move - Document(s)
Move - Folder(s)
Retrieve - Document(s) by ID
Retrieve - Document(s) by link
Unlock - Document(s)
Update - Document(s)
Update - Metadata of 1 document
Update - Metadata of multiple documents
Process Governance Service
Retrieve - Process instance ID
User management
Assign - Privilege to user
Assign - Privilege to user group
Assign - Product license to user
Assign - Product license to user group
Assign - User to group
Create - User
Create - User group
Delete - User
Delete - User group
Retrieve - Architect user
Retrieve - Connect Designer user
Retrieve - Process Board user
Retrieve - User belongs to user group
Retrieve - User groups of user
Retrieve - User information
Retrieve - User selection empty
Write - User information
Local services
Compare - Boolean values
Compare - Future timestamps
Compare - String
Compare - Time attributes
Compare - Value empty
Create - Change number(s)
Create - Human task log
Create - Human task log (consider delegation and substitution)
Retrieve - Link (design)
Retrieve - Number (highest/lowest)
Operators in the data flow
Numerical operators
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
Comparison operators
Equal to
Not equal to
Greater than
Greater than or equal to
Less than
Less than or equal to
Boolean operators
AND operator
OR operator
NOT operator
What are operators for collections?
Select item by ID
Select item by position
Create collection
Determine size of collection
Create intersection of collections
Format lines
Validate collection
Merge collections
What are document operators?
Get document by path
Get document metadata
Filter documents
Generate http link for document
Data elements
Path to ARIS Process Board
Get timestamp
Miscellaneous operators
Check whether user exists
Determine user via e-mail/login name
Get committed resource
Get participant name
Concatenate
Convert timestamp or date to human readable text
Data XOR operator
Calculate time
Constants
Variables
Instance variable
Process variable
System variable
Examples
Modeling conventions for process automation
What objects and symbols are relevant to Process Governance?
Events
Event (process instance started)
Event (process instance terminated)
Timer event
Functions
Automated task
Human task
Notification
Live message
Operators
Organizational elements
Other
What models are relevant to Process Governance?
Value-added chain diagram
EPC - Process flow
EPC - Satellites
Application system type diagram
Access diagram
IE Data model
Organizational chart
How to resolve modeling errors
How to resolve modeling error [600.14]
ARIS Symbol Editor
Open Symbol Editor tab
Create user-defined symbol (use case)
General
Hide tab bars
Show tab bars
Use the Graphic symbols bar
Add graphic symbols to the Graphic symbols bar
Remove graphic symbol from the Graphic symbols bar
Reposition bars
Forward a page of the online help
Edit graphic symbols
Change the color of existing graphic symbols
Create graphic symbol
Insert graphic symbols
Open graphic symbol
Toggle grid
Add ARIS object symbols to the Graphic symbols bar
Place ARIS object symbols in the workspace
Insert text
Insert square
Specify an ARIS text attribute area
Change the rounding radius of square
Insert circles or ellipses
Insert a line or polygon
Specify inflection point coordinates of a polygon
Insert angles
Remove angle
Insert circular arc
Specify properties for circular arcs
Duplicate graphic symbols and images
Import graphic
Change color of graphic symbol
Fill graphic symbol with a solid color
Assign gradient to graphic symbol
Changing the representation of lines/outlines
Change rotation angle of graphic symbol
Arrange graphic symbols
Align graphic symbols with one another
Set up the coordinates using the property page
Undo actions
Save graphic symbols
Show overview
Display preview
Delete graphic symbols
Edit an AMF file using a text editor
Delete graphic symbols
Use a new object symbol in ARIS
Valuable information
How are symbols structured?
What is the effect of the Specify reference point option?
What rules do you need to observe when freezing the size of graphic symbols?
What does the symbol's appearance in the model depend on?
What is the effect of scaling strategies?
What color options exist?
Simulation
Introduction
ARIS videos
Video tutorials
Quick videos
Model
Configure process instances
Determine function execution related costs
Determine time-related costs
Perform default queries
Valuable information
What are the general guidelines for the simulation?
What simulation-relevant model types exist?
Which model types are included in the simulation in any case?
What times are relevant to the simulation?
What costs are relevant to the simulation?
What cost calculation options are available?
How to generate process instances
What default queries can you use for Simulation?
ARIS models
What objects and attributes of ARIS models are relevant to the simulation?
Events
Functions
Rules
Human resources
Technical resources
Capacity resources
Risks
ERM attributes
Calendar events
How do process folders pass through a simulated process in ARIS models?
How does a sequential process pass work?
How does a parallel process pass (AND split) work?
How does process synchronization (AND join) work?
How does an exclusive process pass (XOR split) work?
How does a simple merge in the process pass (XOR join) work?
How does multiple selection in the process pass (OR split) work?
How does a multiple merge in the process pass (OR join) work?
How do rules behave?
What is the structure of a control flow?
How to evaluate the control flow
What conventions are applied to the modeled control flow?
