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

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

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

Branch options

Branch

SAP® branch for which you started the synchronization.

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.

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 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 and interfaces

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 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 models

Transfer process diagram variant

Downloads variants of process diagrams. Variants related to a process are assigned to the related SAP functions of the Process function type. For process variants, only Enterprise BPMN collaboration diagrams are used as they can be assigned to a function multiple times. The assigned models have the Process variant SAP model type.

Delete elements

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 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.

Transfer assignments

Transfer documents

Downloads the Best Practice, Project documentation, and Test cases documents from SAP® Solution Manager and connects them to SAP functions occurring in Function allocation diagrams (FAD). If you enabled Transfer master data, the master data documents are also transferred to the ARIS database.

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 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 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 ('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 (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.