Conformance Statement |
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Version 1.02
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As you go about answering the questions, please keep in mind the following:
Enter the name, and organization of the author of this completed Conformance Statement (the "Applicant").
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Dirk Maurer | IDS Scheer AG |
Enter the Tool name and version number for which TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification is being sought and the name of the providing Organization (Enterprise, Division, etc.).
| Enterprise Name | Division / Organization | Tool Name | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDS Scheer AG | ARIS | ARIS Platform | V7.1 or later |
Question 1: Does the Tool provide support for modeling the process of the TOGAF 8 ADM? If so, indicate how that support is achieved.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference.
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF 8 ADM "out-of-the-box". | Yes | ARIS provides a reference database containing a model of the full TOGAF ADM, including details of inputs/outputs and all steps that need to be undertaken. Moreover, suitable diagramming techniques are suggested for ADM steps. This TOGAF 8 reference database is a part of ARIS installation package. |
| The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF 8 ADM, which the user must customize. | Yes | ARIS users can also build their own representation of the TOGAF ADM, or customise the supplied model, if required. Customization of structuring architecture framework such as TOGAF is a standard part of ARIS Value Engineering Method for Enterprise Architecture that uses ARIS Platform to establish and govern Enterprise Architecture. |
| The tool provides the capability to work with another tool that can model the TOGAF 8 ADM (the net effect of the tool combination being to meet the mandatory criteria for modeling the process of the TOGAF 8 ADM). | Yes | ARIS is open environment that enables integration with other tools when external sources needed. Although, ARIS does not require another tool to support the modelling the TOGAF ADM, because whole ADM is covered by ARIS itself. |
Question 2: Does the tool support the export of graphical and textual artefacts for use in the ADM documents that require them? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|
| Yes | ARIS provides several ways to export graphical and textual artefacts:
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In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must support the modeling of the sequence and content of the Phases, Steps, and Activities comprising the TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method. The tool must also support the export of graphical and textual artefacts for use in the ADM documents that require them.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 3: Does the Tool provide support for storing and reusing the graphical and textual artefacts of the deliverables of the ADM?
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Architecture | Yes | ARIS supports a wide range of model types required to construct a Business Architecture, including: process models (e.g. EPC, BPMN), functional decomposition diagrams (Function Trees), strategy models (e.g. Objective Diagram, Balanced Scorecard Cause & Effect Diagram), Organisation Charts etc. |
| Data Architecture | Yes | ARIS supports the construction of conceptual, logical and physical data models as well as MDA approach using a variety of modelling formats: ERM, IE Data Model, UML Class Diagram etc. |
| Applications Architecture | Yes | ARIS supplies a range of models to support the definition of Application Architectures, including, application landscape diagrams, integration diagrams and application platform diagrams. |
| Technical Architecture | Yes | ARIS provides models to enable the technologies used by an enterprise to be classified and managed and to enable networks to be fully described. . ARIS provides models to support the description of logical and physical infrastructures (e.g. hardware, software, networks, etc.). |
| Architecture Views | Yes | ARIS is a flexible modelling tool that allows a wide variety of views to be constructed across all of the architectures. Each model type (or combination of model types) can be defined as a viewpoint and can be used as the basis for views creation. Views are defined as a set of objects of given object types organized into one or many models of a given model type. ARIS allows the adaptation of viewpoint definition with its configuration mechanism. |
| Architecture Building Blocks | Yes | Architecture Building Blocks can be defined in ARIS using standard and customer specified attributes and models. The ARIS repository structure can be tailored to hold Architecture Building Blocks in specific customer-specified folders. |
Question 4: Does the Tool provide support for defining and maintaining the relationships between these artefacts? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|
| Yes | Using relations is the essential modelling technique in ARIS. There is wide support for creating and maintaining relationships between artefacts from different architectures: business, application, information, technology. Moreover, relationships types between artefacts types can be defined and maintained using the configuration features within ARIS (ARIS Filter). Commonly used relationship types are available out of the box and then can be customised to meet a user's specific needs. |
In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must support the development of the above deliverables of the ADM. To achieve this, the tool must be capable of storing the definitive source of both the graphical and textual artefacts of those products, and enabling their maintenance and use through the ADM by architecture practitioners. The tool must also support the ability to define required relationships between artefacts.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 5: Does the Tool provide support for modeling the TOGAF Technical Reference: Model (including the detailed taxonomy) as defined in the TOGAF 8 Core Definition, including support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific TRM?
