What does synchronization from ARIS to SAP Solution Manager include?

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

The following information will be synchronized:

Project options

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.

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.

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 and documents

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

See also

Security advice