Object Mappings — ARIS Software

When you import a Process from ARIS Software into TIBCO Business Studio, the original objects from ARIS are mapped into objects that TIBCO Business Studio supports. This section describes the mapping between ARIS objects and TIBCO Business Studio objects.

ARIS and TIBCO Business Studio Object Mappings
ARIS Object ARIS XML Type Corresponding TIBCO Business Studio Object
Event
  • (Start) OT_EVT with outgoing connections only
  • (End) OT_EVT with incoming connections only
  • (Intermediate) OT_EVT with incoming and outgoing connections
 Depending on the position of the Event, a Start Event, Intermediate Event, or End Event.
Function (User Activity type; for example ) OT_FUNC, not starting with ST_SYS User Task.
Function (System Activity type; for example ) OT_FUNC, starting with ST_SYS Service Task.
AND Rule OT_RULE with:

ST_OPR_AND_1, ST_OPR_AND_2, ST_OPR_AND_3, ST_AND

 Parallel Gateway.
XOR Rule OT_RULE with:

ST_OPR_XOR_1, ST_OPR_XOR_2, ST_OPR_XOR_3, ST_XOR

 Exclusive Data Based Gateway.
OR Rule OT_RULE with:

ST_OPR_OR_1, ST_OPR_OR_2, ST_OPR_OR_3, ST_OR

 Inclusive Gateway.
Rule OT_RULE (with none of the previous SymbolNum types) Default (Exclusive Data Based) Gateway.
Organizational Unit Type, Organizational Unit, System Organizational Unit, and so on.
 OT_ORG_UNIT, OT_ORG_UNIT_TYPE Participant of the type Organizational Unit (multiple Participants are supported).
Person Type, Internal Person, External Person, Group OT_PERS, OT_PERS_TYPE, OT_GRP, OT_EMPL_INST Participant of the type Human (multiple Participants are supported).
Position Type, Position, Position Description OT_POS Participant of the type Role (multiple Participants are supported).
Application System Type, System Organizational Unit, Module Type OT_SYS_ORG_UNIT, OT_SYS_ORG_UNIT_TYPE, OT_APPL_SYS, OT_APPL_SYS_CLS, OT_APPL_SYS_TYPE, OT_MOD_TYPE, OT_MOD Participant of the type System (multiple Participants are supported).
D Attribute (ERM), K Attribute (ERM), FK Attribute (ERM), COT Attribute, Technical Term
 OT_ERM_ATTR, OT_TECH_TRM, OT_ATTR_TYPE_GRP Data Field.
Non-function object without connections   Data Object.
Non-function object that is not a recognized data type or participant and has only one connection (incoming or outgoing) to a function object   Data Object with connection.