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System White Paper
June 2008
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System White Paper
Contents
1 ARIS Platform for Process Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 System Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Usage Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Single-User Scenario (LOCAL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Default Server Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 ARIS Site Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ARIS Site Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ARIS Site Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Additional Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 Protocols Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 ARIS Platform on the Internet/VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 ARIS Platform on the Internet/SSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.4 User Authentication by LDAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 ARIS Business Server and Database Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5 Recommended User-Related Server Dimensioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6 Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.1 Known Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Printers/Plotters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reports in PDF Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to Start a Second Java-Based Product in the Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
When Links Work (and When They Do Not) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.2 Database Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Standard Database System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Oracle Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3 ARIS Business Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ARIS Business Server and Database Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recommended User-Related Server Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.4 ARIS Toolset/ARIS Easy Design Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recommended System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Special Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ARIS Toolset for SAP/ARIS Easy Design for SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ARIS Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ARIS Web Publisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.5 ARIS Business Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Special Requirements for ARIS Business Architect for SAP /ARIS Business Designer for SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Special Requirements for ARIS Business Simulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.6 ARIS Business Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.7 ARIS UML Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.8 ARIS Business Optimizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.9 Web Client Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.10 ARIS Business Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Special Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.11 VB Report Execution Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.12 ARIS Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.13 General Requirements and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
JRE Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Protocols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
ARIS Platform on the Internet/SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ARIS Platform on the Internet/VPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Multi-Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LDAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 (MetaFrame) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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ARIS Platform for Process Excellence
This document is intended for administrators who want to gain an overview of possible ARIS scenarios and
require a basis for planning their hardware and software requirements.
With ARIS Platform for Process Excellence (ARIS Platform), you have a product range for documenting, ana-
lyzing, simulating, controlling, and optimizing company-wide and inter-business processes in both LANs and
WANs. For example, users all over the world can access and edit enterprise models. Depending on the num-
ber of accessing users, different levels can be configured that support even a large multi-user environment
with several hundred users. Of course, the integrity of firewall architectures is also preserved.
ARIS Platform is divided into four areas. Each area contains customized products designed to perform specif-
ic tasks.
ARIS Platform provides all the tools for the Business Process Management cycle that companies need to man-
age a culture of continuous change. These tools can be used to manage more than just the operational
processes - they can be applied to the process of Business Process Management itself. ARIS Platform sup-
ports this process as it is an operational tool for managing business processes. All relevant target groups with-
in the company are involved, including the organizational department and management, operating and IT
departments, as well as the controllers.
Fig. 1:
ARIS Platform for
Process Excellence
Implementing new business strategies requires that besides being flexible in terms of their business process-
es, companies are also able to transfer process optimization and innovation to the world of IT systems:
Aligning Business Processes and IT.
ARIS Platform can seamlessly link business and IT. With its highly scaleable and combinable product range,
ARIS Platform offers solutions for the entire business process lifecycle from Web-based description, analy-
sis, and optimization of business processes through to software engineering, SAP integration and continuous
process controlling.
IDS Scheer promises to support each customer in every aspect of the BPM cycle. Honoring this promise in
terms of software is the task of ARIS Platform. With ARIS Platform, companies can set up individual architec-
tures via the Web, structure their business processes faster, publish them and implement them in executable
information systems.
ARIS
Platform
ARIS
Strategy Platform
ARIS
Design Platform
ARIS
Controlling Platform
ARIS
Implementation Platform
ARIS Process Performance Manager
ARIS Process Event Monitor
ARIS Performance Dashboard
ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
ARIS BSC
ARIS Six Sigma
ARIS Business Optimizer
ARIS Business Simulator
ARIS Business Architect for SAP
ARIS SOA Architect
ARIS Business Rules Designer
ARIS BI Modeler
ARIS Business Architect
ARIS Business Designer
ARIS Business Publisher
ARIS IT Architect
ARIS IT Inventory
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The main ARIS Platform products are briefly described and classified below.
In principle, BPM should begin with the definition and implementation of corporate strategy, followed by con-
tinuous target system monitoring. With ARIS BSC, companies achieve a consistent implementation of their cor-
porate strategy from KPIs to processes, while maintaining the relevant data in a central company repository.
ARIS Business Optimizer serves to analyze KPIs, e.g. for the purpose of cost calculations, in various areas such
as process cost management, for target costing or to set up BSC systems as part of the BSC solution. Data
sources can include a variety of source systems, such as an ARIS database, SAP systems, etc.
Due to the fact that they are Web-based solutions, ARIS Business Architect and ARIS Business Designer
enable distributed, company-wide modeling, analysis, and optimization of business processes, as well as the
setup of IT architectures via the Internet. ARIS Business Designer paves the way to professional BPM as it pro-
vides user-friendly functionality that enables even unskilled, occasional users to perform modeling. Users are
optimally supported in the process design by the intuitive user interface and a variety of automated proce-
dures. ARIS Business Architect is a Web-based tool that comes with extended administration and analysis
functions for the skilled ARIS user or administrator. ARIS Toolset and ARIS Easy Design continue to be the lead-
ing Windows-based solutions for designing business processes. All solutions can be used together in a dis-
tributed scenario.