Conditions
Model an ERM attribute condition
Model a capacity resource condition with one capacity resource
Model a capacity resource condition with two capacity resources
What are conditions?
Example: Model an ERM attribute condition
Example: Capacity resource condition with one capacity resource
Example: Capacity resource condition with two capacity resources
What to consider when modeling ERM attribute conditions
What data types and relevant comparison values exist for ERM attribute conditions?
What attributes exist for capacity resource conditions?
Risks and controls
What to consider when simulating risks and controls
Behavior of risks and controls
Modeling of risks and controls in general
Modeling of risks
Modeling of controls
Function modeling
BPMN diagrams
What objects and attributes of BPMN diagrams are relevant to the simulation?
Events
Activities
Human resources
Gateways
Technical resources
Capacity resources
Calendar events
What special features of BPMN diagrams influence the simulated process?
What is the special feature of message events?
What is the special feature of events with the event definition None, Conditional event, Multiple event, and Parallel multiple event?
What is the special feature of start events with the Timer event event definition?
What is the special feature of events with the Signal event event definition?
What is the special feature of events with the Escalation event definition?
What is the special feature of events with the Error event event definition?
What is the special feature of events with the Compensation event event definition?
What is the special feature of events with the Link event event definition?
What is the special feature of call activities?
What is the special feature of transaction cancelation?
What is the special feature of end events of the Terminate type?
What is the special feature of message flow modeling?
What is the special feature of pools and lanes?
What is the special feature of message flows to and from pool boundaries?
What is the special feature of process continuation after outgoing sequence and message flow?
What is the special feature of connections?
How do process folders pass through a simulated process in BPMN diagrams?
How does a sequential process pass work?
How does a sequence flow from and to subprocesses work?
How does a merge work at an exclusive gateway (XOR)?
How does a merge work at an activity?
How does a split work at an exclusive gateway (XOR)?
How does a merge work at an inclusive gateway (OR)?
How does a split work at an inclusive gateway (OR)?
How does a merge work at a parallel gateway (AND)?
How does a split work at a parallel gateway (AND)?
How does a merge work at a complex gateway?
How does a split work at a complex gateway?
How does a merge work at an event-based gateway?
How does a split work at an event-based gateway?
What is the structure of a sequence flow/message flow (BPMN)?
What conventions are applied to the modeled sequence flow/message flow (BPMN)?
What is a subprocess (BPMN)?
Shift calendar and process instantiation plans
Use a schedule as a shift calendar
Example of a shift calendar
Use a schedule as a process instantiation plan
Example of a process instantiation plan
Create a composite schedule
Valuable information
What can the Schedule and Composite schedule model types be used for?
How to use the Schedule model as a shift calendar
How to use the Schedule model as a process instantiation plan
What is unscheduled time?
What is flexible work time?
What is idle time?
Resources in general
Assign process priorities
Assign resource priorities
Allocate human and technical resources
What resources can you use for simulation?
What resource connections exist?
What resource allocation connections exist?
How to perform dynamic resource allocation during simulation
What are resource priorities and how are they used?
What are process priorities and how are they used?
What is the difference between process priorities and resource priorities?
Human resources
Allow functions to be processed alternatively by several resources
Allow functions to be processed additively by several resources
Resources with non-standard working hours (schedules)
Valuable information
How organizational charts are included in the simulation
What human resources are relevant to the simulation?
What to consider when modeling human resources
How to use human resources in simulated models
How do alternative and additive human resource allocations differ?
How to use resources for multi-processing of a function
When to distinguish between required and available human resources
How to commit human resources to multi-processing of functions
How is the number of employees who carry out the function specified?
How are organizational objects animated?
How are organizational objects included in the statistics?
How are schedule models handled in organizational charts?
How to calculate the utilization of hierarchically superior organizational elements
Technical resources
What technical resources are relevant to the simulation?
What to consider when modeling technical resources
How to use technical resources in simulated models
How do alternative and additive allocations of technical resources differ?
When to distinguish between required and available technical resources
Capacity resources
What capacity resources are relevant to the simulation?
What to consider when modeling capacity resources
How to use capacity resources in simulated models
How do alternative and additive capacity resource allocations differ?
How to control the capacity of capacity resources
How to guide process folders with one capacity resource
How to guide process folders with two capacity resources
Simulation-relevant connections
Which connections are relevant to the simulation?
What conventions are applied to connections?
What control flow connections exist?
What resource connections exist?
What resource allocation connections exist?
What simulation-relevant control attributes exist for connections?
Probability distributions
Which distributions are available?
What does constant mean?
What is equal distribution?
What is normal distribution?
What is log-normal distribution?
What is exponential distribution?
What is Erlang distribution?
What is triangular distribution?
What is gamma distribution?
