ARIS

Runtime systems, for example SAP® or Oracle® systems, have data such as the frequency of executed processes and their data, access frequencies and problems or error messages that have occurred. IBM® webMethods Integration allows using the ARIS connector to create the connection between ARIS and these systems. For example, this data can be transferred from runtime systems to ARIS and written to attributes in ARIS. Thus these real data are also available in ARIS.

Using the ARIS connector

ARIS connector allows you to create your own custom actions.

  1. Add a custom action. Always select ArisServices as the functional area. ArisAuthService is used internally by IBM webMethods Integration.
  2. Create a connection. Specify connection details and session parameters.

    • Account name: The account name is used to identify the connection. You can enter any name.

    • Server URL: The server URL is the URL to ARIS Repository API. Edit the domain. Typically, this is the host name of the ARIS system used. Enter only the URL and leave the /abs part unchanged.

    • Username: The user account name of ARIS.

    • Password: The password for the user name provided in the Username field.

    • Auth Server URL: The Auth Server URL is the URL to the User Management of ARIS. Edit the domain. Typically, this is the host name of the ARIS system used. Edit the domain. Enter only the URL and leave the /umc/api part unchanged.

    • Tenant: Specify default.

    • Session Management: Set to fixed.

    • Session Timeout: Set to 45 minutes.

      IBM webMethods Integration requests a session token from ARIS and uses it when calling ARIS. By default the session token expires in ARIS in sixty minutes. To ensure token renewal, use a session timeout lower than the duration of the ARIS session.

  3. Edit the parameters.
    Note: Do not edit either of the parameters.

    The parameter umcsession is set internally by the ARIS connector.

    The Content-Type parameter of the request header should always be set to application/json.

  4. Find items in the database.

    The ARIS repository has a method for finding elements in a database. This method can be used to find groups, object definitions, or models. The ARIS connector provides a search function with three different operations:

    • find groups in a database
    • find objects in a database
    • find models in a database