With ARIS Implementation Platform products, the gap between business and IT is closed. ARIS for SAP helps
design the process architecture of SAP solutions that have been optimally adapted to the companys business
processes. Companies can use ARIS UML Designer to model all UML diagrams on the basis of UML standard
1.4 and establish a relation to ARIS models. Thus, technological and technical content is integrated in one tool.
This saves time and guarantees the quality of the software developed.
ARIS Controlling Platform solutions monitor and optimize business processes. ARIS Process Performance
Manager is a patented client/server software that uses KPIs to automatically visualize, document, evaluate,
and graphically display a companys current processes in real time. ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager is work-
flow software that applies various rules to verify the operability of internal control systems.
1.1 System Architecture
The ARIS Platform system architecture enables internationally active companies to set up distributed scenar-
ios for designing, analyzing, and optimizing process, IT, and software architectures.
Web-based products, such as ARIS Business Architect, ARIS Business Designer, and ARIS UML Designer,
access a centrally set up and managed ARIS Business Server within a 3-level architecture from various inter-
national locations. These products are designed to work even with a very low bandwidth (e.g., ISDN) and
beyond firewall limits.
The Web-based clients can be launched in the Web browser via a central link. Alternatively, they can be
installed as a desk top application via setup or software distribution. In both cases, any required client update
can be set up and controlled centrally to avoid follow-up costs for a further rollout and for associated quality
assurance measures.
A central database server (e.g., Oracle) is used for data management. All ARIS Clients access the database
server via ARIS Business Server and thus work on the basis of the same data.
To guarantee optimum load balancing and increase reliability (see page 8), more than one application server
(ARIS Business Server) can be used.
With the central database server and a clustering of several application servers, ARIS Platform offers a high
level of system scalability and availability.
The scalability is also reflected at the level of the products in use. For instance, a large number of modelers
who use ARIS Business Designer can be managed by relatively few users with ARIS Business Architect
(access privileges, available reports, conventions/filters, etc.). Since ARIS Business Architect is Web-capable,
administration can also be performed locally.
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Architecture
ARIS Business Publisher is integrated into the Administration module of ARIS Business Architect and ARIS
Business Architect for SAP. Administrators use these products to create exports of their ARIS databases after
they have installed ARIS Business Publisher Server.
ARIS Business Publisher Server manages all Publisher exports. A Publisher export is a Web application based
on J2EE. It uses Java servlets and Java server pages (JSP) that need not only a Java environment (JDK), but
also a Web application server (e.g. Apache Tomcat) as a process environment. The data is kept in a relational
database system and exchanged with the program via a JDBC interface.
The Derby and Apache Tomcat Web Application Server are installed automatically if you select the stan-
dard installation for ARIS Business Publisher Server. In these database systems, a Publisher export can be
simultaneously accessed by up to 10 users. If this is not sufficient, you require the Oracle database system
(see page 30) or MS SQL Server 2005 (see page 30). All users can have simultaneous access to a Publisher
export in these systems, providing that this is permitted by your ARIS Business Publisher Server license.
ARIS Business Publisher Server runs reports after the standard installation is completed. You have the option
of also installing ARIS Business Publisher Server as a report server in order to optimize system performance
when running reports.
Fig. 3
ARIS Business
Publisher
Web based clients Web based clients
(e.g., ARIS Business Architect/ (e.g., ARIS Business Architect/
ARIS Business Designer) ARIS Business Designer)
WAN WAN
WAN WAN
WAN WAN
Internet Internet
ARIS ARIS
Business Business
Server Server
Common Common
repository repository
RDBMS
(e.g., Oracle)
LAN LAN
Windows based Windows based
clients clients
(e.g., ARIS Toolset) (e.g., ARIS Toolset)
Clients Clients Publisher Server Publisher Server
Browser Browser
HTTP HTTP
ARIS clients ARIS clients / / ARIS server ARIS server
(e.g., ARIS Business Architect) (e.g., ARIS Business Architect)
ARIS database server ARIS database server
Publisher Server Publisher Server
JSP + Servlets JSP + Servlets
Database server Database server
(Standard = Derby) (Standard = Derby)
Report server (optional) Report server (optional)
- Based on Publisher Server - Based on Publisher Server
- Provides batch and job service - Provides batch and job service
- Implements ARIS Report interface - Implements ARIS Report interface
JDBC JDBC
JDBC JDBC
JDBC JDBC
Java RMI Java RMI Corba Corba
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You use both ARIS Business Publisher and ARIS Web Publisher to publish modeled processes and their con-
tents. While ARIS Web Publisher publishes business processes statically, you use ARIS Business Publisher for
dynamic publishing of process portals. ARIS Business Publisher can also be integrated into an enterprise por-
tal and its appearance adapted to your companys corporate design.