Configure
Save simulation configuration for single-session or as default
Define the simulation time period
Specify warm-up phase
Automatically include linked models in the simulation
Automatically open and animate all simulated models
Activate statistics
Animate open models only
Activate/Deactivate animation for the simulation
Control the animation speed
Select system-defined or user-defined attribute placement
Change options for object animation
Select active objects during animation
Change options for attribute animation
Change object animation options for individual objects (single session)
Change attribute animation options for individual objects (single session)
Valuable information
What defaults exist for the simulation?
What options are available for setting the simulation time period?
How to automatically include linked models in the simulation
What is the warm-up phase?
What animation options are available?
What is the difference between animated and non-animated simulations?
How to animate objects
What states are provided for the object animation of events?
What states are provided for the object animation of functions/activities?
What states are provided for the object animation of rules/gateways?
What states are provided for the object animation of human resources?
What states are provided for the object animation of technical resources?
What states are provided for the object animation of capacity resources?
What states are provided for the object animation of controls?
What states are provided for the object animation of risks?
What states are provided for attribute animation?
How to place attributes in ARIS models during animations
How to place attributes in BPMN diagrams during animations
Perform
Select models and start the simulation
Change simulation models
Valuable information
Which tab bars are available on the Simulation tab?
What status information is displayed during the simulation?
What simulation states exist?
How to control a simulation
What is a time step?
What is a single step?
What tasks are performed when simulation is reset?
How to display multiple open objects (models, diagrams, statistics)
What happens during simulation when objects have multiple assignments?
Evaluate
Sort tables
Export statistical data
Represent statistical data as a chart and save the data
Copy cells from statistics to another application
Display an object from cumulated statistics in the model
Valuable information
What evaluation options does the simulation provide?
What cumulative statistics exist?
Structure of event statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of function/activity statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of rule/gateway statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of process statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of human resource statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of technical resource statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of capacity resource statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of function/activity cost statistics
Structure of human resource cost statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of technical resource cost statistics (cumulative evaluation)
Structure of risk statistics (cumulative evaluation)
What detailed statistics exist?
Structure of event statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of function/activity statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of rule/gateway statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of process statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of human resource statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of technical resource statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of capacity resource statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of risk statistics (detailed evaluation)
Structure of weak point statistics
What effect does specifying an absolute run time have on statistics?
What effect does specifying a warm-up phase have on statistics?
Effect on cumulative statistics
Effect on detailed statistics
Which corrections are required for the simulation of risks and controls in detailed statistics?
What simulation-relevant result attributes exist?
What graphical representation options are available for statistics?
Experiments
Start new experiment
Save experiment configuration for re-use
Start existing experiment
Run experiment with fixed factors
Perform experiment with factor variation and optimization
Specify output options for experiments
Valuable information
What is a simulation experiment?
What experiment types exist?
Which models are included in an experiment?
What are factors?
What are result KPIs?
How does optimization of simulation experiments work?
What are replications?
How are the results output?
How to include statistics in simulation experiments
How is the number of simulation runs calculated for experiments with factor variations?
Enterprise Architecture Management
ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface
Procedure
Map Alfabet objects
Create Alfabet object
Unmap Alfabet object
Open Alfabet object
Administration
Connect database with Alfabet system
Use case - Schedule object import or synchronization
Write report scripts
Create scheduled reports
Import all Alfabet objects (bulk import)
Start Alfabet synchronization
Delete all Alfabet mappings or mappings and objects
Configuration
Modify configuration
How to configure ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface
ARIS - ALFABET-integration.xml
ARIS - ALFABET-mapping.xml
Mapping examples
Mapping syntax for tables defining connections only
Mapping syntax for tables defining models
Mapping syntax for tables defining process support maps (PSM)
Mapping syntax for tables defining process support units (PSU)
Add Alfabet attribute
How is the data handled?
How are authentication and authorization performed?
Enterprise Architecture
Architecture levels in IT architecture management
EAM as part of IT management
Roles in Enterprise Architecture Management
Organization architecture
Roles
Method details
Business architecture
Roles
Method details
Application architecture
IT system architecture
Roles
Method details
IT technology architecture
Roles
Method details
Information architecture
Roles
Method details
System functions, requirements, project and portfolio management
Roles
Method details
Process support map
Roles
IT landscape method system
General IT landscape planning
IT landscape planning using quadrants
IT landscape views and color representation
Configuration
Privilege management
Change history
Migrate data
IT landscape macros
IT landscape administration - Generate matrix
IT landscape administration - Unrestricted matrix generation
IT landscape administration - Complete matrix
IT landscape administration - Copy content
IT landscape administration - Adjust names
Update process support map
Edit process support unit
Delete process support columns/rows
Add process support columns/rows
Delete process support assignments
Add process support assignments
Show and hide assignments
Change IT landscape view
Freeze IT landscape view
Analyze system portfolio
IT landscape reports
IT landscape administration - Update filter
IT landscape administration - Remove invalid assignments
Privilege management reports
IT landscape administration - Assign administration access privileges
IT landscape administration - Assign access privileges
IT landscape administration - Output access privileges
IT landscape administration - Create PSU group structure
Reports used internally
Method details
Process support map model type
Connections between PSU and cell objects in a map
Connections between PSU and row/column header objects
Connections between row/column header objects and assignments
Process support map model attributes
Process support unit (PSU) attributes
Connection attributes
Reports
Report: Import changes (IT Inventory)
Report: Redundant applications (visualization of redundancies)
Report: Output IT landscape and architecture information for MashApps
Report: Evaluate IT landscape
Report: System evaluation
Report: System list
Report: Lifecycle management
Macro - Lifecycle management
Report: Display data flows
Report: Output System fact sheet (PDF)
Report: System consolidation
Further examples for the analysis of data
Use case: Which systems use specific technology?
