Software AG Products 10.7 | Designing and Implementing Business Process Models | ARIS Method manual | Use cases
 
Use cases
 
General company documentation
Database management/Data warehousing
PC hardware and network management
Process cost management
Quality management
Reorganization measures
SAP R/3 implementation
Software development and implementation
Knowledge management
Workflow management
The purpose of this chapter is to assist you in finding the right ARIS support for specific business management problems. Therefore, the chapter is divided into use case scenarios (subchapters).
For each use case scenario the meaning of each scenario and the activities that are normally performed in the corresponding scenario are briefly described. Subsequently, typical tasks occurring in the scenario are described. For each task it is shown how ARIS can be used to perform the task.
The following table gives an overview of the use cases described along with the model types used:
Scenario
Scenario tasks
Model types
Documentation of business objectives
Documentation of company value added
Documentation of organizational structures
Documentation of company functions
Process documentation
Process warehousing
Objective diagram
Value-added chain diagram
Organizational chart
Function tree
EPC
Data structuring/Database design
Database management/Access management
ERM
IEF data model
Table diagram
Class diagram
Identification of IT infrastructure requirements
Documentation of IT infrastructure
Access privileges
Network topology
Network diagram
Description of process and organizational structures
Cost center analysis
Process calculation
EPC
Organizational chart
Creation of QM documentation
Certification procedures
Certification documents
Product tree
Product selection matrix
EPC
Value-added chain diagram
Structuring model
Organizational chart
Project documentation
Performing a
reorganization
Value-added chain diagram
EPC
Organizational chart
Product model
Product/Service model
Objective diagram
Analysis phase, specification phase (project preparation)
Design phase (Business Blueprint); 3 use cases available
EPC
Organizational chart
Project documentation
Specification of application systems and modules
Description of IT processes
System interface development
Value-added chain diagram
Organizational chart
EPC
Use case diagram
Application system type diagram
Program flow chart
Screen diagram
Knowledge map or yellow page
Categorization of knowledge
Knowledge processing in business processes
Knowledge map
Knowledge structure diagram
EPC
Function allocation diagram
Process customizing of workflow management systems
EPC
Function allocation diagram
Application system diagram
Application system type diagram