Advantages of the Publisher Export over an HTML Export
On-demand generation of dynamic process portals
Integration with ARIS Business Architect
Management functions with ARIS Business Publisher Server
Management of exports (creating, editing, activating, deactivating) with wizard support.
Option of exporting several export languages simultaneously
Target group-oriented and role-based display or process content (access control)
Significantly shorter export times and enhanced access to process information
Seamless integration with enterprise portals, single sign-on, connection to existing user management
(for example, LDAP)
Flexible, user-extensible language concept for multilingual access
Operational integration with MS Office products, document management systems, SAP etc.
Flexible customizing
Report output
The traditional Windows-based ARIS Platform products, such as ARIS Toolset and ARIS Easy Design, can
operate in parallel on the central ARIS Business Server via a Local Area Network (LAN). As these products
require a higher bandwidth, a terminal server, such as Windows Terminal Server with Citrix MetaFrame, is nec-
essary when the products are used in the Wide Area Network (WAN).
2 Usage Scenarios
Various configuration levels are possible depending on the field of application and the number of users work-
ing with ARIS products on a central repository. The usage scenarios described below include single-user
installations and multi-user scenarios with hundreds of users.
2.1 Single-User Scenario (LOCAL)
This scenario is suitable for the local use of ARIS products on one computer without connecting to a network
or a central server.
ARIS Clients (ARIS Toolset, ARIS Easy Design, ARIS Business Architect, or ARIS Business Optimizer), a local
standard database system (LOCAL), and a Business Server are installed on a desktop PC or a notebook.
ARIS Business Designer and ARIS UML Designer cannot access the local standard database system.
However, the standard database system can be accessed by ARIS UML Designer if ARIS Business Architect
has been extended by a UML license key.
With the installed clients, operations can be performed simultaneously on a central server if a connection to a
network exists.
After having installed ARIS Toolset or ARIS Business Architect you will also be able to use:
ARIS Converter
ARIS Converter converts databases from ARIS 6.2x for use with the current version.
ARIS Symbol Editor
Use ARIS Symbol Editor to create user-defined symbols in AMF format.
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Default Server Scenario
This scenario is suitable for:
small to medium-sized multi-user environments
the in-house training environment.
worldwide use.
The database server uses the standard database system. If you want to use a database system other than the
standard database system you need to install the database server (e.g., Oracle) separately.
Fig. 4
Default server scenario
The following modules are installed on a server computer:
ARIS Business Server
ARIS Site Manager (page 8)
Usually the standard database system (up to 50 users)
Optionally the Web Client Components (for use via a browser)
ARIS Site Administrator (installed automatically)
Clients can now access the central server in a distributed scenario as described in the chapter on system
architecture (see page 4).
Manage ARIS Business Server using ARIS Site Administrator (backing up and restoring databases, session
management, etc.).
Web based clients Web based clients
(e.g. (e.g., ARIS Business Architect / , ARIS Business Architect /
ARIS Business Designer) ARIS Business Designer)
Client Client Server Server
WAN WAN
LAN LAN
Windows based clients Windows based clients
(e.g. (e.g., ARIS T , ARIS Toolset oolset) )
"Standard server" - contains: "Standard server" - contains:
- - ARIS Business Serv ARIS Business Server er
- - ARIS Site Manager ARIS Site Manager
- - ARIS Site Administr ARIS Site Administrator ator
- - Standard Standard database system database system
- - Optional: Optional:
W Web client components eb client components
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2.3 ARIS Site Scenario
This scenario is suitable for:
large to very large multi-user environments (200 users and more)
large customer sites with centralized IT
worldwide use
An ARIS Site is a combination of application servers and database servers that appear to the ARIS Client as
one single server (i.e., with only IP address or computer name).
ARIS Business Server and the database server are installed on different computers and linked via a high-speed
network (100 Mbit or faster).
Depending on the number of users, two or more ARIS Business Servers can be used.
Fig. 5:
ARIS Site
ARIS Business Server should be optimized in terms of CPU and main memory. By using more than one ARIS
Business Server you achieve improved load balancing and a higher degree of reliability.
Oracle may be installed as the database system, for example. The database servers hard drives should be opti-
mized to accelerate data access (via a RAID system, if required).
ARIS Site Manager
ARIS Site Manager provides ARIS Business Server (the application server) with central internal services (e.g.,
licensing checks, load balancing, central configuration data, etc.). ARIS Site Manager can be installed on an
ARIS Business Server or the database server. Only one ARIS Site Manager is installed per ARIS Site.
It is advisable that you integrate ARIS Site Manager into the database server security concept as the single
point of failure.
ARIS Site Administrator
ARIS Site Administrator can either be installed on an ARIS Business Server or on a local client. It is possible
to manage several ARIS Sites simultaneously with ARIS Site Administrator (backing up and restoring databas-
es, session management, etc.).
