Create model variants

You can create variants of models and specify whether a new or existing variant, or, alternatively, an occurrence copy is generated for each object they contain.

Procedure

In the model

Prerequisite

No exclusion groups have been defined for ARIS Designer.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

  2. Activate the Contents tab bar.

  3. Click Create variants.

  4. The Variant Wizard opens. Decide whether you want to use a new or existing model as a variant and activate the corresponding option button.

  5. Click Next.

  6. If you opted for a new model,

    1. make your changes on the next page. To specify the use of the objects, click the Reuse objects button. The Select objects dialog opens.

    2. Specify the object for which a new variant is to be created, for which an existing variant is to be used and for which object an occurrence copy is to be created. To do this, select the relevant object and click the New, Existing one or Occurrence copy button.

  7. If you opted for an existing model, add the model.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click Finish.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

On the Explorer tab

  1. Click ARIS > Explorer Explorer. The Explorer tab opens.

  2. In the relevant database, navigate to the group containing the model for which you want to create a variant.

  3. Right-click the name of the model in the Explorer tree.

  4. Click Copy Copy.

  5. Navigate to the group into which you want to paste the new model with the variants.

  6. Right-click the group in which you want to create the variants. The pop-up menu opens.

  7. Click Paste as > Create variant here. The Create variants dialog opens.

  8. Specify the object for which a new variant is to be created, for which an existing variant is to be used and for which object an occurrence copy is to be created. To do this, select the relevant object and click the New, Existing one or Occurrence copy button.

  9. Click OK.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

Using exclusion groups

Prerequisite

Exclusion groups have been defined for ARIS Designer.

Procedure

  1. In a database for which you have defined exclusion groups, select the model on the Explorer tab or open the model.

  2. Activate the Contents tab bar.

  3. Click variants Create variants.

  4. The Variant Wizard opens. Decide whether you want to use a new or existing model as a variant and activate the corresponding option button.

  5. Click Next.

  6. If you opted for a new model, click Browse and select the group in which the model variant should be created.

  7. If you opted for an existing model, add the model.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click Finish.

The model is created and the variants and occurrence copies of the objects it contains are used, generated or created.

You have created a model variant and specified whether a new variant or an existing variant, or an occurrence copy is to be generated for each object.