Equality of functions

PPM functions are equal if their object names (AT_OBJNAME) are identical. The spelling is case-sensitive.

Include organizational units when aggregating functions

For the aggregation process, you can also specify that the names of the executing organizational units are to be taken into account as an equality criterion. This setting is specified in the configuration file EPC_settings.properties in the client configuration directory:

EPC_USE_ORGUNIT_FOR_COMPRESS = true

This setting corresponds to the enabled check box Create function occurrence for each organizational unit in the EPC view options of the PPM interface.

If organizational units are considered in the aggregation, measure values, probabilities, and frequencies in the aggregated EPC can be uniquely assigned to a particular organizational unit. This can be useful for subsequent evaluations in ARIS Architect (e.g., simulation). 

The default value for this setting is false, i.e., organizational units are not taken into account when aggregating functions. 

Aggregation criteria

Please refer to the technical reference PPM Customizing to find out how to configure organizational dimensions.

Example (temporary process instance aggregation in the PPM Process analysis module)

The two process instances shown are to be aggregated with or without taking into account organizational units as an equality criterion (aggregation criterion is AT_OBJNAME):

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If the parameter EPC_USE_ORGUNIT_FOR_COMPRESS = false, functions with identical names are aggregated into a single function and the set union of all different organizational units specified for the functions are linked to the aggregated function by a connection. The FCT_2 functions are aggregated into a single function:

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If the parameter EPC_USE_ORGUNIT_FOR_COMPRESS = true, functions with the same name that differ in respect of the assigned organizational units are not merged:

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