Web based clients
(e.g., ARIS Business Architect/
ARIS Business Designer)
Optional: Web Server (existing) Optional: Web Server (existing) contains: contains:
- - W Web eb client client components for components for download / download / browser access browser access
of web based products and client updates of web based products and client updates
(also for installed products) (also for installed products)
Download / Update Download / Update
LAN LAN
WAN WAN
ARIS Site Administrator ARIS Site Administrator
ARIS Business ARIS Business Server Server
(Cluster) (Cluster)
Database server Database server includes: includes:
- - e.g. e.g., Or , Oracle acle database serv database server er
- - ARIS Site Manager ARIS Site Manager
Min. Min. 100MBit 100MBit
Clients Clients Server (ARIS Site) Server (ARIS Site)
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Protocols Used
Different protocols are used for communication depending on the configuration level. ARIS requires a func-
tioning TCP/IP infrastructure. At the full configuration level, TCP/IP, IIOP (CORBA), and HTTP are required.
Alternatively, data can be exchanged via IIOP protocol using SSL encryption (see ARIS Platform on the
Internet/SSL, page 9).
Fig. 6:
Protocols Used Web based clients
IIOP IIOP
IIOP IIOP
IIOP IIOP
(Cluster) (Cluster)
TCP/IP TCP/IP
File-Access File-Access
IIOP IIOP
Optional: Web Server Optional: Web Server
3.1
ARIS Platform on the Internet/VPN
If ARIS Clients access ARIS Business Server on the intranet or in a virtual private network (VPN) environment,
a firewall is not required. Communication between clients and ARIS Business Server is enabled by the IIOP
(Internet Inter Object Request Broker Protocol) CORBA protocol.
3.2
ARIS Platform on the Internet/SSL
Data exchange between browser-capable ARIS Clients and ARIS Business Server can be encrypted using SSL
(1024 bit RSA).
SSL capability is already integrated in ARIS and can simply be activated when required.
3.3
User Authentication by LDAP
It is possible to authenticate users centrally for ARIS Business Server using an LDAP server. This simplifies
administration and avoids redundancy of user information. With LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol),
only user names and passwords are checked. Function and access privileges must be assigned in the
Administration module.
To enable database login via LDAP, the current ARIS Business Server must be connected to an LDAP server.
Ensure that all entries are correct. Incorrect entries result in connection problems.
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5 Recommended User-Related Server Dimensioning
The following table provides an overview of the server configurations that we recommend depending on the
current number of users with access.
Using the recommended sizes enables good system performance.
The servers must work within a network that runs with a transmission speed of at least 100 Mbits.
4 ARIS Business Server and Database Platforms
Possible platforms for ARIS Business Server and the databases with which they can be combined are listed in
the following table. If other platforms or databases are released after this guide has gone to press, you will be
informed about them in the Release Notes.
Note
We support the integration of databases of the versions listed in the table below only as long as they are sup-
ported by the respective manufacturers.
This information is correct at the time of going to press. Deviations are therefore possible. Please note the
release information in the current readme file.
Windows
Server 2003
SP1
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2003
SP2 + R2 SP2
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2008
(32/64 bit)
HP UX 11 Sun Solaris 10
ARIS Business Server Yes
1
Yes
1
No Yes
2
Yes
2
Standard database system
4
No Yes
1
No No No
Oracle 10.1, 10.2 and 11.x
3
Yes Yes Planned Yes Yes (and Solaris 9)
MS SQL Enterprise Edition 2005
3
Yes Yes No No No
IBM DB 2
3
On request On request On request No No
1 ARIS standard platform, database license included in the ARIS Business Server license.
2 Installation by IDS Scheer support only.
3 Database must be provided by the customer.
4 We recommend a maximum database size of 1 GB.
Number of
Users
Server Scenario
Business Server Database Server
No. CPU
1
Main
memory
DBMS CPU
1
Main
memory
1 - 50 Single Server 1 1 2 GB Standard database system -.- -.-
51 - 100 Business Server Site 1 2 2 GB Oracle 1 2 GB
201 - 400 Business Server Site
2
2 2 2 GB Oracle 2 2 GB
n
3
* 200 Business Server Site
2
n
3
2 2 GB Oracle 4 4 GB
1 Pentium IV, 3.4 GHz
2 Please contact IDS Scheer support.
3 n stands for a number of Business Server Sites larger than 1. RAM requirements for Java reports vary significantly.
Therefore, we recommend running these under UNIX or on a 64-bit system.
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This section describes processor, memory, system configuration and software requirements the various serv-
er and client computers must meet for running ARIS. For simultaneous use of other applications, a faster
processor, additional memory or a system extension may be required.
Depending on the application scenario (e.g., Merge or Simulation), large databases may cause extended run-
times. Applications, such as ARIS Business Optimizer and ARIS Report, or functions, such as Backup and
Restore, may require more RAM. On the other hand, if more RAM is available than listed below, runtime behav-
ior might improve.
Minimum and maximum system requirements are specified in some cases. The minimum system requirements
must be met in order for the ARIS products to work properly. Meeting the recommended system requirements
will assure good performance even with large data volumes. In general, it is advisable that you use up-to-date
hardware taking into account the number of users who will be accessing the same ARIS Business Server (see
page 16).