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF 8 TRM "out-of-the-box" | Yes | The TOGAF TRM is provided as a set of models and objects in ARIS that will enable a user to adopt or modify the standard TRM to meet their specific needs. See TOGAF 8 reference database in ARIS Platform installation package. |
| The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF 8 TRM, which the user must customize. | Yes | The TRM can be used as supplied, or it can be customised by the user in accordance with ARIS EA approaches or specific corporate requirements. |
Question 6: Does the Tool provide support for referencing (hence re-using) the information held in a Standards Information Base?If so, declare the mechanisms used.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Support via creating a Standards Information Base within the tool | Yes | The TOGAF Standards Information Base is available as a model and set of objects in ARIS. See TOGAF 8 reference database in ARIS Platform installation package. |
| Support via importing a Standards Information Base | Yes | Other standards can be imported using the ARIS Excel or XML import functionalities. |
| Support via dynamic linkages to a Standards Information Base | Yes | Users can link out to external standards held in documents, web pages, etc. |
In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must provide support for modeling the TOGAF Technical Reference: Model (including the detailed taxonomy), either "out-of-the-box", or via a general capability, which the user must customize. The tool must also provide support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific TRM.
The Tool must provide support for referencing (hence re-using) the information held in a Standards Information Base (but not necessarily holding the information in the tool itself); and supporting the definition of relationships between SIB and TRM components.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 7: Does the Tool provide support for:
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum "out-of-the-box" | Yes | ARIS database supports structures for Enterprise Continuum and appropriate models can be stored within this structure. Easy navigation along any kind of relationship between objects (relation) and between object and its detailed view (assignment) is supported out-of-the-box. See TOGAF 8 reference database in ARIS Platform installation package. |
| The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum, which the user must customize. | Yes | All objects can be customized according to the needs of the customer (e.g. by adding attributes, relations and view of objects, if necessary). |
In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must provide support for modeling the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum, including the distinction between Architecture Building Blocks and Solutions Building Blocks, and the four architecture types, and including support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific Enterprise Continuum. The Tool must also provide support for defining and maintaining the relationships between the different artefacts in the Enterprise Continuum, and for navigating in both directions between the architecture types within the Continuum.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 8: Does the Tool provide a mechanism for navigating between the ADM phases and deliverables? If so, declare how this is done.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) to Navigation Mechanism(s) |
|---|---|
| Yes | ARIS provides users with the following ways to navigate between ADM Phases and deliverables:
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Question 9: Does the tool enable the business, data, appliactions, and technology architectures to be validated against requirements? If so, declare how this is done.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) to Navigation Mechanism(s) |
|---|---|
| Yes | ARIS provides a specific Requirement object that can be used to define architectural or project requirement and which can be linked to artefacts of business, data, application and technology architectures held in the ARIS repository. Therefore the impact of a requirement on architectures can be traced up to business strategy by navigating through tasks\projects\programs\initiatives to objectives of a company. This traceability is bi-directional.
See ARIS Method help, shipped together with ARIS Platform, for further details on ARIS model types "Work breakdown structure", "Requirements tree", "Requirement allocation diagram" as well as on ARIS object type "Requirement". |
Question 10: Does the Tool provide support for use of Business Scenarios?
Indicate which Business Scenario elements the tool allows to be modeled, stored and reused, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Business Scenario Elements | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Description | Yes | Problem Descriptions can be realised through a customised object or via a customised attribute of any other object, or via linkage of external document. |
| Objectives | Yes | ARIS provides specific object and models types for objectives descriptions. |
| Environment Models | Yes | ARIS provides specific models and objects for description technology and network environment. |
| Process Models | Yes | ARIS supports EPC, BPMN, UML Activity Diagram, Program Flow Chart etc. |
| Information Flow | Yes | ARIS supports Data Flow diagramming using e.g. EPC or Program Flow Chart or Network diagrams. |
| Human Actors, their Roles and Responsibilities | Yes | ARIS provides a variety of models to describe human actors, their roles and responsibilities, including: Organisational Charts, EPCs, Value-added Chain Diagrams, BPMN Diagrams, UML Use Case Diagram. Processes can be simulated to identify bottlenecks in supporting resources. |
| Computer Actors, their Roles | Yes | As for Human Actors. |
| Requirements | Yes | ARIS supplies a separate object type to enable requirements to be defined and linked to other artefacts held in the ARIS repository. |
| Technology Architecture Model | Yes | ARIS provides the IT Architecture Mapping and IT Architecture Matrix diagram types to model the Technology Architecture. |
| Constraints | Yes | Constraints can be realised through a Technical Term object, customised object or by linkage of external documents. |
| IT Principles | Yes | IT Principles can be realised through a Technical Term object, customised object or by linkage of external documents. |
| Requirements Mapped to Technology Architecture | Yes | ARIS supplies a separate object type to enable requirements to be defined and linked to other artefacts held in the ARIS repository, including artefacts of technology architecture. |
A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for the above functions, in support of use of the ADM process.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 11: Does the Tool provide support for developing the following deliverables of the ADM?
