What does synchronization from SAP Solution Manager to ARIS include?

If items exist in both ARIS and SAP® Solution Manager, the scope information (in scope/out of scope) will be compared during synchronization. You determine whether the items are synchronized recursively or non-recursively. Items not included in the scope are displayed with deactivated symbols in models of the ARIS database. In addition, you can specify whether documents specified in the SAP® Solution Manager project on the General documentation and Project documentation tabs are transferred, updated, or deleted. You can open these documents from ARIS.

If you are synchronizing data that does not exist in ARIS:

If you synchronize objects that do not exist in SAP® Solution Manager:

Project options

Transfer data to ARIS

Transfers items changed in SAP® Solution Manager to the ARIS database.

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.

Start consistency check

Performs a test synchronization and checks whether the consistency rules have been observed. No data is transferred during the consistency check, but errors and warnings are output in the log file. Use the log file to resolve possible errors. The log file is located in the project configuration of the relevant project.

Transfer structural elements

Transfer names

Transfers the names of structural elements to the target system. This way, terms from process models can easily be distinguished from blueprint terms.

Transfer scope information

Transfers the scope information for items in scope and not in scope to the selected target system.

This check box is available only when you are synchronizing implementation and maintenance projects.

Transfer new elements

Transfers new structural elements to the target system.

Transfer new shortcuts

Transfers new shortcuts to the target system. If you move shortcuts, you must enable this check box to ensure that they are included in the synchronization. Otherwise, moved shortcuts will be deleted.

Shortcuts can be used multiple times in a project. Shortcuts are ignored in test scenarios. Depending on the synchronization direction, they are either created in SAP® Solution Manager, in which case a new SAP ID is assigned, or they are deleted from ARIS.

Shortcuts are represented using these symbols in event-driven process chains and value-added chains:

Shortcut Shortcut

You can use shortcuts only in the same project in which the linked object definition is managed. Both object definition and shortcut must be included in the synchronization set.

Note that the SAP® Solution Manager 7.2 does not support shortcuts.

Transfer keywords

Transfers keywords 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.

Transfer global attributes

Transfers all global attributes to the ARIS database for which an attribute assignment was specified in the project configuration.

This check box is only available if you transfer data to ARIS.

Consider order

Transfers the modified order of items.

If you changed the order in the Define order (Business Blueprint) dialog, items are displayed in the modified order in your SAP® Solution Manager project after SAP® synchronization.

The order must not contain any gaps or double entries.

Transfer executables

Transfer scope information

Transfers the scope information for items in scope and not in scope to the selected target system.

This check box is available only when you are synchronizing implementation and maintenance projects.

Transfer new executables

Creates new executables in ARIS. Executables represented as Screen objects in function allocation diagrams are updated.

If you also select the Include Executable Library synchronization option in the Synchronization Wizard's Transfer assignments dialog, the Executable Library is updated as well.

Transfer help URL

Transfers links to the SAP® documentation.

This help provides detailed information on executables of the types SAP transaction and Program.

This check box is only available for SAP® Synchronization using the Transfer data to SAP® Solution Manager option. If you select the Transfer help URL option, the synchronization may take longer in some cases.

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 shadow objects

Deleted structural elements that were inserted as SAP shadow functions are deleted in the target system.

This check box is only available if you transfer data to ARIS.

Delete shortcuts

Deleted shortcuts are deleted in the target system. If you enable the Set deleted items "out of scope" only option, the shortcuts are retained in the target system, but removed from the scope. Please pay attention to the security advice.

Delete executables

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

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.

Delete global attributes that are no longer assigned

Deletes the attribute values from ARIS if a global attribute, which was transferred to the database, was assigned to an element in SAP® Solution Manager and a global attribute is now no longer assigned to the element.

This check box is only available if you transfer data to ARIS.

Remove deleted items from the project

Deleted structural elements or executables are deleted in the target system, as well.

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.

Set deleted items out of scope only

Deleted structural elements or executables will be removed from the scope in the target system (out of scope). The structural elements or executables will not be deleted in the target system. You can select this option only for implementation projects.

Transfer assignments

Transfer documents

Assigns documents in function allocation diagrams (FAD). You can find these documents on the General documentation, Project documentation, Test cases, and Training documentation tabs in SAP® Solution Manager 7.1. In Solution Manager 7.2 documents are listed for related elements. If you enabled Transfer master data, the master data documents are also transferred to the ARIS database.

Transfer master data

Transfers the related master data from SAP® Solution Manager to the ARIS database. In the branch/project group, one model is created for each of the EPC and VACD types with the associated scenarios, as well as the Master data subgroup. A model of the FAD type containing an occurrence of the project function is also created. The project function is an SAP function of the Project SAP function type that represents the root of the branch or project. All relevant master data and system types are assigned. Documents and executables are created in the SAP allocation diagram.

If you enabled Transfer organizational units, the model will also contain occurrences of these, and the Organizational units subgroup will be created.

If you enabled Transfer documents, the master data documents will also be transferred.

Transfer organizational units

Transfers the organizational units of the selected project that are specified in SAP® Solution Manager to the ARIS database. In the branch/project group, one model is created for each of the EPC and VACD types with the associated scenarios, as well as the Organizational units subgroup. A model of the FAD type containing an occurrence of the project function is also created. The project function is an SAP function of the Project SAP function type that represents the root of the branch or project. All relevant organizational units and system types are assigned. Documents and executables are created in the SAP allocation diagram.

If you enabled Transfer master data, the model will also contain occurrences of these, and the Master data subgroup will be created.

Delete documents

Deletes documents in the target system, which were deleted from the source system. Documents that are connected to SAP functions occurring in Function allocation diagrams (FAD) are also deleted.

Delete master data in ARIS

Deletes the master data deleted in the SAP system in ARIS as well.

Master data cannot be deleted in the SAP system using SAP synchronization.

Delete organizational units in ARIS

Deletes the organizational units deleted in the SAP system in the ARIS database as well.

Organizational units cannot be deleted in the SAP system using SAP synchronization.

Transfer end user roles

Transfer end user roles ('Roles' group)

Transfers all defined end user roles of activated types from the role pool into the Roles group.

The generated models of the Organizational elements mapping type contain occurrences of the end user roles of a type. In this model, you assign corresponding end user roles, for example, organizational units, from the ARIS database to the end user roles of a type from the SAP® system.

Depending on symbol size, the number of roles that can be displayed is limited to 80-85 objects. If more roles were transferred, not all of them may be displayed in the model.

This check box is only available if you transfer data to ARIS.

Transfer end user roles (project)

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

Delete end user roles from the project

Deletes the end user roles activated below from your project.

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.

Please note the security advice