Method details (attribute table)
IT Inventory
User management and role assignment
Group structure, modeling conventions, and attributes
Configuration
Configuration of the technical architecture
What to do if not all mandatory fields have been filled in
Enable creation of elements
Enter path to base group
Enter path to interface group
Enter user group
Display documents
Modeling conventions for system fact sheets
System description conventions
Process architecture conventions
Information architecture conventions
Technical architecture conventions
IT infrastructure conventions
Structure of IT Inventory
Forward a page of the online help
Home
Contents
Search
Favorites
Evaluations
Matrix
Governance
IT Inventory
Procedure
Edit all fields (edit mode)
Manage requests
Edit a date
Edit documents
Add entries
Delete entries
Edit individual fields
Add capabilities
Open system fact sheet
Add persons
Analyze process architecture
Indicate the relevance of architecture elements
Edit interfaces
Approve changes
Start evaluation
Open Publisher export
Change own password
Start governance process from Publisher export
Create views
Open Solution Manager documentation (URL)
Find
Find contents
Filter list of results
Find IT systems
Find IT components
Find IT projects
Find objects in models
Browse documents
Find connected objects
Run transactions in the SAP system
Specify URL for SAP documentation
Valuable information
What is IT Inventory?
What can Rocket Search do?
What mouse functions are available in models?
What are views?
What is Process Governance?
How to log in using SSO
How to display matrices
Service handling with CentraSite
Use data from older versions
Start migration test report
Configure CentraSite connection
Remove or restore synchronization relationship with CentraSite
Work with services
Work with business services
Create service type
Edit business service
Request new service
Update service request
Cancel service request
Work with services imported from CentraSite
Import services from CentraSite
Create change request
Update change request
Cancel change request
Visualize service
Assign software service type to service type
Assign service type to software service type
Select service type
Select software service type
Navigate from software service type to CentraSite
Change the status/symbol for a software service type
Remove webMethods protection
Delete service
Valuable information
What is a Web service?
How to map a service type to a software service type
What is 'Extended delete'?
webMethods integration
About
Setup ARIS
ARIS configuration
Add user groups
Add process engineer
Add Process developer
Change function, license, and database privileges for users or user groups
Create and manage database
User Rights and Filter Settings
Software AG Designer
Configure ARIS Server in Software AG Designer
Use CentraSite services in the share with IT workflow (Optional)
Setup CentraSite
Configure CentraSite
Activate Policies for service update
Setup webMethods
Setup ARIS
Set-up scenario type with service handling by CentraSite
CentraSite connection
Migrate web services from ARIS version 7.2 to ARIS version 9.x
Exporting web service out of ARIS 7.2
Exporting web services out of ARIS
Exporting an XML schema out of ARIS
Importing services into CentraSite
Importing a web service to CentraSite
Importing an XML schema to CentraSite
Configuring a CentraSite connection for ARIS
Importing web services from CentraSite
Run system check
Use case
Prepare project
Create or edit a business process
Add organizational information
Generate BPMN diagram from an EPC
Complete a BPMN diagram
Share process with IT
Transfer process with Software AG Designer
Develop process
Update process
Customize 'ARIS-webMethods integration' filter
Edit workflow
Cancel workflow
Valuable information
Which data models can be exported?
What types of referenced processes are available?
What is a screen design?
What are scheduled reports?
Why is automatic publishing delayed?
Which models can be transformed into BPMN diagrams?
User roles
Which roles are to be assigned?
What is the 'Business analyst' user group?
What is the 'Process engineer' user group?
What is the 'Process developer' user group?
What are flexible roles?
Modeling
Navigate to BPMN diagram
Navigate to business process
Transform and share BPMN diagram with IT
Validate for BPMN
Transform business process into Solution Design
Validate for IT
Share BPMN diagram with IT
Initiate update
Export BPMN diagram as an XPDL file
Validate BPMN model for export
Import BPMN file
Cancel sharing of BPMN diagram with IT
Remove webMethods protection
Send process back to IT
Accept or reject implementation
Document Solution Design
Export Solution Design
Valuable information
What is a Solution Design?
What does the semantic check for the Solution Design export check?
How is the mapping between ARIS and Software AG Designer realized?