Note
This manual describes the settings and functions that were valid at the time of going to press. Since manual
creation and software development are subject to different production cycles, the descriptions may differ from
the actual settings and functions in the finished product. For details of these differences, refer to the readme
file accompanying the product. Please read this file and refer to it during installing and setup and when using
the product.
Known Restrictions
Knowing how the system is going to be used is essential to determining an optimal technical configuration.
For specific issues, please contact IDS Scheer support.
Versions more recent than those listed below have not been tested or approved for use.
Note
Despite the approval of our software for operation with the listed operating system versions and other software
and hardware requirements, we cannot eliminate any possibility of problems arising due to unpredictable
incompatibility issues concerning certain hardware/software combinations.
For example, this applies to the use of certain printers/printer drivers or graphic cards/graphic card drivers
under certain operating system versions. In individual cases, operational faults are possible when displaying
graphics in ARIS, when creating reports, or may occur in other Office applications, or in Web Publisher
exports. When a hardware key is used for copy protection of software programs, poor performance of the par-
allel interface may lead to delays or even system errors.
If you are using a combination of various technologies, take note of the manufacturers guidelines, in particu-
lar the current release information provided on the manufacturers websites. You should always follow the
instructions in the installation manuals provided by the individual manufacturers.
Printers/Plotters
ARIS printouts are not generated correctly with the HP Design Jet 800 plotter driver and compatible drivers in
HPGL mode.
Links
If you create a Publisher export and use links to large files (larger than 15 MB), you may require a large mem-
ory for your ARIS Business Server. If you do not have sufficient memory, the export is canceled. Note also the
error sources described here (see page 12).
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Reports in PDF Format
Windows Operating Systems
If you select PDF as your output format and create the report script in the draft view, you can only use the
character sets of the host on which ARIS Business Server is installed (i.e. those in C:\Windows\Fonts). For
example, if you format a text with the Algerian character set and this is not contained in the relevant directo-
ry, the standard character set for text output is used instead.
Additional character sets that you install in C:\Windows\Fonts are automatically included.
Unix Operating Systems
Unix operating systems have no default directory for character sets. If you install additional character sets in
a directory of your choice, you need to modify the ArisServer.cfg file accordingly in the
ARIS7.1/server.xxxxxx/config directory.
To do this, change the highlighted expression in the ArisServer.cfg file as shown below:
<reportdir
location=./templates/
f fo on nt t_ _l lo oc ca at ti io on n= = / /F Fo on nt ts s/ / >
</reportdir>
Characters
Due to a known error in the JVM (Sun) (http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5040856), use
only Western European characters in the computer name.
If you have OLE objects whose file names are written with Japanese characters, for example, and publish them
in a different language, like de or en, the names will not be displayed properly. These files cannot be opened.
To be able to open these files, you need to replace the file names (e.g. Japanese) with English file names.
How to Start a Second Java-Based Product in the Browser
If, for example, you start ARIS Business Architect in the browser, the Java applet is executed in the back-
ground in Internet Explorer. If you then try to start a second Java-based product (for example, ARIS Business
Optimizer) the same way, this is prevented by the Java applet, which is still active.
To open the second Java-based product, you must close and re-open the browser so that the Java applet is
terminated. You can then start ARIS Business Optimizer (or other Java-based product) in the browser.
When Links Work (and When They Do Not)
Links are used to connect resources. When you click on a link in the browser, the linked file is displayed. Many
factors are involved in this process, which may cause errors in some cases. Therefore, ensure that all system
prerequisites are fulfilled. Links may no longer work after you install a security update for your browser that is
not approved by IDS Scheer.
ory for your ARIS Business Server. If you do not have sufficient memory, the export is canceled.
One way to avoid links that do not work is to use file servers. You can manage all files linked in databases on
a file server.
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Type of File (MIME Type)
Not all browsers can display all files. In addition, some systems show files without their extensions because
they are unable to determine the MIME type directly. Access to files may also be limited to a certain file type.
Your system administrator may have defined the following restrictions in various parts of the system:
Server
Server operating system
Client
Client operating system
Central settings (for example, in the case of Active Directory)
Proxy and proxy operating system
Correct Writing Convention
Depending on your system configuration, the way in which links are written may also cause errors. A URL is
usually processed in 8-bit display mode. Unicode encoding requires special handling.
No problems are to be expected if:
you maintain links in English that contain no blank spaces or special characters
If you maintain links in languages such as Japanese, for example, or links containing blank spaces and
special characters, these links must be enclosed in quotation marks.
links are no longer than 1,024 characters
Many systems cannot process links with more characters.
Type of Links
Depending on the domain from which a link is started or to which a link leads, you may need to distinguish
between local and external links. Various errors may occur in this connection, based on your system and secu-
rity settings.
External Links
Errors do not occur with absolute links that are written correctly. All links to files copied from ARIS
Business Publisher to ARIS Business Publisher Server also work correctly. The browser simply handles
these as external links.
