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Configure Alfabet import

Alfabet is an IT planning and portfolio management system. Based on answering the questions, when, where, how, and why to make changes in the IT portfolio, it is used to increase IT investment returns and reduce transformation risks. When you have connected the ARIS database to the Alfabet system and configured the Alfabet import in ARIS as described here, authorized users can reuse objects from connected ARIS databases and Alfabet databases and switch to the other system.

You can configure ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface in ARIS if you have access to ARIS Enterprise - Server or ARIS Enterprise - Enterprise Server and you have the Configuration administrator function privilege.

To manage Alfabet configurations, in ARIS, click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration > Conventions > Alfabet import.

You can do the following:

Duplicate

To prevent overwriting custom Alfabet configuration settings during the ARIS updates, you can no longer modify the related XML files in ARIS Architect or edit the Default configuration. To modify the Default configuration, you must duplicate the Default Alfabet configuration and customize the Alfabet import configuration in the copy. The Default configuration gets updated with each ARIS update to include all current features.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration. The Default configuration always contains the latest features.

  5. Click Duplicate Duplicate.

The copy of the configuration is created.

You can change and activate the configuration as required.

Import

Import an Alfabet configuration that you have exported earlier to use on the current tenant.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration.

  5. Click Import Import. Even if you renamed the configuration file before re-importing it, you should still confirm that you want to overwrite the existing Alfabet configuration.

The configuration is imported.

You can change and activate the configuration as required.

Change name and description

You can edit the name and description in multiple languages.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration.

  5. Click Show details Show details.

  6. Select the language.

  7. Enter the name and description (optional).

  8. Edit the name and description in all required languages in turn.

  9. Click Save.

The changed name and description are displayed.

Create import configuration

You can create an Alfabet configuration from scratch. In this case, you must specify all configuration settings. Make sure that the defined attribute types are available for each object type. You can also duplicate the Default configuration and modify the configuration as required.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Click Add language Create import configuration.

  5. Specify the name and description in the required languages and click Save. The new configuration is listed.

  6. Click the name of the new configuration. If the non-secure API version 1 was activated, make sure to write the Alfabet import configuration on the API version 2 tab. Tags are explained in these examples.

  7. Click Save configuration.

The configuration file is saved.

You must activate the Alfabet configuration to use. You can modify the Select Alfabet object dialog available for users.

Activate

To use an Alfabet configuration on a tenant, you must activate the required configuration.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration. The Default configuration always contains the current features but gets overwritten with each ARIS update.

  5. Click Activate Activate.

The configuration is used for the actions of the ARIS - Alfabet Interoperability Interface.

Export

Export an Alfabet configuration that you can import to another tenant.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration.

  5. Click Export Export.

The configuration is exported.

Delete

You can delete Alfabet configurations that you no longer require. As a backup, you can export Alfabet configurations before you delete them.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Alfabet import.

  4. Select the Alfabet configuration. You cannot delete the Default configuration or the active configuration.

  5. Click Delete Delete.

The configuration is deleted.