Report: Run all requested Publisher exports
Report: Run requested Publisher exports for the current database
Report: Import all services from CentraSite
Report: SWIT - Complete task
Report: Validate BPMN diagram for sharing with IT
Report: Output database information
Report: Validate filter for system check
Report: Validate business process for transformation into BPMN
Report: Internal reset of a service or change request
Report: Consistency check - Library
Report: Perform part layout after the transformation from XPDL to BPMN
Report: SWIT - Web service - Output process
Report: Prescript - Share with IT
Report: Service request - Generate requirements document
Report: Service request - Generate change request document
Report: Service synchronization - Web service - Service request notification completed
Report: Service synchronization - Web service - Update service from CentraSite
Report: SWIT - Retrieve user tasks
Report: SWIT - BPMN consistency check
Report: SWIT - Library
Report: SWIT - Check whether starting the process is possible
Report: SWIT - Document Solution Design
Report: SWIT - Web service - Retrieve ARIS version
Report: SWIT - Web service - Retrieve CentraSite connection
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer metadata
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer process to ARIS
Report: SWIT - Web service - Check whether update by IT is allowed
Report: SWIT - Web service - Transfer
Report: Upload webMethods documentation to document storage
Report: XML layout
Report: XML2BPMN2 pre-processing script
Report: XPDL2BPMN - Post-processing script for cleanup
Service handling with CentraSite
Activate CentraSite integration
Use case - with services
Prepare project
Create or edit a business process
Add capabilities
Add service types
Add organizational information
Request new service
Generate BPMN diagram from an EPC
Complete a BPMN diagram
Share process with IT
Transfer process with Software AG Designer
Import XPLD file from Software AG Designer
Develop process
Update process
Use services from the CentraSite Repository
Remove or restore synchronization relationship with CentraSite
Configure CentraSite connection
Export data models as an XSD file
Work with business services
Create service type
Edit business service
Request new service
Update service request
Cancel service request
Work with services imported from CentraSite
Import services from CentraSite
Create change request
Update change request
Cancel change request
Visualize service
Assign software service type to service type
Assign service type to software service type
Select service type
Select software service type
Navigate from software service type to CentraSite
Change the status/symbol for a software service type
Delete service
Valuable information
When do you need to synchronize database content with CentraSite?
What are you searching for in CentraSite?
What is a Web service?
What is Web Services Description Language (WSDL)?
What is 'Extended delete'?
Modeling conventions
Modeling conventions for Solution Design export
Modeling conventions of the process
Modeling conventions for the screen design
Modeling conventions for the 'Screen design (Solution Design)' object
Modeling conventions for data
EPC modeling conventions
General
Model types for the technical business process
Objects in the EPC that are relevant to wM integration
Start and end event
Function
Define manual steps and assign business roles
Connections to organizational elements
Optional: Automated process steps and services
Add additional requirements to data
Add additional requirements to screen designs
Satellite objects
Function allocation diagram
BPMN modeling conventions
Lanes
Task
Event
Gateway
Text annotation
Message flow
Model transformations
EPC to BPMN transformation rules
General rules
BPMN task types generated based on the EPC
Lane name
Start and end event
Sequence flow
Function
Source and target pattern objects with connection relationships for functions
Gateway
Joining AND rule
Splitting AND rule
Closed AND rule
Joining XOR rule
Splitting XOR rule
Closed XOR rule
Closed OR rule
Arbitrary loops
Structured loop (While)
Structured loop (Repeat)
Organizational information
Source pattern objects, target pattern objects and connections in access diagrams
Service information
Service type without software service realization
Service type with a software service realization but without software service operation types
Function with a service type that has a software service type realization with multiple software services
Service type with a software service type that has exactly one software service operation
Service type that has a software service type with multiple software service operations
Enterprise BPMN diagrams to BPMN transformation rules
Diagrams
Lanes
Subprocesses
Call activities
Function allocation diagrams and assignments
Other
Transform BPMN into XPDL
General structures
Pages, page and references
Pool
Lane
Business rule task
Tasks
Service task
User task
Manual task
Receive task - Send task
Call activity - Calling of a referenced process
Compensation mark
Loop mark
Group
Control flow
Events
Gateway
Text annotation
Message flow
Subprocess
Services
Organizational information
KPI information
Attributes
webMethods extensions
Test Designer
Set Test Designer options
Test cases for SAP
Create test project (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Create test project (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Compile test project (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Create test project (integrated testing)
Transfer elements for test projects (SAP Solution Manager)
Define a test path in a model (SAP Solution Manager)
Define a test path in multiple models (SAP Solution Manager)
Select transactions
Restore SAP test object
Upload test scenario
Transfer test projects for a second test round
What is an SAP Solution Manager test project?
User-definable test cases
Create test project (user-definable)
Transfer items for user-definable test projects
Define test path in a model (user-defined)
Define test path in multiple models (user-defined)
Open test project
Generate test paths
Open source model
Create new test objects
Display test path
Overwrite with source
Change test order
Display outdated test paths
Update test paths
Run extended XML export
Generate test case description
Adjust report
ARIS for SAP Solutions
Required SAP systems
Requirements (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Requirements (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
ARIS for SAP Solutions
What has changed?