Local Links
All links to local files are subject to tight security restrictions. These restrictions vary widely between
browsers and between different versions/patches. Links may no longer work after you install a security
update for your browser that is not approved by IDS Scheer.
Syntax
Local link without a drive shortcut
The link file:///C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/readme.txt opens a file in the
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\readme.txt local directory structure.
Local link with a local drive shortcut
The link file:///U:/ARIS/businesspublisher/tomcat 5.5.16/RUNNING.txt opens a file in the
U:\ARIS\\businesspublisher\tomcat 5.5.16\RUNNING.txt local directory structure. Here, U rep-
resents a direct link to a local directory.
External link with network drive shortcut
The link file:///V:/External/Version.txt opens a file in the V:\External\Version.txt network struc-
ture. Here, V2 represents a direct link to a network drive.
UNC link (Universal Naming Convention)
UNC path
The same link with varying syntax (for example, file://SERVER/www/trace.txt,
file:///\\SERVER\www\trace.txt or file://///SERVER/www/trace.txt) opens a file in the
\\SERVER\www\trace.txt drive structure.
You can use a UNC path to access any resource on the network directly, in other words, without a drive
shortcut.
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Security Threats
Not all browsers provide interactive information about possible security threats. Most block executable links
instead.
However, Firefox issues a message in this case in the error console (Tools/Error_Console) but makes no dis-
tinction between local and external links. Access to all local files is automatically blocked. You can unblock
certain sites by modifying or creating the file <Drive>:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\Application Data
\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<GENERATED_NAME>.default\users.js:
user_pref(capability.policy.policynames, localfilelinks);
user_pref(capability.policy.localfilelinks.sites,
http://pcsomeone);
user_pref(capability.policy.localfilelinks.checkloaduri.enabled,
allAccess);
Authorizations
Links may not work due to authorizations for the storage location of the linked files.
If you create links to files saved locally in a database, the links cannot be resolved if you use ARIS
Business Server. The links only work if you manage the database locally in the standard database sys-
tem.
If you enabled the Copy documents check box on the Include links page in the Profile Wizard
(View / Options / Publisher export profiles) and started ARIS Business Server as a service, make
sure that your authorization concept permits access to the linked documents.
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Note
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Windows
Server 2003
SP1
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2003
SP2 + R2 SP2
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2008
(32/64 bit)
1
Yes
1
No Yes
2
Yes
2
4
No Yes
1
No No No
Oracle 10.1, 10.2 and 11.x
3
3
Yes Yes No No No
IBM DB 2
3
(1) ARIS standard platform, database license included in the ARIS Business Server license.
(2) Installation by IDS Scheer support only.
(3) Database must be provided by the customer.
(4) We recommend a maximum database size of 1 GB.
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Standard Database System
Hardware
The hardware requirements are the same as those for ARIS Business Server.
Operating System
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2
Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
Oracle Database
Hardware
Please always observe the hardware and software release information provided by the respective database
manufacturer as it may be possible that only a specific patch level of a database is approved for operation with
the server you are using.
Operating System
Note
If you install Oracle yourself, always follow the instructions provided in the Oracle installation guide.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Hardware
Operating System
Note
If you install Microsoft SQL Server yourself, always follow the installation instructions provided in the Microsoft
SQL Server installation guide.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Hardware
Operating System
Note
If you install Microsoft SQL Server yourself, always follow the installation instructions provided in the Microsoft
SQL Server installation guide.
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Recommended User-Related Server Dimensioning
The following table provides an overview of the server configurations that we recommend depending on the
current number of users with access.
Using the recommended sizes enables good system performance.
The servers must work within a network that runs with a transmission speed of at least 100 Mbits.
6.3 ARIS Business Server
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS Business Server.
The default server includes:
ARIS Business Server
ARIS Site Manager
ARIS Converter
VB report execution environment
ARIS Business Server and Database Platforms
Note
Windows
Server 2003
SP1
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2003
SP2 + R2 SP2
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2008
(32/64 bit)
1
Yes
1
No Yes
2
Yes
2
4
No Yes
1
No No No
Oracle 10.1, 10.2 and 11.x
3
3
Yes Yes No No No
IBM DB 2
3
1 ARIS standard platform, database license included in the ARIS Business Server license.
3 Database must be provided by the customer.
4 We recommend a maximum database size of 1 GB.
Number of
Users
Server Scenario
Business Server Database Server
No. CPU
1
Main
memory
DBMS CPU
1
Main
memory
1 - 50 Single Server 1 1 2 GB Standard database system -.- -.-
201 - 400 Business Server Site
2
2 2 2 GB Oracle 2 2 GB
n
3
* 200 Business Server Site
2
n
3
2 2 GB Oracle 4 4 GB
1 Pentium IV, 3.4 GHz
2 Please contact IDS Scheer support.
3 n stands for a number of Business Server Sites larger than 1. RAM requirements for Java reports vary significantly.
Therefore, we recommend running these under UNIX or on a 64-bit system.
