Configuration

EPC templates are configured in accordance with the specifications in the file epctemplate.dtd or _epclayout.dtd.

Overview of the most important setting options:

XML element/
attribute

Description

template

Definition of a template

name

Unique name of the template, name of the default template: Default

epcconfigkey
(optional)

EPC configuration key to be used to represent EPC symbols from the config.xml file under <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\config\umg_en\epkviewer (e.g., DEFAULT or uml)

symbol-draw-option
(optional)

Shadow depth of nodes. Overwrites the shadowdepth attribute of the epc-config element from the configuration file <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\config\umg_en\epkviewer\config.xml

epcbackground
image
(optional)

File name of wallpaper in the EPC view. The file must be stored under <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\config\umg_en\epkviewer\images.

The following file types are supported:

JPEG, JPG, PNG, and GIF

stringlayout
(optional)

Rendering procedure for node strings. Valid values:

0: Node names are written in full.

1: Nodes names are truncated if they are too long.

epcintensity
(optional)

Color intensity of objects

value

Intensity value, specified as a decimal value, e.g., 0.6 (= 60% of default color intensity)

epcedgelist
(optional)

List of connection configurations

defaultwidth

Default line weight of connections

edgeconfig

Configuration of a connection

max

Connection frequency as an interval between the individual edgeconfig values, e.g. 0.7 when specifying 0.3, 0.7, 1.0 as an interval of 30% to 70% (in an aggregated process instance only)

thickness

Connection weight in pixels (in an aggregated process instance only)

edgeattribute
(optional)

Configuration of connection attributes

key

Attribute identifier

show-position

Attribute value placement at connections

Valid values:

  • start-top (at the start of the connection, right)
  • start-bottom (at the start of the connection, left)
  • center-top (at the center of the connection, right)
  • center-bottom (at the center of the connection, left)
  • end-top (at the end of the connection, right)
  • end-bottom (at the end of the connection, left)

epcelement
(optional)

Configuration of EPC elements (functions, events, organizational units)

objectname

Object identifier

type

Object type. Valid values:

  • ALL (all EPC objects)
  • OT_FUNC (all functions in the EPC)
  • OT_EVT (all events in the EPC)
  • OT_ORG (all organizational units in the EPC)

epcattribute

Configuration of object attributes

key

Attribute identifier

show-position

Attribute value placement at the object. Valid values:

  • center (in the center of the object)
  • northwest (top left)
  • northeast (top right)
  • north (top)
  • southwest (bottom left)
  • southeast (bottom right)
  • south (bottom)

show-tooltip

Display of attribute and attribute value in tooltip. Valid values: yes | no

format
(optional)

Format deviating from the default format for displaying the attribute, e.g., displaying a time attribute in an English format: format="yyyy.MM.dd"

attribute

PPM attribute that is to be displayed as an alternative to the attribute specified for the object in epcattribute if this attribute cannot be found. If there are several attribute specifications, the first attribute from the list that is found will be displayed.

key

Attribute identifier

modelattributes
(optional)

Configuration of model attributes to be displayed

show-panel

Display of model attribute label in EPC.

Valid values: true | false

show-relative
(optional)

Specifies whether the label is to have a relative position, so that it does not exceed the area available.

Valid values: true | false.

x-position
y-position
(optional)

Absolute coordinates for positioning the model attribute label (in pixels, top left-hand corner of EPC view is 0,0). If there are no optional specifications, the model attribute label is positioned in the top left.

key

Identifier of the model attribute to be displayed, e.g. AT_PROCTYPEGROUP

epclayout
(optional)

Layout configuration

algo-no
(optional)

Layout algorithm number of the ARIS Layouter. Not to be changed.

epc-algo
(optional)

EPC layout algorithm of the ARIS Layouter. Not to be changed.

longest-path
(optional)

Alignment of the longest path.

Valid values:

  • 0 (centered)
  • 1 (left-aligned)
  • 2 (right-aligned)

root-down
(optional)

Root position relative to the subtree. Not to be changed.

Valid values:

  • 0 (All roots in top position)
  • 1 (Only some roots in the top position)
  • 2 (Roots are moved in line with their trees)

root-position
(optional)

Root node position.

Valid values: 1 (left) | 2 (right) | no specification or every other value (centered)

change-son-
arrangement
(optional)

Change to vertical layout

make-space
(optional)

Create space in partial layout

arrange-sattelites
(optional)

Alignment of surrounding nodes:

  • 0 = horizontal
  • 1 = square
  • 2 = vertical

adjust-scaling
(optional, obsolete: exists only for compatibility
reasons)

Adjust columns/rows

Valid values: true | false

ignore-grid
(optional, obsolete: exists only for compatibility
reasons)

Align connections to the grid

Valid values: true | false

object-scaling
(optional)

Scale objects

Valid values: true | false

show-trimmed
(optional)

Display trimmed EPC.

Valid values: true | false

show-attrib-title
(optional)

Display attribute title.

Valid values: true | false

break-space
(optional)

Replace space with line break.

Valid values: true | false

x-spacing
(optional)

Horizontal spacing of objects (in pixels)

y-spacing
(optional)

Vertical spacing of objects (in pixels)

fontsize
(optional)

Font size of texts in EPC objects

zoom-factor
(optional)

Factor for the maximized/minimized EPC representation. Value specified in percent (e.g., "75" for 75%).

show-orgunits
(optional)

Display organizational units in EPC.

Valid values: true | false

show-events
(optional)

Display events in EPC.

Valid values: true | false

show-probabilities
(optional)

Display execution probabilities in aggregated EPCs.

Valid values: true | false

show-func-ki
(optional)

Display function measure values at functions in EPC.

Valid values: true | false

irrelevant-path
(optional)

Hide paths that are below the specified execution probability in the EPC. Specified as a decimal number (e.g. "0.01" = 1%, "0.5" = 50%, and "1" = 100%).

string-layout-no
(optional)

Formatting information for texts within the EPC objects. Valid values:

0 = Text that is too long automatically has line breaks, but only where there are spaces.

1 = Text that is too long automatically has line breaks, even within strings.

show-ppm-image
(optional)

Display "Generated by PPM" logo.

Valid values: true | false

horizontallayout
(optional)

EPC is displayed horizontally (true) or vertically (false).

epc-show-mostprobablepath
(optional)

Display most probable path.

Valid values: true | false