Migrating SAP Solution Manager 7.1 projects
Create Solution configuration for migration
Migrating SAP projects to SAP solutions in ARIS
Consolidate ARIS projects
How are projects migrated in ARIS?
How are test projects migrated in ARIS?
Common handling (version independent)
Start SAP synchronization
SAP logon
Enter error code
Open log files
What is Test Designer?
How are projects and branches mapped in ARIS?
How are BPMN 2.0 diagrams transferred?
Use transactions
Create transaction with assistance
Add transactions
Delete transactions
Run transactions in the SAP system
Specify standard transaction
Run transactions from SAP Solution Manager branches/projects
Open help for transactions
When are transactions started by SAP Solution Manager?
Use SAP documentation
Create SAP documentation with assistance
Transfer SAP documentation to SAP Solution Manager
Edit SAP documentation
Update SAP documentation
Open Solution Manager documentation
How do you transfer SAP Solution Manager 7.2 documents?
How do you transfer SAP Solution Manager 7.1 documents?
Use ARIS Online Guide
Prepare and publish a database for ARIS Online Guide
Configure the ARIS Online Guide
Common configuration
Select SAP options
Import transport request (synchronization)
Import transport request (customizing)
Make log files available
Settings for ARIS Client
Register SAP Server for ARIS Clients
Select default server for ARIS Clients
What functionality does the program provide?
SAP JCo 3.x
Make SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo) Download Clients available
When does SAP GUI need to be installed locally?
ARIS for SAP Solutions
Make SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo) available to local standard database system
Why do you need to use SAP JCo 3.0.x?
Where do you need to copy the file 'sapjco3.dll' to?
Where do you need to copy the file 'sapjco3.jar'?
When do you use the 32-bit or 64-bit version?
How can you check the SAP JCo 3.0.7 installation?
Settings for ARIS Connect
Register SAP Server for ARIS Connect
Run transactions with SAP NetWeaver Business Client (portal)
Select default server for ARIS Connect
Select system role (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Create document links
Delete document links
Define a portal configuration set providing SAP content
Specific handling using SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Security advice (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Scoping
How to use scoped solutions in ARIS
Transforming an un-scoped branch into a scoped branch
Replace Synchronization project attribute values
Transfer and synchronize data (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Transfer branches to ARIS databases
Transfer SAP customer attributes
Transfer models to SAP® Solution Manager
Transfer process diagram variants to ARIS
Transfer model links to SAP® Solution Manager
Transfer Executable Library to ARIS
Open SAP Solution Manager 7.2 blueprint
Create SAP function for a branch
Use SAP shadow functions in Enterprise BPMN models
Transfer assignments
How to use Process Step Library (PSL) items
How to use Executable Library
How to use SAP Fiori Apps
What consistency rules apply for SAP synchronization with SAP Solution Manager 7.2?
What does synchronization from ARIS to SAP Solution Manager 7.2 include?
What does synchronization from SAP Solution Manager 7.2 to ARIS include?
Use SAP documentation
Delete documentation in SAP Solution Manager
Configuration
Create solution configuration (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Open solution configuration
Activate or lock solution configuration
Import solution configuration
Export solution configuration
Delete solution configuration
Restore solution configuration
Assign SAP attributes (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)
Make SAP Fiori Apps available
Select document types
Edit method configuration
What is a solution configuration?
Specific handling using SAP Solution Manager 7.1
Security advice (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Transfer and synchronize data (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Transfer projects to ARIS databases
Transfer repository
Transfer scenario pool
Transfer scenarios
Use items from the SAP repository in SAP process models
Change order of elements (Business Blueprint)
Transfer scenarios from ARIS to SAP projects
Supplement SAP Solution Manager projects
Create SAP function with assistance
Use end user roles
Start consistency check manually
Start consistency check automatically
Transfer SAP Solution Manager documents, master data, and organizational units
Transfer model links to SAP Solution Manager
Open SAP Solution Manager 7.1 blueprint/configuration
Transfer SAP attributes
Run SAP customizing activities
Check context
Determine the SAP system landscape
Start language update
How to synchronize data
What does synchronization from ARIS to SAP Solution Manager include?
What does synchronization from SAP Solution Manager to ARIS include?
What consistency rules apply for SAP synchronization with SAP Solution Manager 7.1?
How are system landscapes mapped when downloaded?
What are end user roles?
What is an SAP Solution Manager test project?
What is the scenario pool?
How is the help URL transferred?
Transform projects
Create template project
Transform template project
Transform implementation project and maintenance project
Which projects can you transform?