(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).)
| Deliverable | Response | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Framework Definition | Yes | IDS Scheer offer a flexible meta-framework which is suitable for any framework definition. "ARIS House", Archimate, Zachman, DODAF, FEAF etc are just few examples. Pre-defined framework definitions exist including TOGAF. ARIS provides a database containing a model of the full TOGAF ADM. For each ADM deliverables, the corresponding ARIS models are defined. See TOGAF 8 reference database in ARIS Platform installation package. The framework tailorization is supported by the ARIS standard administration features and can be documented via reports. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Architecture Principles | Yes | Architecture Principles can be realised through a Technical Term object, customised object or by linkage of external documents. As for any ARIS model, object or relationship, customized attributes can be added to the definition in order to support the required properties. Architecture principles can be organized into the ARIS repository and presented into models according to ADM requirements. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Business Principles, Goals, and Drivers | Yes | Can be defined through either standard or customised object types. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| IT Governance Strategy | Yes | Can be defined through a Technical Term object or customised object type with a link to an external document. Governance processes can be described and linked to Business and IT principles, goals and objectives. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Request for Architecture Work | Yes | Request for Architecture Work can be described into the tool as a set of requirements for the Architecture engagement. Links to external documents can be managed to complete the requested documentation. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Statement of Architecture Work | Yes | Can be described with a set of work items parts of Architecture work processes. Status, resources, can be managed and published via reports or web publication. Links to external documents can be managed to complete the Architecture work statement documentation. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Architecture Vision | Yes | ARIS provides a wide range of models which can be used to describe the elements of the architecture vision. As-Is and To-Be architectures can be modelled and compared according to many different points of view. Some links to complementary external documents can be added to complete the vision. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Business Architecture | Yes | Can be defined through a set of models. See above. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Business Architecture Report | Yes | Can be produced via a customised report if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Business Requirements | Yes | Can be defined through the Requirement object type. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Technical Requirements | Yes | Can be defined through the Requirement object type. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Gap analysis | Yes | Model Comparison functionality is provided within the tool that can be used in order to compare the relationships of objects including objects which are the part of the As-Is architecture and objects which are the part of the To-Be architecture. Further analysis capabilities can be implemented using embedded JavaScript environment and rich internal API. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Data Architecture | Yes | Can be defined through a set of models. ARIS can support modelling the business information architecture (conceptual), the master data architecture (high level logical), the detailed logical data architecture (Entity-Relashionship, IE modelling or UML formats) and physical data architecture. Both reference and solution-specific information architectures can be documented. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Data Architecture Report | Yes | Can be produced via a customised report if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Applications Architecture | Yes | All the deliverables for Applications Architecture can be produced through a set of standard ARIS models. Applications capabilities, components, technologies, interactions, deployment etc. can be described. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Applications Architecture Report | Yes | ARIS provides a set of standard reports for application description. Complementary reports can be produced if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Technical Architecture | Yes | ARIS allows the description of all technology components of the IT architecture including software and hardware. Infrastructures and networks can be described at a logical or physical level. The enterprise's standard technology components can be managed into the tool. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Technical Architecture Report | Yes | Can be produced via standard or customised reports if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Architecture Viewpoints | Yes | The ARIS framework tailorization includes the customization of models structures and guidelines in order to support required Viewpoints of the architecture. Entry points for those viewpoints can be designed. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Architecture Views | Yes | Can be defined through a set of models tailored to match part of a viewpoint if out-of-box views are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Re-usable Architecture Building Blocks | Yes | ARIS provides an Enterprise Architecture Repository containing models, objects, relationships and attributes. Each object or group of objects can be defined as a Building Block and can be re-used in any model. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Re-usable Solution Building Blocks | Yes | ARIS provides an Enterprise Architecture Repository containing models. Solution building blocks can be defined as a set of objects organized into a model or set of models to represent an architecture solution. ARIS eases the re-use of such solution templates with the mechanisms of occurrence copies and variants. