Create solution configuration (SAP Solution Manager 7.2)

Project managers must create solution configurations so that all functions for exchanging data between ARIS and SAP® Solution Manager 7.2 are available to the users. All data transfer options are defined in these configurations for each branch of an SAP® solution. Users can change options only if you allow changes in the configuration.

The way you create solution configurations depends on how data is transferred between ARIS and the SAP® Server. You can create solution configurations for ARIS Architect where data is transferred via HTTP. If you use ARIS in a cloud scenario, e.g. ARIS Enterprise edition, ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions is required to exchange data without a VPN connection.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.

  2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

  3. Create a solution configuration used in ARIS Architect or in a cloud scenario.

    1. Open the folder Group SAP > Solution configurations (SAP Solution Manager 7.2).

    2. In the Start tab bar, click New New > SAP® Server. The Register SAP® Server dialog opens.

    3. Enter the server name to be displayed in the solution configuration.

    4. Enter the URL (syntax: https://<solution manager server name>:<port>), for example, https://sapsolman72.us.co.abc:50001.

      You can retrieve the URL from the corresponding SAP System using the SCIF or the SOLDOC executables. Just copy the URL up to the port number.

    5. Optionally enter the number of the SAP® Client. This connects to an SAP Client other than the default client. If you do not enter a number, you are connected to the default client. The number can be obtained from your SAP administrator.

    6. If you use a proxy server, enter the parameter.

    7. Activate the Allow untrusted server access only if you use https on a trusted server and the certificate is unknown.

    8. Click OK. The SAP® Server is displayed in the table and in the navigation tree.

    9. Select the SAP® Server, and click New New > Solution. If you are not logged on, the SAP® logon dialog opens.

    10. Enter the credentials and select the language to be used for the transferred items in ARIS.

    11. Click OK. The Add solution dialog opens.

      You can also import the related solution configuration or restore it from n ARIS database you are logged in.

      You can import configurations from an XML file to make them available on other tenants.

      Prerequisite

      Procedure

      1. Open the solution configuration in ARIS Architect.

        1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.

        2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

        3. Open the Group SAP > Solution configurations (Solution Manager 7.2) folder. If you use ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions, open the Group SAP > ARIS Connectors for SAP Solutions folder. All registered SAP® Servers are displayed.

        4. Open the SAP® Server structure in which the solution is managed. The configurations on this SAP® Server are displayed.

      2. Select the SAP® Server or solution.

      3. Click Import Import in the Start tab bar. The Open dialog opens.

      4. Select the XML file in which the project configuration was previously exported.

      5. Click Open.

      The configuration was imported.

      You must activate the configuration to ensure that the defined functions are available to users.

      You can restore solution configurations that have been deleted.

      Prerequisites

      Procedure

      1. Open the solution configuration in ARIS Architect.

        1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.

        2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

        3. Open the Group SAP > Solution configurations (Solution Manager 7.2) folder. If you use ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions, open the Group SAP > ARIS Connectors for SAP Solutions folder. All registered SAP® Servers are displayed.

        4. Open the SAP® Server structure in which the solution is managed. The configurations on this SAP® Server are displayed.

      2. Click New New > SAP® system if the required SAP® Server is not listed.

      3. Select the SAP server icon SAP® Server or solution and click icon_resume_debugger.png Restore in the Start tab bar. The Restore configuration dialog opens.

      4. Select the database in which the branch is managed and select the configuration you wish to restore.

        You only need to select the database if you are logged into several databases for which configurations can be restored.

      5. Select the start object of the project or solution.

      6. Click OK. The SAP® logon dialog opens.

      7. If required, enter your login data, and click OK.

      The configuration has been restored.

      Activate the configuration.

    1. Open the folder Group SAP > ARIS Connectors for SAP Solutions. The connectors are displayed in the table and in the navigation tree.

    2. Select the connector, click the SAP server icon SAP® Server, and click New New > Solution. The Add solution dialog opens after ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions has retrieved all available solutions.

      You can also import the related solution configuration or restore it from n ARIS database you are logged in.

      You can import configurations from an XML file to make them available on other tenants.

      Prerequisite

      Procedure

      1. Open the solution configuration in ARIS Architect.

        1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.

        2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

        3. Open the Group SAP > Solution configurations (Solution Manager 7.2) folder. If you use ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions, open the Group SAP > ARIS Connectors for SAP Solutions folder. All registered SAP® Servers are displayed.

        4. Open the SAP® Server structure in which the solution is managed. The configurations on this SAP® Server are displayed.

