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ARIS Basic

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Structure diagram

This model type contains the object of type structural element and the connection of type contains. Since a structural element can be assigned to all model types, this model has a wide range of uses. It is often used as a start model for various views of a company.

structure-diagram

 

 

Process landscape

A process landscape is used to structure the process portfolio of a company. Processes in a process landscape can be connected in a sequence to describe an end-to-end scenario or a value chain. Processes can be arranged hierarchically to further refine certain process areas. The process portfolio is usually structured into the following three process types:

  1. Management processes (e.g. strategy)
  2. Core processes (i.e. value-adding processes)
  3. Support processes (e.g. marketing)

management processes

 

 

Event-driven process chain (EPC)

The event-driven process is a set of related tasks or activities performed to produce a product or service. The event-driven process consists of events triggering activities. Rules control the flow of the process. The event-driven process describes:

  1. Which activities are performed in the course of a process
  2. Which organizational units participate in process execution (persons, groups of persons)
  3. What input and output data are used
  4. What IT systems are involved
  5. Which events and risks occur during process execution

Event-driven-process-chain

Connectors are used to split and join the control flow. Split connectors have one incoming and several outgoing connections. Vice versa for join connectors.

connectors

You can find a more detailed overview about the EPC here!

 

 

BPMN process

BPMN is a process notation used to model business and workflow processes alike. BPMN is an open standard for process modeling maintained by OMG. The BPMN collaboration diagram is used to model the interactions between participants, e.g. in a business-2-business (B2B) context. Participants are involved in the process and represented by means of pools. Interactions between these pools are represented by message flows (message exchanges).

bpmn-process

These represent organizational units. Using pools or embedded lanes tasks can be assigned to persons or groups of persons.

bpmn-process

You can find a more detailed overview about the BPMN here!

 

 

System landscape

System landscapes describe which IT systems belong to which logical units (domains). This assignment information is relevant for budgeting or for defining administrative responsibilities.

System landscape

 

 

Data model

A data model represents the data view of a company, e.g. which business objects exist. The entity relationship notation is used for data modeling. Data models are created e.g. to define database structures. The cardinalities of relationships between entities illustrate the number of interconnections.

data model

 

 

Organizational charts

Organizations and companies illustrate their structures with organizational charts. With the ARIS symbolism (organizational unit, role and person) relationships between individual units like departments or employees are demonstrated. The relationships stand for:

  1. Who is responsible for whom?
  2. Who is the supervisor or inferior?
  3. How are the communication channels?

organizational-charts