ARIS Express is now available since almost 2 months. For most users it runs smoothly, but we are aware of some bugs, too. Still, it seems unclear to some of you how to report bugs you encounter. Therefore, here a short summary how to do it:
- ARIS Express bugs must be reported in ARIS Community. Even if you are a customer of our professional ARIS Platform products with a valid support contract, we ask you to not contact our support hotline, but instead report the bug here.
- Make sure to first check the FAQ, installation instructions, and system requirements to ensure you are not experiencing a known problem.
- Go to the ARIS Express Support Group and quickly browse through the articles if someone else has reported a similar problem. You can also use the site search to dig for reports.
- If another user has reported a similar problem, please add a comment stating that you are also experiencing the problem. Please add any details missing in the initial report.
- If your problem seems to be new, create a new bug report in the ARIS Express Support Group and include the following details:
- descriptive title like “Layout broken on Chinese Windows XP installation”
- category: ARIS Express
- description of problem encountered
- step-by-step instruction how to reproduce the problem
- add screenshots to the description if necessary
- operating system used including service packs (e.g. Windows XP Service Pack 1)
- GUI language of your operating system
- Java version used
- browser and browser version used (in case download doesn’t work)
- do not include any personal details, because the bug report will be publically visible!
- After you submitted your report, make sure to subscribe to your report by email so that you get notified by email in case someone posts a comment.
We are constantly monitoring ARIS Community for new bug reports. We will notice your message and investigate the problem. We will post a comment to your bug report to confirm the bug or request additional information.
I hope this clarifies how to report a bug. If you have additional questions, do not hesitate to post them as a comment here!