You can use the modeling component to create new models and to import models from ARIS Express.
You can create new models, for example, to model procedures as a control flow or model the data generation and usage. Event-driven process chains (EPC) and Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) version 2.0. are widely used modeling notations. The basics for these modeling techniques can be found in EPC in ARIS and in BPMN 2.0 in ARIS.
Prerequisite
You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.
Procedure
Prerequisites
You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher.
Click Create model. The corresponding dialog opens.
Enter a name for the new model in the Model name box.
Click the Model type box and enter part of the model type name. All model types are displayed whose names contain the term you entered.
Select the required model type. The Target area displays the database and group names. This is where the new model will be stored.
Click the group icon next to the Groups box. The corresponding dialog opens.
If more than one database is provided, select the relevant database.
Navigate to the group where you want to save the model.
Click OK. The Select target group dialog closes.
Check your input.
Click OK. The Create model dialog closes.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.
Select the relevant database.
Navigate to the database group in which you want to create a new model. When you select the group, its contents are displayed in the details view. The More icon is located next to the group name.
Click More >
Create model. The corresponding dialog opens.
In the Model name box, specify the name with which the new model is to be created in the selected group.
Click the Model type box and enter part of the model type name. All model types are displayed whose names contain the term you entered.
Select the required model type.
Click OK.
The new model is created and opened in a new tab. You can set up the modeling component and model the model.
The following model types are available.
The number of model types may differ from the model types listed here. Additional model types can be enabled by the license key used. On the other hand, the number of model types can be limited by the filter used.
Access diagram
Access diagram (physical)
Application collaboration diagram
Application collaboration diagram (physical)
Application system diagram
Application system type diagram
ArchiMate model (2.1)
ArchiMate model (3.x)
Attribute allocation diagram (Solution Design)
Bow tie diagram
BPMN allocation diagram (BPMN 2.0)
BPMN collaboration diagram (BPMN 2.0)
BPMN conversation diagram (BPMN 2.0)
BPMN process diagram (BPMN 2.0)
BSC Cause-and-effect diagram
Business controls diagram
Business ecosystem
Business footprint diagram
Business Model Canvas
Business rule allocation diagram
Business rule architecture diagram
Business segment matrix
Class diagram
CtX-tree
Customer journey landscape
Customer journey map
Customer segmentation map
Customer touchpoint allocation diagram
Customer touchpoint map
Data type diagram (Solution Design)
Data Warehouse model
DMN boxed function
DMN context diagram
DMN decision requirements diagram
DMN decision table model
DMN invocation diagram
Document structure (Solution Design)
DW structure
E-Business scenario diagram
eERM
eERM attribute allocation diagram
Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagram
Enterprise BPMN process diagram
EPC
EPC (column display)
EPC (horizontal table display)
EPC (instance)
EPC (material flow)
EPC (row display)
EPC (table display)
Event diagram
Fishbone diagram
Function allocation diagram
Function mapping
Function tree
Functions mapping (SAP Solution Manager)
IE Data model
Information carrier diagram
IoT object context
IoT object definition
IT architecture mapping
IT architecture matrix
Knowledge map
Knowledge structure diagram
KPI allocation diagram
KPI tree
Matrix model
Network diagram
Network topology
Objective diagram
Organizational chart
Process selection diagram
Process selection matrix
Product allocation diagram
Product selection matrix
Product/Service exchange diagram
Product/Service tree
Product tree
Program flow chart (PF)
Questionnaire template allocation diagram
Questionnaire template diagram
Quick model
RAD
Requirement allocation diagram
Requirements tree
Risk diagram
Role diagram
SAP functions mapping (SAP Solution Manager)
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse data flow model
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse mapping multi provider
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse structure
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse transformation
SAP Solutions allocation diagram
SAP Solutions organizational elements mapping
Screen design
Screen design (Solution Design)
Screen diagram
Screen navigation
Service allocation diagram
Service architecture diagram
Service collaboration diagram
SIPOC
Strategy allocation diagram
Strategy diagram
Structuring model
SWOT diagram
System environment
Table diagram
Task allocation diagram
Technical resources
Technical terms model
TOGAF diagram
Value-added chain diagram
Value stream map
Work breakdown structure
XML model
When you create, import, or generate a new model, it is based on a template. If you have the ARIS Enterprise Admin license privilege and the Configuration administrator function privilege, you can apply templates to model types.