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Hardware Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Processor
Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
512 MB RAM
If you use ARIS Business Simulator, you require at least 1 GB RAM in a 32-bit system. 64-bit systems require at
least 2 GB RAM.
Recommended System Requirements
Processor
64-Bit System
2 GB RAM
32-Bit System
1 GB RAM. The maximum permitted size of a virtual machine (VM) in 32-bit systems is 1 GB.
The processor requirements depend on the number of users and the size of the database (1 GB RAM for 50
users) and on the use of certain functionalities.
If you use the VB report execution environment, you need an additional 20 MB RAM for each simultane-
ously created report.
If you use ARIS Converter, you need an additional 256 MB RAM and 512 MB hard disk space for convert-
ing an SAP reference model database, for example.
If you create a Publisher export and use links to large files (larger than 15 MB), you may require a large
memory for your ARIS Business Server. If you do not have sufficient memory, the export is canceled.
If you use ARIS Business Simulator, 30% of the main memory is automatically reserved for simulation.
For specific questions, please contact IDS Scheer support.
Network
High-speed network (100 Mbit or higher) between the database server and ARIS Business Server.
Note
ARIS Business Server does not support NAT (Network Address Translation) by default. However, IDS Scheer
offers customized solutions. For more information, contact our IDS Scheer Support services.
Software Requirements
Operating System
Windows XP Pro + Service Packs
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit)
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 + Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit)
Windows Server 2008
Sun Solaris 9 (tested with SPARC + Intel processors)
HP UX 11
Linux
The operating systems specified above under VMWare ESX Server
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Oracle 10g 10.1 EE/SE and Standard Edition 1, for all operating systems with the exception of
Windows 64 Bit
Windows 64 Bit
Oracle 11.x
MS SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Standard database systems, for all Windows operating systems
JRE
Windows
If you installed ARIS Business Server and you start ARIS platform products as a program, an internal JRE ver-
sion is used automatically. You do not need to install JRE separately. If you have already installed JRE, ARIS
does not use your installation.
Your JRE installation is only used if you start ARIS Platform products in your browser (see page 28).
Unix
ARIS Business Server requires JRE 1.6. Please install the appropriate JRE 1.6 for your operating system imme-
diately.
Output
If you want to output documents in PDF format, with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, you must install Adobe
Reader Microsoft Office version 2000, 2002 or 2003. If popup blockers are activated for the domains, it may not
be possible in certain cases to open report outputs in PDF format from a Publisher export.
All applications that are linked in your models must also be installed.
6.4 ARIS Toolset/ARIS Easy Design Installation
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS Toolset/ARIS Easy Design installa-
tions.
Processor
Client installation without local database system: 256 MB RAM
Client installation with local database system: 512 MB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
For single-user installation: sufficient disk space for each user database
Bandwidth
56 k. Lower bandwidths are possible. However, lower bandwidths can result in reduced performance.
Processor
Client installation with and without local database system: 1 GB RAM
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
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Operating System
Windows XP Professional + Service Packs
Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate; 32 bit)
Windows Vista + Service Pack 1 (32 bit)
Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 4.0
Only in connection with Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit)
Linux
Output
Please note the special requirements.
Special Requirements
ARIS Toolset and ARIS Easy Design are approved for Windows 2003 Terminal Server and Citrix Presentation
Server 4.0 (MetaFrame).
For any patches/security patches that may be required, please refer to the ARIS Readme.txt release file on
the ARIS Platform installation medium.
Note
If you run ARIS Toolset/ARIS Easy Design under Citrix Metaframe, only Western European languages may be
displayed correctly, depending on your Citrix Metaframe version. Refer to your Citrix manual.
ARIS Toolset for SAP/ARIS Easy Design for SAP
Ensure that a local SAP GUI for Windows is installed on all hosts.
To run transactions, you need one of the following SAP systems in one of the following languages:
German (de), English (en), French (fr), Spanish (sp) or Japanese (ja):
a local SAP GUI installation, version 6.40 or 7.10
SAP R/3 4.6 c or d, 4.7
ECC 5.0/ECC 6.0 (de, en, fr, sp, ja)
To use Solution Manager synchronization, you also need SAP Java Connector 2.13, 2.15, 2.16, 2.18 or a high-
er 2.x version. This must be installed on your ARIS Business Server or a local server.
To use Solution Manager synchronization, you require SAP Solution Manager version 3.2 or 4.0 in
German (de), English (en), French (fr), Spanish (sp) and/or Japanese (ja).
ARIS Simulation
In addition to the ARIS Toolset system requirements, ARIS Simulation requires:
Main Memory
128 MB RAM (in addition to the 256 MB RAM recommended for ARIS Toolset). The minimum system
requirement for running ARIS under Microsoft Windows XP Professional is 160 MB RAM.
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System Requirements for Computers Used to Create Web Publisher Exports
In addition to the system requirements for ARIS Toolset, ARIS Web Publisher requires:
File System
Recommended: NTFS. NTFS is required for larger exports (large number of files).
Platform
Web Publisher exports are platform-independent.