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Impact Analysis - Project list | Yes | Impact analysis can be done using different methods and tool features such as model comparison, matrix editor, navigating via links and relationships of objects, reports, queiries etc. Specific reports and models can be customized to support the impact analysis. Specific models can be used to achieve projects definition. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Impact Analysis - Migration Plan | Yes | Impact analysis can be done using different methods and tool features such as model comparison, matrix editor, navigating via links and relationships of objects, reports, queiries etc. Specific reports and models can be customized to support the impact analysis. Generic roadmapping as well as Application Architecture specific are provided in order to support the definition of migration plans. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Impact Analysis - Implementation recommendations | Yes | Implementation recommendations can be defined using dedicated models. Those models are built in order to define the enterprise's architecture standards at different levels, e.g. as reference architectures for solutions See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Architecture Contracts | Yes | Architecture contracts and their items can be described via objects customized in order to implement all relevant properties. Reports can be produced to export documentation on Architecture contracts. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Product Information | Yes | Products and their items can be described via objects in order to represent all relevant properties. Reports can be produced to export documentation on Product information if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Request for Architecture Change | Yes | ARIS provides dedicated models and tool features in order to ease the definition of IT roadmaps. Request for Architecture Changes can be managed via those features. Linked documents can be added to the models in order to complete the request. Reports can be customized in order to automate the production of Request for Architecture Change document. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| New Technology Report | Yes | IS technologies are managed as architecture components in ARIS. Standardization status and lifecycle standard attributes can be used in order to identify and report the new technologies. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
| Requirements Impact Statement | Yes | Can be produced via customized reports if out-of-box reports are not sufficient. See ARIS Help, ARIS method documentation and ARIS quick start guide. |
A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for any or all of the above ADM deliverables.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 12: Does the Tool support the import and/or export of architecture artefacts to/from the Enterprise Continuum? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.
Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).
| Function | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Import of architecture artefacts | Yes | ARIS can import artefacts in Excel or XML format or via customised interfaces. |
| Export of architecture artefacts | Yes | ARIS can export artefacts in Excel or XML format or via customised interfaces. |
To enable re-use of existing architecture artefacts, a tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for their import and export.
Question 13: Does the Tool support other Architecture Frameworks, Modeling Standards and Methods? If so, declare below.
(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). Then answer any subsidiary questions.)
| Topic | Response | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Types Indicate which model types are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
Data models | Yes | Conceptual, Logical and Physical models in ERM, IE Data Model, UML or custom-specific format. |
| Business Process models | Yes | EPC, EPC Swimlane, Value-added Chain Diagram, Function Tree, BPMN, Use Cases, , DODAF OV Diagrams, etc. | |
| Application models | Yes | Application System Type Diagrams, Application System Diagrams, Access Diagrams, Program Flowcharts, DODAF SV Diagrams, etc. | |
| System models | Yes | Application System Type Diagrams, Application System Diagrams, Access Diagrams, Program Flowcharts, DODAF SV Diagrams, etc. | |
| Organisation models | Yes | Organisational Charts, etc. | |
| Technology models | Yes | IT Architecture Mapping, IT Architecture Matrix, Network topology and physical diagrams, UML Deployment diagram, DoDAF TV views, etc. | |
| Support for Other
Architecture Frameworks Indicate which other Architecture Frameworks are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
C4ISR / DoDAF | Yes | ARIS Defense Solution (as a part of ARIS Platform) provides a support for C4ISR/DODAF/MODAF/NAF. |
| EAP | No | ||
| Zachman | Yes | ARIS supports the Zachman Framework. | |
| Other (specify): | |||
| MODAF | Yes | ARIS Defense Solution (as a part of ARIS Platform) provides support for MODAF. | |
| NAF | Yes | ARIS Defense Solution (as a part of ARIS Platform) provides support for NAF. | |
| FEAF\TEAF | Yes | ARIS supports TEAF\FEAF frameworks. | |
| Archimate | Yes | ARIS supports Archimate framework. | |
| NGOSS | Yes | ARIS supports NGOSS framework. | |
| Support for Modelling
Methods and Standards Indicate which modelling methods (for example, Business Process Modelling, Entity / Relation Modelling) and standards (for example, ANSI / IEEE 1471-2000, IDEF, UML, XML) are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
Business Process Modelling | Yes | EPC, Value-added Chain, Functional Decomposition, BPMN, UML Activity diagram., BPEL, etc. |
| Entity / Relation Modelling | Yes | ERM, IE Data Model, UML Class Diagram. | |
| ANSI / IEEE 1471-2000 | Yes | Can be created using customised models. | |
| IDEF | Yes | Can be created using customised models. See ARIS installation package for IDEF0 support. | |
| UML | Yes | ARIS supports UML 1.4. | |
| XML | Yes | Information can be exported in XML format. | |
| Other modelling methods and standards (specify): | |||
A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally declare support for any architecture frameworks, modeling standards and methods.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
Question 14: Does the Tool have the following additional functionality? If so, declare below.