If a template is assigned to the model type you use, this template is used. If there is no assignment to a template, your model is created based on the Default template.
When you open and edit models, your work is based on one of the method filters assigned to you. Database administrators specify which a user may use in ARIS. To do this, a database administrator assigns the method filter to the database.
Filter restricting the total number of ARIS Method items and thus offering only those items for modeling that are required.
By applying a specific method filter, only the model types included in this method filter will be offered for selection when creating new models. When modeling, all object, connection, and attribute types are available for the model types that are contained in the method filter. Thus, the content offered is exactly the content you need for performing your tasks. Method filters are an effective means of supporting uniform modeling and make it possible to provide users with only the information and methods relevant to them.
The method filter applied depends on the method filter(s) assigned to you.
If you were assigned only one filter, that filter is applied.
If you were assigned multiple filters:
The method filter assigned to the database is used (default filter of the database).
If the default filter of the database does not exist, the filter named Demo is used.
If the Demo filter does not exist either, the Entire method filter is applied.
If the Entire method filter also does not exist, the first method filter of the alphabetically sorted list is used.
You can create model types and method filters.
Cause
There is a model in the database that is based on a user-defined model type that no longer exists in the ARIS method configuration. In this case, the user-defined model type can no longer be used to find the model. There are two possible reasons why the model type is no longer available:
The method filter used does not contain the user-defined model type.
The model type has been intentionally deleted from the ARIS method configuration.
Solutions
If a method filter exists on the server or tenant that contains the user-defined model type, the user can log in to the database again with this method filter. The model is based on the user-defined model type again.
If there is no method filter on the server or tenant that contains the user-defined model type, the system administrator can use ARIS Architect to import the method filter into the server/tenant and the user can log in to the database again with this method filter. The model is based on the user-defined model type again.
If the user-defined method filter has been intentionally deleted, the system administrator can reorganize the database on the Administration tab of ARIS Architect with the Automatically replace missing item types option. This resets the model type to the standard ARIS model type. After logging into the database again, the search can find the model again if it is performed using the standard ARIS model type.
The following shortcuts are available in the modeling component.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the
in the program.Selection marker that marks the item that is selected. There are certain occurrences of selection markers, such as text cursors.
The focus is usually surrounded by colored frames, which can be dashed or solid.
You can often start actions for the selected items using the Enter key or the space bar.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Alt |
Temporarily switches off Guided Modeling and grid when you drag items. |
Alt + down arrow |
Moves selected objects down by four grid lines. |
Alt + F4 |
Closes the web browser. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving. |
Alt + left arrow |
Moves selected objects four grid lines to the left. |
Alt + - (minus) |
Inserts an optional hyphen at the cursor position in a text. |
Alt + right arrow |
Moves selected objects four grid lines to the right. |
Alt + up arrow |
Moves selected objects up by four grid lines. |
Backspace |
Removes selected object symbols or deletes selected items, such as free-form text and graphic objects. |
Ctrl + A |
Selects all items. |
Ctrl + C |
Copies selected items to the clipboard. This enables you to paste copied items from the clipboard into models/diagrams and into other Windows programs. |
Ctrl + down arrow |
Moves selected items downwards by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + End |
Displays the bottom right pane of the modeling area. |
Ctrl + Enter |
Inserts a line break for text attributes, such as free-form texts, object names, etc. |
Ctrl + F |
Opens the .Click the bar button |
Ctrl + F4 |
Closes the model tab. If changed models have not yet been saved, the system displays a message to notify you. You can cancel the dialog and save the model or leave the model page without saving. |
Ctrl + Home |
Displays the upper left pane of the modeling area. |
Ctrl + left arrow |
Moves selected items to the left by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + Page down |
