Sync error between ARIS and Solman

Hi Guadalupe,

Thanks for providing the version of ARIS and SolMan. We are using ARIS7.1 SR5 and SAP Solution Manager version 7 enhancement pack 26.

We also sync ARIS with SolMan (both directions). It sounds like you have already added Scenarios, Processes and Process Steps (or structure) in SolMan that currently don't exist in ARIS? If this is true, first you will need to bring that structure from SolMan into ARIS. You can accomplish this by having a SolMan project that has structure that is not currently in ARIS. Then run a sync over the entire project with the following settings:

1. Select project options

• Transfer data to ARIS
• Include subordinate items

2. Transfer structural elements

• Transfer names
• Transfer new items
• Transfer new shortcuts (if you are using shortcuts)

3. Transfer transactions

• none

4. Delete items

• none

5. Transfer assignments

• none

Also, in ARIS, remember to go to View > Options and under SAP Options, setup your sync settings how you prefer.

This will, at the very least, get the structure from SolMan into ARIS and onto VACDs, EPCs, FADs, etc, so it will not get deleted the next time you sync. After this initial sync, and after you start designing in ARIS (ie: add an activity (function or process step) to an EPC), you can reverse the direction of the sync (ARIS to SolMan) and keep the same settings listed above. This will make ARIS your system of record for structure, which is how we are using ARIS in our project.

When we first started to sync ARIS and SolMan a couple of years ago, we had many problems like this one and didn't know how our sync strategy would mature. There is some flexibility in how you want to use this feature, like syncing certain doc types from SolMan and which system should own the structure aspect too.

Hopefully this helps and let me know if you have any further issues or questions.

Regards,

Brian Toops

Cargill, Inc.

ARIS System Analyst

Hi Brian,

Thanks a lot for the post.Its very useful and informative.I have faced few problems while syncing.When I synced ARIS to Solman I selected the option transfer data to solution manager.The output was - many strange models and folders got created in ARIS and SolMan. The structure in ARIS did not get synced with SolMan.When I used the option of transfer data to ARIS,then sync was successful,but Solman did not get populated with the structure that I made in ARIS.

My question is I have a project in ARIS and I want the same to be seen in a new empty project in SolMan.Please help me out in this regard.Which option should I choose,transfer data to aris/transfer data to solution manager?

Thanks in advance.