What does synchronization from ARIS to SAP Solution Manager 7.2 include?

Synchronization is based on consistency rules. Please observe these when modeling in ARIS.

The following information will be synchronized:

Branch options

Branch

SAP® branch for which you started the synchronization.

Transfer data to SAP® Solution Manager

Transfers items you have processed in ARIS to SAP® Solution Manager.

Make sure that you define the main system. This prevents data from being edited in both systems and changes from being overwritten (see Security advice).

Include subordinate items

Includes subordinate items as well as the selected structural elements when transferring data.

Transfer structural elements

Transfer new elements

Transfers new structural elements to the target system.

Transfer attributes

Transfers all attributes of structural elements to the target system for which an attribute assignment was specified in the SAP configuration.

Include Executable Library

Transfers the folder structure of the Executable Library to the target system.

If you select the Transfer new executables synchronization option in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog, all executable originals placed in the Function allocation diagram (FAD) of the related Executable Library folder are transferred as well. If you do not also select this option, the downloaded library folder structure and the FADs will remain empty.

If you also select the Transfer customer attributes to executables and/or Delete customer attributes from executables in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog, customer attributes are transferred/deleted only if the executables are part of the Executable library in ARIS. That is, if they occur in a FAD in a related library folder.

Include Interface Library

Transfers the folder structure of the Interface Library to the target system.

If you select the Transfer new interfaces synchronization option in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog, all interface placed in the Function allocation diagram (FAD) of the related Interface Library folder are transferred as well. If you do not also select this option, the downloaded library folder structure and the FADs will remain empty.

Interfaces are represented as Class objects. Object definitions are created in the related Interface Library folder. Object occurrences are placed in the related function allocation diagrams (FAD).

If you also select the Transfer customer attributes to interfaces and/or Delete customer attributes from interfaces in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog, customer attributes are transferred/deleted.

Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces

Transfer new executables

Uploads new executables created in ARIS to SAP® Solution Manager.

Transfer customer attributes to executables

Transfers the customer attributes to the corresponding executables in the target system. The attribute mapping between ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

Attributes are transferred, if the object definition of a Screen object occurs in the Function allocation diagram (FAD) within the Executable Library and you have selected the Include Executable Library option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer structural elements dialog. Attributes of executables are transferred only if the executable is part of the Executable Library and the related library folder is transferred as well. The attributes of the complete library are transferred if you have selected the Transfer Executable Library synchronization option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer assignments dialog.

Delete customer attributes from executables

Deletes the customer attributes deleted in the source system from the corresponding executables in the target system. The attribute mapping of ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

Attributes are transferred, if the object definition of a Screen object occurs in the Function allocation diagram (FAD) within the Executable Library and you have selected the Include Executable Library option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer structural elements dialog. Attributes of executables are transferred only if the executable is part of the Executable Library and the related library folder is transferred as well. The attributes of the complete library are transferred if you have selected the Transfer Executable Library synchronization option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer assignments dialog.

Transfer documents

Uploads all documents that have been created in ARIS and have been connected to SAP functions occurring in Function allocation diagrams (FAD).

After the transfer, you can find these documents in SAP® Solution Manager.

Transfer customer attributes to documents

Transfers the customer attributes to the corresponding documents in the target system. The attribute mapping between ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

In ARIS, Information carrier objects representing SAP documents are defined by object definitions with a distinct KWID. This KWID is related to the respective document in SAP Solution Manager. Each object definition can have several occurrences. This means that if you use occurrences of an object definition, all documents in the related solution share the same attributes in SAP Solution Manager. If you use definition copies instead of occurrences in ARIS, you can use different attributes.

Note that this only works if the document was already uploaded. Only then is the related KWID assigned.

Delete customer attributes from documents

Transfers the customer attributes to the corresponding documents in the target system. The attribute mapping between ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

In ARIS, Information carrier objects representing SAP documents are defined by object definitions with a distinct KWID. This KWID is related to the respective document in SAP Solution Manager. Each object definition can have several occurrences. This means that if you use occurrences of an object definition, all documents in the related solution share the same attributes in SAP Solution Manager. If you use definition copies instead of occurrences in ARIS, you can use different attributes.

Note that this only works if the document was already uploaded. Only then is the related KWID assigned.

Transfer new interfaces

Uploads new interfaces created in ARIS to SAP® Solution Manager.

Transfer customer attributes to interfaces

Transfers the customer attributes to the corresponding interfaces in the target system. The attribute mapping between ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

In ARIS, you can only modify the object definition stored in the related Interface Library folder. If you do so, the related Interface Library original in the SAP system will be modified too during data transfer to SAP Solution Manager. This is because interfaces are structural elements in SAP Solution Manager but they are mapped to assignments in ARIS. An interface is always related to the Interface Library even if the library is not included during data transfer. Note that attributes are always changed, even if you disable the Include Interface Library option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer structural elements dialog, but select the Transfer new interfaces option in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog.

