FREE ACCELERATOR
Process Excellence | Operational Excellence | Process Documentation
Process modeling is not merely about drawing diagrams. At its core, it is driven by methodology. A well-defined modeling methodology establishes the conventions, structural principles, and governance rules that form the foundation for consistency, transparency, business transformation, solution developments, ... and long-term value creation. The question is not whether a structured methodology is necessary — it is essential. The real question is how that methodology is designed, implemented, and sustained across an organization.
ARIS provides the flexibility to support virtually any modeling methodology.
But with the ONE Standard Foundation Accelerator, organizations no longer need to start from scratch. It delivers a ready-to-use, out-of-the-box methodology framework that combines predefined conventions, structural guidance, and validation mechanisms to enable immediate, consistent, and scalable process documentation — while remaining adaptable to individual enterprise requirements.
HIGHLIGHTS
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READY TO USE — OUT OF THE BOX
ONE Standard works immediately with ARIS — no setup, no customization, no pre-project required. -
PROVEN BEST-PRACTICE FRAMEWORK
Built from decades of ARIS experience and refined through real customer engagements. -
CONSISTENT QUALITY FROM DAY ONE
Standardized conventions and semantic checks ensure models are accurate, consistent, and reliable. -
SIMPLE TO LEARN, POWERFUL TO SCALE
Only three model types (including BPMN) for process architecture modeling — perfect for beginners & enterprise use. -
SUPPORTS ALL BPM SCENARIOS
From operational documentation through transformation design — ONE Standard adapts to both programs and projects. -
ENABLEMENT INCLUDED
Comprehensive guidance, tutorials, examples, and documentation make onboarding fast and effective.
What ONE Standard Means in Practice
ONE Standard provides a fully configured, best-practice BPM framework that sits directly on top of ARIS, bringing structure, governance, and preconfigured semantics into your process repository from the very start. Implementation teams can begin immediately with a complete set of standards already embedded in the system. This includes finalized modeling conventions, predefined method filters, templated objects, and semantic validation checks that automatically enforce quality and consistency as an initial foundation. In addition, further purpose-built accelerators — such as predefined content as well as user and advanced admin tools & configurations — are available and will be continuously expanded over time.
With ONE Standard, the technical setup of your ARIS environment becomes a matter of enablement rather than creation. Teams responsible for rollouts no longer need to design a method from scratch, define process architecture layers, or build reusable configurations — everything is already provided. This significantly streamlines the initial implementation phase and ensures that your process repository is reliable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise requirements from day one.
RELATED ARIS EDITIONS
For SaaS: Available since ARIS release version: 10.2026.01
- ARIS Enterprise Private Cloud
- ARIS Enterprise Public Cloud
- ARIS Advanced
For on-premise: Will be rolled out with April release 2026
- ARIS Enterprise (on-premise)
SUPPORTED ARIS USERS
ARIS Users Who Directly Interact:
- BPM Department / Program Owner / ARIS Administrator – manages BPM programs and the ARIS environment
- Center of Excellence (CoE) Team – ensures adherence to modeling standards and best practices
- Process Owner – maintains and governs the Process Repository content
- Process Modeler – creates and updates process models according to standard
- Library Owner – manages and maintains the library of business items and templates.
CONTENT
- 1x ARIS Method Filter (file type: ".filter")
- 1x ARIS Template Database (file: "PROJECT TEMPLATE - ONE Standard (vX.Y.Z).adb")
- 1x Semantic Check (file type: ".apx")
- 1x BPMN Link Modeler (file types: ".arx" + ".amx")
- Content Type Configuration (file type: ".zip")
- 1x for ARIS Enterprise edition
- 1x for ARIS Advanced edition
- 1x Modeling Conventions explanation database (file: "CONVENTIONS and EXAMPLES - ONE Standard (vX.Y.Z).adb")
- Modeling Conventions - described in tutorials (pages are linked below)
RELEASE INFORMATION
- Supported UI language: only EN (further languages in progress)
- Last Version: 1.SR3
- Publishing date (Last Version) : Feb. 1st, 2026
- Author: SAG Aris GmbH
- Copyright: © 2026 SAG Aris GmbH. All rights reserved.
MODELING CONVENTIONS AND GUIDELINES
(version 1.x)
Installation, Files & Version History
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Gallery Installation
The ONE Standard - Foundation can be automatically installed via the ARIS Gallery (available in your project room).
However, One component requires manual installation afterward:
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Manual Installation - Files
Access the files required to install the ONE Standard Foundation Accelerator in your ARIS environment. -
Manual Installation - HowTo
Step-by-step guide to install the ONE Standard Foundation Accelerator in your ARIS SaaS environment. -
Release Notes & Version History
Detailed overview of all updates, enhancements, and changes for each version of the ONE Standard Foundation Accelerator.
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