How to use .adf files with the professional ARIS Tools

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Dirk Kannengießer on February 5, 2010

Hello,

just downloaded ARIS Express. First impression: target hidden! An easy to use beginner tool! (even when there are missing some functionalities what you can find in other free of charge tools).

My 1. question: Somewhere I read that it is possible to reuse the ARIS Express models with the professional ARIS tools. But I wasn`t able to convert the .adf files to ARIS Toolset 7.1. What do I have to do, or did I misunderstand this possibility?

My 2. question: If there is a way to convert it to Toolset, is this way also working bi-directional?

Answer would by nice!

Dirk

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Frank Weyand on February 5, 2010 - 13:23

Hi,

about your questions:

1.) with the next SR of ARIS Business Architect (comming soon), it will be possible to import ADF files into the Business Server. Your wrote that you are using the ARIS Toolset. Do your refer to the old windows client? This tool is obsolete anyway and will be removed from the market sooner or later (most likely sooner). The windows client is not able to import ADFs.

2.) nope. It will only be an import. In Express, we do not have assignments, object reusage... since it is not using a database

Bye,

Frank

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Dirk Kannengießer Author on February 5, 2010 - 13:39

Hello,

yes, I was refering to the Windows based version (Given that the upgrade to ARIS BA is not free, even when we have a maintenance contract, I am still forced to use the Windows client). But, Ok, if this is not working I am fine with it. I was only wondering if I do something wrong.

But nevertheless thanks a lot for your answer.

Dirk

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AUGUSTINA PRAPA on February 8, 2010 - 11:15

Dear Mr Weyand,

could you please tell me if the new

SR of ARIS Business Architect will be launched within February?

Thanks,

Augustina

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Frank Weyand on February 8, 2010 - 13:30

Hi Augustina,

yes, this will most likely be the case.

Bye,

Frank

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Sebastian Stein on February 15, 2010 - 09:48

Hi Ian,

the next service release Frank is speaking about is available since last week. We are currently preparing some getting started information about all the new features available. Watch the site!

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Ian Horberry on February 15, 2010 - 09:56

Will do thanks for the heads up , does it have a specific name so i can check our version?... sorry for askin dumb QuESTions

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Sebastian Stein on February 15, 2010 - 09:59

The latest version has the build number 452596. It is called SR 2010_05.

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Ian Horberry on February 15, 2010 - 10:00

Thanks :)

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Ian Horberry on February 16, 2010 - 11:00

So from the .adf file created in express , i will be able to import a model into my process architecture using Business architect?

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Sebastian Stein on February 16, 2010 - 11:23

Yes, from now on you can import an ARIS Express model into your professional installation of ARIS using ARIS Business Architect.

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Ian Horberry on February 16, 2010 - 11:33

Excellent , thanks for the prompt response

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Frank Weyand on March 10, 2011 - 09:25

Hello Wei,

I don't think so. As you described: since Express is a file based tool, it won't be possible to include assignments in ARIS. In addition, the linking between ADF files is not type based, whereas the assigment concept in ARIS is defined by the ARIS methodology.

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Frank

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Wei Chen on March 10, 2011 - 09:49

Hi Frank,

Thank you for the quick response. Referring to your earlier post, I would presume that the best way to link models still remains to make assignments after import of the adf's into the ARIS suite? :-)

Best regards,

Wei

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Thomas Ludewig on April 11, 2011 - 13:20

Hi,

just some questions - maybe somebody has an answer?

1) Is there any possibility to import ADF into ARIS Business Architect (SR_2009_1) ?

2) Will there be any export possibilities from ARIS Business Architect to ARIS Express?

Purpose: Mobile Redesign of Processes with BPO. Or are there any other possibilities?

Best Regards

Thomas

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Frank Weyand on April 11, 2011 - 13:28

Hi Thomas,

1.) No, this version is too old.

2.) Again: no. ARIS Business Architect supports mechanisms (occurrence copies), which do not exist an ARIS Express and would lead to data loss.

Bye,

Frank

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