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Connect database with Alfabet system

You can connect any ARIS database with an Alfabet system. When you have configured the Alfabet import, users can reuse objects from connected ARIS databases and Alfabet databases and switch to the other system. To connect a database to an Alfabet system, do the following:

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

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Alfabet configuration. The Alfabet integration settings of database "..." bar opens.

  4. In the Web service URL field, enter the URL to the Alfabet Web application. The URL is used for accessing the Alfabet Web service (Alfabet RESTful API). The Web service URL is required for exchanging data.

  5. In the User interface URL field, enter the URL to be used for accessing the Alfabet user interface. This URL is required to enable users to navigate to Alfabet objects from ARIS.

  6. In the User name and the API password/token fields, specify the user credentials as required.

    For more information about the password and token, and authorization, see the Alfabet Interface for RESTful Web Services manual. Read the documents on the ARIS Documentation website or download them from the ARIS Download Center.

      Warning

      For security reasons, it is recommended that you use the Alfabet RESTful API version 2. Do not activate Alfabet REST API v1, as it is not recommended. Switch to Alfabet RESTful API version 2 as soon as possible.

    1. Select the required synchronization options for objects and connections whose mapped objects or connections no longer exist in Alfabet. The selected actions are executed automatically during data synchronization.

    2. Click Test connection to validate the specified values.

    3. If the test was successful, click Save to close the dialog.

    The database is connected to the Alfabet system.