(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). Then answer any subsidiary questions.)
| Topic | Response: | Tool Documentation Reference:(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Repository Support Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; if "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
Does the tool include a shared repository to store and manage all definitions and model artefacts? | Yes | ARIS Server (as a part of ARIS Platform) is a Java based central server who manages the repository access. The database itself is based on standard DBMS as Sybase, Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2 - See ARIS Installation Guide and ARIS Administration Guide for more detailed information. |
| Other
Functional Support Indicate which features and functionality the Tool supports, if any, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
Support for multiple concurrent users | Yes | ARIS has wide functionality for providing segregations of access rights and multi-user concurrent work with repository of models. For more information see ARIS Installation Guide and ARIS Administration Guide. |
| Single definition / multiple use of model artefacts | Yes | This is one of basic approach of ARIS - to store one exemplar of an object in database with ability to use the reference to this object in a different models as occuerence. See ARIS Quick Start Guide. | |
| Configuration management and version control at the model level | Yes | ARIS provides wide range of configuration management capabilities to support user (or project) configurations, such as: specific views, objects, filters. Version control capabilities provide storage of models versions, separated access, monitoring and control. For more information - see ARIS Help. | |
| Capability for access to models based on the role or area of interest of the individual modeller | Yes | ARIS supports user-profiled access to the content within ARIS repository using e.g. user-specific filters - see ARIS Help. | |
| Scalability to support the modelling needs of the whole enterprise | Yes | Scalability is provided by the naturally build-in multi-user and distributed type of work in ARIS and ability to increase the quantity and type of licensees as the need arise. ARIS platform can be used with thin or thick clients. See ARIS Administration Guide. | |
| Publication of models in both electronic and paper form | Yes | ARIS content can be published as paper or reports or on web portal - see ARIS Help and ARIS Quick Start Guide for Business Publisher. | |
| Output in standard formats (for example, HTML, XML, etc.) - please specify | Yes | A variety of output formats are supported: XML, HTML, PDF, TXT, Word, RTF and Excel - see ARIS Help. | |
| Tool
Customization - Is the tool customizable and extensible, in order to meet
specific requirements? Indicate which capabilities the Tool supports, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). |
Customize information content and presentation of model artefacts | Yes | Out-of-box content and presentation of artefacts is user-definable - see ARIS Help. |
| Add new model artefacts (definition types, symbol types, diagram types) | Yes | New attributes, attributes groups, attribute icons and symbols types can be added. Content of predefined diagram types can be redefined. New diagram types, object types, relationship types can be defined out of existing - see ARIS Help. | |
| Extend the tool, for example by scripts (such as VBA macros, etc.) | Yes | ARIS Platform is shipped with embedded script editor (JavaScript) and runtime environment, but many reports can be defined using a wizard-driven script editor - see ARIS Help. | |
| Configure the repository to support an organisation's chosen methods and languages for modelling | Yes | The ARIS repository can be configured to meet the user's requirements in terms of method and language - see ARIS Help. | |
| Other (please specify): | Amount of user-defined typed attributes is unlimited. Attributes can be graphically placed with user-definable attribute icons. Customizable templates allow a change on fly of diagrams representation. User-definable font formats allow consitent text representation across the repositiory. Information on artifacts can be maintainted in multiple languages simulateneously and shown in selected upon login language. And much more. | ||
| Non-English Language Support | Does the tool have
implementations in Languages other than English? If so, enter the answer(s) under the "Response" column and give the appropriate Tool Documentation reference |
Yes | ARIS supports 14 GUI languages out of box, including: English, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese etc. Further GUI languages can be added on request. However the information can be entered into almost any world language. |
It is an advantage for a tool to include a shared repository to store and manage
architecture artefacts, and
to enable their productive use throughout an organisation.
A tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for some or all of the functionality listed above.
Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT
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