You can import a model from ARIS Express and use it in ARIS Connect. ARIS Express saves models in files of the ARIS Document Format format (adf).
Prerequisite
The model is of a model type allowed by ARIS Connect and by the method filter you are using.
You have a Designer license.
Procedure
Click Repository.
Click Databases on the left to display the available databases.
Select the relevant database.
Navigate to the database group in which you want to import the ARIS Express model. When you select the group, its contents are displayed in the right pane.
Click the down arrow of the group and click Import ARIS Express model. The corresponding dialog opens.
Click Select file and use the File Upload dialog to navigate to the group in which the model is stored in ADF format.
Select the relevant ADF file and click Open.
The selected model is imported if an ARIS Express filter or an ARIS Express template is available.
If no ARIS Express filter or ARIS Express template is available, you are asked whether you still want to import the model. Click OK if you want to import the model. Only after you have imported the ARIS Express filter and ARIS Express template does the model look as in ARIS Express. Click OK to confirm the message that some object types are represented by default symbols.
Use ARIS Architect to import the ARIS Express filter and the ARIS Express template if you want the imported model to appear exactly as it does in ARIS Express.
The imported model is stored in the selected group and you can open it for editing.
You can copy a group. The models contained in the group are also copied by this operation. Objects contained in the group are not copied. You can copy objects using the specific functionality.
Procedure
Click Repository.
Click Databases on the left to display the available databases.
Select the relevant database.
Navigate to the database group that you want to copy. When you select the group, its contents are displayed in the right pane.
Click the down arrow of the group and click Copy.
The group and the contained models are copied and can be pasted into another group.
You can copy a group. The models contained in the group are also copied by this operation. Objects contained in the group are not copied. You can copy objects using the specific functionality.
Procedure
Click Repository.
Click Databases on the left to display the available databases.
Select the relevant database.
Navigate to the database group that you want to copy. When you select the group, its contents are displayed in the right pane.
Click the down arrow of the group and click Copy.
The group and the contained models are copied and can be pasted into another group.
Procedure
Click Repository.
Click Databases on the left to display the available databases.
Select the relevant database.
Navigate to the database group into which you want to paste content. When you select the group, its contents are displayed in the right pane.
Click the down arrow of the group and click Paste.
The models, objects, or groups with models are inserted into the group.
You can update the contents of the selected database to display the current contents. This is useful if several people are working in the database at the same time. For example, if someone else changes the names of groups, you can see the changes after refreshing.
Procedure
Click Repository.
Click Databases on the left to display the available databases.
Select the relevant database.
Edit the relevant content.
Click Refresh when you want to know whether other editors have edited content, added new content, renamed items, or deleted items.