Common files

Common files, such as js, gif, or xml files, are files that are available for the shared use of evaluation scripts. Common files can be imported and executed automatically by a script during runtime. To make files available to a script, you must add these files to the Imported files list (advanced properties) of the script.

If you have the ARIS Enterprise Administration license privilege and the Script administrator function privilege, you can manage common files in ARIS Administration. To do so, click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration > Configuration Configuration > Evaluations and select Common files. If you modify scripts, always make the changes in copies of standard scripts and files. When updating ARIS, all ARIS standard scripts and files are overwritten and customer-specific changes to these files are discarded. Copied scripts and files and those you have created yourself are not overwritten.

You can Import import common files. If you selected common files, you can do the following:

You can import common files that scripts can use during runtime. This enables you to import files from another tenant or import files that have different versions.

  1. Make sure that no file is selected.

  2. Click Import Import.

  3. Select the file and click Open.

  4. If the file already exists, click Overwrite.

The file is imported.

Duplicate Duplicate file

Duplicate standard scripts and files to prevent your changes from being lost. During a system update, all standard scripts and files are automatically overwritten to provide you with the newest features.

  1. Select the file.

  2. Click Duplicate Duplicate.

The file has been duplicated. The file is listed as Copy of the duplicated file.

You can modify the duplicated file. The duplicated file will not be overwritten during an ARIS update.

Delete Delete file

You can delete files that you no longer require. If you export the files or the scripts first, you can make them available again at any time.

  1. Select the files and click Delete Delete.

  2. Click Delete to confirm.

The files are no longer available on the tenant.

Export Export file

You can save common files if you want to store different versions or to make files available on multiple tenants.

  1. Select the related files and click Export Export.

  2. Navigate to the file location where you want to save the file and click Save.

The file has been saved.

Locked items # Unlock file

You can unlock files that currently cannot be edited because you have the file open in ARIS Architect at the same time.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration > Configuration Configuration > Evaluations and select Common files..

  2. Select the file and click Locked items # Unlock.

The file is no longer locked and you can edit the file.