Configuration
Create project configuration
Open project or solution configuration
Activate or lock project configuration
Import project or solution configuration
Export project or solution configuration
Delete project or solution configuration
Restore project or solution configuration
Assign SAP attributes (SAP Solution Manager 7.1)
Assign document status values
Assign document types
Edit method configuration
Transfer help URL
Enable Web services
Determine and enter document Web service URL
Determine and enter document BPR Web service URL
Determine and enter SAP NetWeaver Business Client URL
Determine and enter encrypted logon data
What is a project configuration?
What is a method configuration?
What are global attributes?
Strategy & Performance Management
Use case: Determine growth potential
Generate data for the strategy scorecard
Prepare data for the Strategy Scorecard MashApp
Valuable information
What is the structure of the UMG business model (use case)?
How are financial services business segments weighted (use case)?
What are the critical business segments (use case)?
What are the results of the SWOT analysis (use case)?
What critical success factors exist (use case)?
What discrepancies between UMG and competitors are identified (use case)?
What strategic objectives are to be pursued (use case)?
What is the structure of the strategy map (use case)?
What is the structure of the strategy diagram (use case)?
What is the structure of the strategy allocation diagram (use case)?
What are the prequisites for the ARIS Strategy Scorecard report?
How are the KPIs modeled (use case)?
BSC reports
Report: ARIS Strategy Scorecard
Report - ARIS Strategy Scorecard (extended)
Use Balanced Scorecards
BSC procedure model
Use case - Plan and monitor corporate strategy
BSC - Organizational chart
BSC Cause-and-effect diagram
BSC - KPI allocation diagram
BSC - E-Business scenario diagram
BSC - Cause-and-effect diagram for BSC - consumer banking
BSC - Data Warehouse
BSC - Equity return
BSC - E-processes
BSC - Knowledge management
BSC - Customer satisfaction
BSC - Range of products/services
BSC - Marketing partners
BSC - Employee motivation
BSC - National market - private customers
BSC - Product costs
BSC - Process integration
BSC - Process costs
BSC - Process knowledge
BSC - Technology partners
BSC - Turnover growth
Evaluate Balanced Scorecard
Valuable information
What is the Balanced Scorecard model template for?
What attributes does ARIS BSC use?
Which values can be selected for the Achievement of objectives attribute?
Which values can be selected for the KPI evaluation attribute?
Which values can be selected for the Indicator type attribute?
Which values can be selected for the Weighting and Strength of influence connection attributes?
Which evaluation options are available in ARIS BSC?
How to calculate the degree of goal accomplishment
BSC reports
Report: Export BSC KPIs
Report: Import BSC KPIs
Report: Create BSC management view
Report: Perform BSC planned-actual comparison
Report: Create BSC overview
Report: Analysis of strategic initiatives and processes
Six Sigma
Use Six Sigma-specific models
Evaluate models in a Six Sigma context
Valuable information
What modeling conventions exist for the 'Timeline' macro?
What modeling conventions exist for the 'VSM timeline' macro?
What modeling conventions exist for the 'Kaizen process mapping' report?
What is the DMAIC method?
Additional Six Sigma model types
What is a SIPOC diagram?
What is a fishbone diagram?
What is a CtX tree?
What is a value stream map?
Additional Six Sigma scripts
Macro: Select and run Six Sigma report
Macro: Timeline
Macro: VSM timeline
Report: CtX: Critical to X
Report: SIPOC input/output matrix
Report: FMEA: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Report: Import overall process effectiveness data
Report: Collect overall process effectiveness data
Report: Mark critical factors
Report: Kaizen process mapping
Report: Project charter
Report: Report overview
Report: Calculate actual processing time for model of type 'Value stream map'
ArchiMate®
Migrate an ArchiMate® 2.1 model to 3.0
Import ArchiMate® file
Export ArchiMate® file
Change the appearance of ArchiMate® models
Assign a new model
Assign an existing model
Reuse ArchiMate elements in non-ArchiMate models
Import ArchiMate 3.0 models
Export ArchiMate 3.0 models
Valuable information
How are ArchiMate elements mapped to ARIS object and symbol types?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate 3.0 symbols looks like?
How does the default palette of the ArchiMate® 3.0 symbols looks like?
Which viewpoints does the ArchiMate 3.0 filter contain?
Which file format is used to exchange ArchiMate® data?
Where can you find information about ArchiMate?
How can ArchiMate elements be aligned with (non-)ArchiMate models?
Which dialogs are displayed during import?
