Creating model with ARIS API

Dear Alokin,

While you are exploring the possibilities of the ARIS RESTful API (http://localhost/apidocs/), did you already discover the much broader capabilities of the ARIS Script API?

ARIS Script API is based on JavaScript report scripts which reside and run inside ARIS vs. ARIS RESTful API calls run outside ARIS.

The ARIS online offers the full scope:

• What is ARIS Script? http://localhost/abs/help/en/handling/ba/index.htm#59138.htm
• ARIS Script reference: http://localhost/abs/help/en/script/ba/index.htm

And there's a dedicated Reports & Macros forum for discussing with other ARIS report developers.

Cheers

Rune

Dear Rune, 

Thank you for the answer.

So, this model creation, in any case cannot be done just with method call?

Yes, ARIS RESTful API doesn't offer a function to create models. It has been designed that way.

Cheers

Rune

Hi,

I need help with the following task:

I want to create model with script(because it's not possible with Aris repository) and than to update the model with REST API calls(PUT method). The update is for creating model objects and connections. 

In between I suppose I need to use token creating for connecting to the repository. Also, here how to implement the tenant, user, password and licence in the javascript code?

How do I make connection with the Aris script to call methods in the Aris repository?

Thank you!

An ARIS report script runs inside the ARIS Server, and therefore gets its authentication either from an internal user account or from a user who triggers the report via ARIS Architect.

Opposed to that, a call on the ARIS RESTful API comes from outside the ARIS Server. Hence, it requires a token which is provided to the caller after an authentication using server name, tenant name, user name, user password, and an ARIS API certificate.

For this and other first steps I recommend to read the Technical Introduction to ARIS Repository API available online (http://localhost/apidocs) and as ARIS Mobile API - Technical Introduction.pdf also on the ARIS DVD in folder .\Documents\English\1 Overview.

Cheers

Rune