      2. Select the SAP® Server or solution.

      3. Click Import Import in the Start tab bar. The Open dialog opens.

      4. Select the XML file in which the project configuration was previously exported.

      5. Click Open.

      The configuration was imported.

      You must activate the configuration to ensure that the defined functions are available to users.

      You can restore solution configurations that have been deleted.

      Prerequisites

      Procedure

      1. Open the solution configuration in ARIS Architect.

        1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.

        2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.

        3. Open the Group SAP > Solution configurations (Solution Manager 7.2) folder. If you use ARIS Connector for SAP Solutions, open the Group SAP > ARIS Connectors for SAP Solutions folder. All registered SAP® Servers are displayed.

        4. Open the SAP® Server structure in which the solution is managed. The configurations on this SAP® Server are displayed.

      2. Click New New > SAP® system if the required SAP® Server is not listed.

      3. Select the SAP server icon SAP® Server or solution and click icon_resume_debugger.png Restore in the Start tab bar. The Restore configuration dialog opens.

      4. Select the database in which the branch is managed and select the configuration you wish to restore.

        You only need to select the database if you are logged into several databases for which configurations can be restored.

      5. Select the start object of the project or solution.

      6. Click OK. The SAP® logon dialog opens.

      7. If required, enter your login data, and click OK.

      The configuration has been restored.

      Activate the configuration.

  4. Select the corresponding solution, and click OK. The solution is displayed in the table and in the navigation tree.

  5. Add the required branches of the solution.

    1. Select the solution, and click New New > Branch. The Add branch dialog opens.

    2. Select the branch.

    3. Select the required scope of the branch. If no scope is available in SAP Solution Manager, the value Default scope is selected. Default scope means, that the branch itself is used.

    4. Click OK. The selected scope of the branch is added. If you have selected a different scope as the Default scope, the scope name is added to the solution name to indicate the scoped content.

    5. Double-click the branch in the navigation tree. The Branch configuration tab is activated. The overview displays all pages to be processed. Define the settings for data transfer available for all authorized users.

    6. Select the available document types for the branch.

      1. Click Document types. The overview of settings is displayed.

      2. Click Edit Edit. The Assign document types dialog opens.

      3. If document types are not yet displayed, click Import document types. All document types created in SAP® Solution Manager are transferred and are available for this tenant.

      4. In the Available document types box, select all types.

      5. Transfer your selection to the Selected document types box using the arrow key.

      6. Select the required document types in the Selected document types box and transfer your selection to the Allow to delete in SAP box using the arrow key. Documents that are managed in ARIS and base on these types can be deleted in SAP Solution Manager, using the SAP synchronization.

      7. Click OK. The document types are included when creating documents and synchronizing documents.

    7. Select the options for transferring data from SAP® Solution Manager to ARIS.

      1. Click the Transfer data to ARIS page in the Navigation bar. The default options selected are displayed in a table.

      2. Click Edit Edit. The Synchronization Wizard starts.

      3. If you want to prevent users from selecting custom synchronization settings, disable the corresponding option on the Allow changes page.

        Always keep in mind whether ARIS or SAP Solution Manager was defined as leading system. To prevent data from being overwritten unintentionally during synchronization, make sure to only allow actions accordingly. This prevents data from being edited in both systems and changes from being overwritten (see Security advice).

      4. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of structural elements on the Transfer structural elements page.

      5. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of executables on the Transfer executables and interfaces page.

      6. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of process diagram variants on the Transfer models page.

      7. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of deleted elements on the Delete elements page.

      8. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of documents, master data, and organizational units on the Transfer assignments page.

      9. Click Next, and select the settings for data transfer of end user roles on the Transfer end user roles page.

    8. Select the options for transferring data from ARIS to SAP® Solution Manager.

      1. Click the Transfer data to SAP® Solution Manager page in the Navigation bar. The default options selected are displayed in a table.

      2. Click Edit Edit. The Synchronization Wizard starts.

      3. If you want to prevent users from selecting custom synchronization settings, disable the corresponding option on the Allow changes page.

        Always keep in mind whether ARIS or SAP Solution Manager was defined as leading system. To prevent data from being overwritten unintentionally during synchronization, make sure to only allow actions accordingly. This prevents data from being edited in both systems and changes from being overwritten (see Security advice).

      4. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of structural elements on the Transfer structural elements page.

      5. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of executables and the settings for the transfer of documents on the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces page.

      6. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of process models on the Transfer models page.

        Warning

        The target diagram type that you selected for the first model transfer defines the diagram type used in the SAP system. After the initial model transfer the target diagram type cannot be changed. If you change the target diagram type for another model transfer, this setting is ignored.