ARIS Data Protection (GDPR)
ARIS Administration
ARIS databases
ARIS document storage
Process Governance und ARIS Process Board
ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Collaboration
Pictures in ARIS Administration and Collaboration
ARIS Log Files
PPM
How to delete and anonymize personal data
Delete user
Anonymize User Management audit logs
Anonymize users (ARIS databases)
Anonymize ARIS document storage users
Anonymize Process Governance users
Anonymize Collaboration user
Collect log files (ACC interface)
Collect log files (ACC)
Delete log files
Specify anonymization patterns in ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
Anonymize ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager users
Glossary
A
Access privilege
accessmode xml element
add-parent XML element
Ad hoc analysis
Adapter
ADB file
ADF file
Administration (Documentation structure)
Administration tab
ARIS Agent
Alfabet RESTful API
Alfabet Web User Interface
alfabet XML element
Alternative language
Analysis path
Animation speed
API name
Architecture building block
Architecture element
Architecture layer
Architecture set
ARIS Client
ARIS Cloud Controller (ACC)
ARIS databases
ARIS Repository
aris XML element
arisgroupname XML element (condition)
arisgroupname XML element (table)
'arisservice' user
aristype XML element
aristype XML element (condition)
aristype XML element (connections)
Assignment
assigned-model XML element
Assignment icon
Assignment relationship
attribute XML element (link)
attr sub XML element
B
Base64
Boolean
Boolean operator
BPMN
BPM
Bucket ID
C
Calendar event
Change list (versioning)
Change list number (versioning)
check-master XML element
child-symbol XML element
Column/row model
Collaboration database
Comparison operator
Condition
condition XML element
condition XML element (attribute import)
connected-objtype XML element
Connection
Connection, implicit
Consolidate
Constant
Control
Control attributes
Control flow
Controller
CRON expression
Cumulative statistics
Customizing (Documentation structure)
Current version (versioning)
cxnhandling XML element
cxnhandling XML element (mapping cxn subelement)
cxntypes XML element (mapping models)
cxn sub XML element
D
Dashboard
Database language
Data feed
Data flow diagram
Data protection officer
Data protection representative
Date
DateTime
Decimal
Default connection
defaultvalue XML element
Definition copy
Definition level
Degree of activation
Detailed statistics
Dimension-relevant attribute
Distributed installation
Document attribute (external description)
Double
DPG
Duration
Download client
Dynamic wait time
E
EAI file
Encrypt
EQI file
Escalation manager
Euler's number e
Experiment
External description (document attribute)
F
Factors (simulation experiments)
Flexible work time
forceexist XML element
Fragment
Free-form text
Function privilege
G
GDPR
GDPR roles
Graphic objects
Grid
Grid width
Grouping
'guest' user
GUID
I
Incident
Infographics
Infrastructure tenant
Installation
Integer
Interactive merge
Interface language
What is ISO code 639?
Issue Management
IT architecture management
IT component
IT standard
IT system
J
JAAS
Java Development Kit (JDK)
K
KPI
L
Lane model
LDAP
linkarisonly XML element
link sub XML element
Live message
Load balancer
locale XML element
Lock
M
make-parent-group XML element
Mapped object (Alfabet)
Master
Master object
Matrix model
Merge
Method language
Migration
Mini toolbar
Model comparison
Model template
Model transformation
Model version
model XML element
Modeling database
Multi node installation
N
name XML element (Alfabet login)
name XML element (table)
Node
Numerical operators
O
Object and object type
Object definition
Object library
Object occurrence
Object symbol
object XML element
Occurrence
Occurrence copy
Occurrence level
ODB file
Operator
Operator slot
OTP
overview-model XML element
overview-model XML element (table)
P
Palette
parent-symbol XML element
Personal data
Personas
Physical constant
PI
Position-related attribute
PPM for Process Governance
Process folder
Process instantiation
Process Step Library (PSL)
Processing activity
Processor
Project configuration
property XML element
property XML element (foreignattr)
property ('items' sub XML element)
property XML element (mapping connections)
Provisioning
Q
Query
R
Reference architecture
Relationship
Relationship type
Relationship, implicit
Reorganize
Replications (simulation experiments)
Result attributes
Result KPIs (simulation experiments)
Risk
Role
role XML element
Runnable
S
SAML
Satellite
Scenario pool
Schedule
Scope argument
Service
Service type
Service registry
Shift calendar
Simulation experiments
Single argument
Single node installation
Single sign-on (SSO)
Single step
Six Sigma
Slot
Smart Design
Software service operation type
Software service type
Spreadsheet
srctotarge XML element
SSL
Static wait time
String
Structurally relevant objects
superuser
SWOT
symbol XML element
sync XML element
System database
System language and locale IDs
System users
'system' user
<s, m or l>
T
table XML element
table XML element (integration)
Tag
Template
Tenant
The number PI
Time step
title XML element
token XML element
Transformation model
Transformation pattern
Transformation profile
Transformation type
TLS
type ('assign' sub XML element)
type XML element
U
UDDI
Update
Upgrade
URI
URL
User name
user XML element
UTC time
V
value XML element
value XML element (condition)
value XML element (locale)
Variable
Variable catalog
Variant
Variant relationship
Version
Versionable
Version number
Versioning state
W
Warm-up phase
Web service
WebDAV
What are database languages?
Working hours
Workspace (versioning)
WSDL
WS-I Basic Profile 1.0
X
XML
XPDL
XSD
General notices
Known restrictions
Update Setup
Process Governance
Right-to-left (RTL)
Tenant names
Support and legal information
Documentation scope
Data protection
Disclaimer
Support
Legal notices
Text conventions
Index