ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager version 4.0 introduces an inheritance mechanism in object configuration (objectTypes.xml). This ensures a uniform structure of objects and attributes of the components, Test Management, Issue Management, etc., as well as objects with similar meaning and function. The inheritance determines the function of an object type within the component and thus reduces the configuration effort. The configuration effort is reduced due to the centralization and reuse of workflow-relevant attributes. The inheritance feature also simplifies the programming of generic system functions, such as monitoring because it is possible to access centrally configured attributes.