      7. Click Next, and select the settings for data synchronization of deleted elements on the Delete elements page.

      8. Click Next, and select the settings for data transfer of end user roles on the Transfer end user roles page.

      9. Click Next, and select settings on the Transfer model links page.

    9. Select the method configuration for the branch.

      1. Click Method configuration. The overview of settings is displayed.

      2. Click Edit Edit. The Edit method configuration dialog opens.

      3. Enable the Use method configuration check box and click Method configurations. The Method Configuration Wizard opens.

      4. Select the relevant symbol and model types, the allocation diagrams, and the BPMN lane assignment on the Blueprint page to map the Business Blueprint structure. You cannot change the Function object type.

      5. Click Next, and select the required object, symbol, and connection types to map the items that are managed in the Master data and Organizational units folders in the SAP® system.

      6. Click Next, and select the required object, symbol, and connection types to map the items that are managed on the End user roles tab in the SAP system.

      7. Click Next, and select the required object, symbol, and connection types to map the items that are managed on the listed tabs in the SAP system - General documentation, Project documentation, Test cases, and Training documentation.

      8. Click Next, and select the required object, symbol, and connection types to map the items that are managed on the System landscape tab in the SAP system.

      9. Click Next and verify your settings.

      10. Click Finish. The method configuration is created. This configuration is now applied whenever you download the SAP® synchronization for this project.

      11. Check the method configuration using a backed up database to rule out the possibility of unwanted changes.

    10. Select the attribute assignment for the branch.

      1. Click Attribute assignment. The overview of settings is displayed.

      2. Click Edit Edit.

      3. Click Import SAP® attributes.

        The SAP® attributes column displays all attributes of the registered SAP® default server that are assigned in SAP® Solution Manager. Attributes transferred earlier are now updated. Only text, single, and multi-value attributes are transferred.

        The Data type column shows data types maintained for customer attributes. Customer attributes with Undefined data type cannot be assigned to ARIS attributes. Attribute values can be specified only for customer attributes of the Value data type. If required, create new attributes to be used for the assignment.

      4. Click Customer attributes if a data type for a required attribute is undefined. The Manage Customer attributes dialog opens.

      5. Move to the row of the required attribute, click Down arrow, and select the data type.

      6. Click OK to return to the Edit attribute assignment dialog.

      7. Click (...) in the ARIS attributes column, and select the attribute to be used for the corresponding SAP® attribute.

        Ensure that the attributes are properly assigned. Assigning an SAP® attribute to different ARIS attributes is not allowed. If required, create new attributes with single values or multi-line text attributes to be used for the assignment. You can assign only ARIS attributes that are not used by SAP, such as SAP ID.

        The Valid for column lists the SAP item types the attribute is valid for. This information is required to correctly assign attributes. Only attributes that match the related ARIS object types are shown. This means that you only see attributes, for example, for Screen objects, if the SAP attribute is only available for executables. ARIS attributes for Function and Information carrier objects are listed if the SAP attribute is available for structural items and documents.

        For executables, interfaces, and documents, customer attributes can be transferred from the SAP system to ARIS and vice versa. Attributes for Screen and Information carrier object types can be assigned. This means you must use the same ARIS attributes for all objects if the objects share the same attribute in SAP Solution Manager. If an incorrect attribute assignment is made, for example, an ARIS attribute valid only for Screen objects is assigned to a SAP attribute that is only valid for structural elements, the attribute assignment is ignored by the SAP synchronization.

        Best practice is to define individual ARIS attributes and assign them to exactly the object types that match the attribute-carrying items in SAP Solution Manager. Customer attributes are not supported for diagrams and roles.

      8. If you have assigned Value attributes, click Customer attributes to assign customer attribute values. The Manage Customer attributes dialog opens.

      9. Click the related Browse button (...) in the Customer attribute value column. The Assign customer attribute values dialog opens.

      10. Click (...) in the Customer attribute values column. The Assign customer attribute values dialog opens.

      11. Click Add attribute value and enter a customer attribute value key and the related customer attribute value.

      12. Click OK. The added attribute is displayed.

      13. Click OK to return to the Edit attribute assignment dialog.

      14. Click OK. The attributes are assigned. These attributes are transferred during the SAP® synchronization.

  6. Activate the solution configuration.

    1. Select the Locked branch configuration locked configuration in the table.

    2. Click Activate Enable/Disable branch for synchronization.

    The configuration is enabled for synchronization. Active configurations are indicated by this symbol Enabled configuration. When Active, users can transfer contents between ARIS and SAP® Solution Manager.

The solution is available to users for transferring data between ARIS and SAP® Solution Manager.

You can customize the selected options at any time or lock the configuration.