Switches to the next web browser tab from left to right if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + Page up |
Switches to the next web browser tab from right to left if your web browser supports changing tabs using the keyboard. |
Ctrl + right arrow |
Moves selected items to the right by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + S |
Saves your changes. |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
Inserts a definition copy of an object if an object is in the clipboard. |
Ctrl + up arrow |
Moves selected items upwards by increments of one pixel. |
Ctrl + V |
Pastes the content of the clipboard if this is content that can be placed in the modeling area. If an object is in the clipboard, an occurrence copy of the object is inserted. |
Ctrl + X |
Cuts selected items and copies them to the clipboard. |
Ctrl + Y |
Redoes editing steps that were undone. |
Ctrl + Z |
Undoes preceding editing steps. |
Del |
Removes selected object symbols or deletes selected items, such as free-form text and graphic objects. |
Down arrow |
Moves the modeling area contents up (the contents of the modeling area that are further down will be displayed). |
Enter |
Ends the input. |
Esc |
Removes selections and closes dialogs. Closing dialogs with the ESC key is the same as clicking Cancel. |
F2 |
Selects the selected text attribute of an element or the object name of a selected object for editing. |
F3 |
Opens the F3 key jumps to the next occurrence of the searched term. . When the find bar is open, pressing theClick the bar button |
F5 |
Updates the current view based on the database changes. |
F11 |
Turns full-screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. |
Left arrow |
Moves the modeling area contents to the right (the contents of the modeling area that are further left will be displayed). |
- (minus) |
Reduces the display of the model content by 10%. |
Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
+ (plus) |
Enlarges the display of the model content by 10%. |
Right arrow |
Moves the modeling area contents to the left (the contents of the modeling area that are further right will be displayed). |
Shift |
Keeps the shapes of a circle and a square when you place and scale the graphic objects Circle/Ellipse and Square/Rectangle. |
Shift + Del |
Deletes a structurally relevant object without creating a connection between the remaining objects when you use Smart Modeling. |
Shift + down arrow |
Moves the object one grid to the left. |
Shift + left arrow |
Moves the object down one grid. |
Shift + Page down |
Moves the contents of the modeling area page by page to the right (the contents of the modeling area that are further left will be displayed). |
Shift + Page up |
Moves the contents of the modeling area page by page to the left (the contents of the modeling area that are further right will be displayed). |
Shift + right arrow |
Moves the object one grid to the right. |
Shift + up arrow |
Moves the object one grid up. |
Up arrow |
Moves the modeling area contents down (the contents of the modeling area that are further up will be displayed). |
The following shortcuts are available in the Select attribute dialog with which you can add attributes on the Properties tab.
Keyboard shortcuts can be performed on selected items. Selected items can be identified by the
in the program.Selection marker that marks the item that is selected. There are certain occurrences of selection markers, such as text cursors.
The focus is usually surrounded by colored frames, which can be dashed or solid.
You can often start actions for the selected items using the Enter key or the space bar.
Shortcut |
Action |
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Down arrow |
Moves the focus down to the next attribute if the focus is in the attribute list field. |
End |
Moves to the lower attributes if the focus is in the attribute list field. |
Enter |
Closes the dialog and adds the selected attributes when the focus is on the OK button or closes the dialog and adds no attributes when the focus is on the Cancel button. |
ESC |
Closes the dialog without changes. Pressing this key corresponds to clicking Cancel. |
F5 |
Updates the current view based on the database changes. The Select attribute dialog closes without changes. |
F11 |
Turns full-screen mode on or off if your web browser supports full screen. The Select attribute dialog remains open. |
Home |
Moves to the upper attributes if the focus is in the attribute list field. |
Page down |
Scrolls the screen down. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Page up |
Scrolls the screen up. The scroll distance may vary depending on the application. |
Space |
Toggles the check box of the attribute on which the focus is located. |
Tab |
Jumps from the Search field to the Show specified attributes only check box, the attribute list field, the attribute list, the OK button, and the Cancel button. |
Up arrow |
Moves the focus up to the next attribute if the focus is in the attribute list field. |