Delete customer attributes from interfaces

Deletes the customer attributes from the corresponding interfaces in the target system if the attributes were deleted in the source system. The attribute mapping of ARIS attributes and SAP Solution Manager attributes is defined in each solution configuration.

In ARIS, you can only modify the object definition stored in the related Interface Library folder. If you do so, the related Interface Library original in the SAP system will be modified too during data transfer to SAP Solution Manager. This is because interfaces are structural elements in SAP Solution Manager but they are mapped to assignments in ARIS. An interface is always related to the Interface Library even if the library is not included during data transfer. Note that attributes are always changed, even if you disable the Include Interface Library option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer structural elements dialog, but select the Transfer new interfaces option in the Transfer executables, documents, and interfaces dialog.

Transfer models

Transfer models

Uploads all process models as BPMN diagrams. Models are converted automatically to BPMN process diagrams.

For BPMN diagrams available in ARIS, the layout of the ARIS diagrams is used. If ARIS models are converted, the default layout for generated BPMN diagrams is Horizontal.

Transfer process diagram variants

Uploads variants of process diagrams. Variants related to a process are transferred only if process variant models are assigned to the related SAP functions of the Process function type. For process variants, you can only use model types that can be assigned to a function multiple times. The assigned models must have the Process variant SAP model type. All entities contained in the process variants are reused in SAP Solution Manager.

Vertical

Uses the vertical orientation for generated diagrams.

Horizontal

Uses the horizontal orientation for generated diagrams.

System landscape

Uses the system landscape as target SAP diagram subtype that is represented in the ARIS model as logical component.

For each logical component group assigned to an SAP function, a corresponding lane is created and placed in the pool. This pool has the name of the process. Functions to which a logical component group is assigned are placed in the corresponding lane. Functions without logical components are placed in the N/A lane. Other elements without a logical component, such as gateways, are placed in the lane of one of the neighbor's logical components.

Role

Uses the role as target SAP diagram subtype and transfers the converted BPMN diagram to the SAP system.

The lanes are built from the row/columns of the EPC process model (Type: EPC (column display) or EPC (row display)).

Delete items

Delete structural elements

Deleted structural elements are deleted also in the target system.

Note

If you moved items, you must enable the Transfer new items check box for the items that were moved to be included in the synchronization. Otherwise, moved structural elements will be deleted.

Delete executables

Deleted executables are deleted also in the target system. Executables in the function allocation diagrams are updated.

Delete interfaces

Deleted interfaces are deleted also in the target system. Interfaces are also deleted from models.

Delete attributes

Deleted attributes for which an attribute assignment was specified in the configuration are deleted from the target system.

Delete documents

Deletes documents in SAP Solution Manager that were deleted in ARIS.

Only documents of specified types can be deleted. The document types are specified in the branch's SAP configuration.

Transfer end user roles

Transfer end user roles (branch)

Transfers the end user roles used in the branch of types that you activated below. End user roles are created in the branch and their occurrences are contained in models.

Delete end user roles from the branch

Deletes the end user roles activated below from this branch.

Organizational units

Transfers or deletes end user roles of this type.

Positions

Transfers or deletes end user roles of this type.

Jobs

Transfers or deletes end user roles of this type.

Users

Transfers or deletes end user roles of this type.

Transfer model links

Transfer links

Transfers model links to SAP® Solution Manager.

After synchronization is complete, users can open the models from SAP® Solution Manager.

Remove links

Deletes model links from SAP® Solution Manager.

ARIS

Depending on the action selected, links to models are transferred or deleted.

Ensure that the relevant database was published in ARIS as published content.

ARIS Publisher

Depending on the action selected, links to models from Publisher exports are transferred or deleted.

Ensure that the relevant database was exported with ARIS Publisher and released.

URL

URL to the Publisher export. The URL can be obtained from your administrator.

ARIS Publisher syntax

http://<ARIS Publisher Server>/<Port>/<ARIS Publisher context>link.do?<profileid><login><password><localeid>, for example, http://pcrkl:9090/businesspublisher/link.do?profileid=262166&login=anonymous&password=anonymous&localeid=1031&modelguid=

GUID

Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) of a model in the Publisher export which is to be opened from SAP® Solution Manager. This GUID is used to test the link by way of example. Model links are created automatically for all exported models.

You can obtain the GUID by right-clicking a model, selecting Properties, and clicking Information in the structure.

Test

Opens the published model that has the GUID you entered. If this model is displayed, all model links to this export are working correctly.

If the model is not displayed, please correct the URL and the GUID.

Assign links to same hierarchy level

Determines the level of the structural elements to which the model links are assigned.

If you enable the check box, the links lead to models in which the structural element has an occurrence.

If you do not enable the check box, the model links are assigned to the structural elements located one level lower in the hierarchy.

Process steps are assigned to model objects, for example, at the process level, in ARIS. The process model is then displayed at the process step level.

Document type

Document type that is to be used.

If you have enabled the Remove links check box, only the model links are deleted from the specified tab to which this document type is assigned.

The document types allowed are defined in the project configuration.