Specific actions can be performed under Microsoft Windows only (e.g., running transactions, starting Lotus
Notes).
Intranet Publishing
If you share your Web Publisher exports on the intranet, we recommend that you publish the files on a WWW
server, not a file server.
System Requirements for Computers Used to Display Web Publisher Exports
System Font
Small fonts
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0 + Service Pack 2. Java Script must be enabled.
While IDS Scheer has not approved the use of later versions, it is highly unlikely that they cannot be used.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Version 1.1.4 for Internet Explorer for the Java GIF and Java JPG export types with user-defined tree view.
If the installed Web browser does not include JVM 1.1.4 or higher (e.g., Internet Explorer version 6.0 under
Windows XP), the program must be installed later.
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
1.4.2_07 and subsequent patches as well as 1.5.0_02 and subsequent patches for Internet Explorer for the
Java WMF with complete tree view export type.
You do not need JRE for the following export types:
Java GIF/JPG exports with user-defined tree view
HTML export with user-defined tree view
SAP transactions and R/3 help, as well as Lotus Notes links
If you want to run R3 transactions, the R3 help, or Lotus Notes from your Web Publisher export, run the
WPSETUP.EXE file. You will find this file in the ARIS Web Publisher/WPSetup directory on the installation
medium. You can also make the file available on the intranet. This way, all users can access and run the file.
An installation description is available in the Procedure section of the ARIS Web Publisher online help.
You also require:
Local SAP GUI installation, version 6.20 to 6.40.
Lotus Notes version 4.5 and higher
WWW Server (for Role-Based Access to Web Exports)
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0, both with active component, either ASP or PERL
Apache Web Server 1.3.6 and Apache HTTP Server 2.0 under Windows with active component, either
ASP or PERL
WWW Server (without Role-Based Access to Web Exports)
You can use any Web server, since no active components are required. The Web servers listed under
WWW Server (for Role-Based Access to Web Exports) have been tested.
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Using OLE Automation and Time Control Software
If you work with the following components and want to use OLE automation and time control software,
Windows Scripting Host must be installed on your host:
ARIS Merge
ARIS Report
ARIS Analysis
ARIS Semantic Check
ARIS Web Publisher
XML Export and Import
Hint
If you are using Windows XP or 2003 with Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher, you do not need to install
Windows Scripting Host separately. It is already included in these operating systems.
ARIS Connectivity for Lotus Notes
To use this functionality, install Lotus Notes version 4.5 or higher.
ARIS Business Architect
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS Business Architect.
Processor
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
For a single-user installation: sufficient disk space for each user database
Bandwidth
Processor
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
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Operating System
only in connection with Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit)
Linux
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0
Security Settings (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
If Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is not yet installed and needs to be downloaded, you have to specify the fol-
lowing settings in the Tools/Internet Options/Security/Custom Level menu in Microsoft Internet
Explorer:
Adjust your browser settings to ensure that the following actions are permitted:
ActiveX controls and plug-ins can be run.
Signed ActiveX controls can be downloaded.
JavaScript can be run.
Popups are permitted in the domain in which ARIS Business Publisher is running.
If popups are blocked, report outputs cannot be displayed in PDF format.
JRE
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2_07, 1.4.2_08 and subsequent patches, 1.5.0_08 and subsequent
patches, and 1.6.0_04 and subsequent patches are approved for use with these products.
To display different character sets (Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic, etc.) the corresponding file in the
<JRE installation directory>\<version>\lib directory must be called font.properties. For example, if you
wish to display Japanese characters, you must rename the font.properties.ja file to font.properties.
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Special Requirements for ARIS Business Architect for SAP /
ARIS Business Designer for SAP
This chapter describes the special software requirements for ARIS Business Architect for SAP and ARIS
Business Designer for SAP.
Note
After the installation, make sure that all functions have been enabled.
Software/SAP Systems/SAP Portals
Ensure that a local SAP GUI for Windows is installed on all hosts.
To run transactions, you need one of the following SAP systems in one of the following languages:
German (de), English (en), French (fr), Spanish (sp) or Japanese (ja):
SAP R/3 4.6 c or d, 4.7
SAP JCO on every client PC
To use Solution Manager synchronization, you also need SAP Java Connector 2.13, 2.15, 2.16, 2.18 or a
higher 2.x version. This must be installed on your ARIS Business Server or a local server.
To use Solution Manager synchronization, you require SAP Solution Manager version 3.2 or 4.0 in German
(de), English (en), French (fr), Spanish (sp) and/or Japanese (ja). Shortcuts are supported by SAP syn-
chronization. However, this is only available in SAP Solution Manager version 4.0 Support Package 15 and
higher.
ARIS Online Guide
SAP R/3 4.6 c or d, 4.7
or SAP Solution Manager 3.2/4.0
SAP NetWeaver Portal
To edit Portal elements in the program, you require one of the following versions:
EP7 with Support Package 13 or higher
EP6 with Support Package 17 or higher
Providing Additional Memory
If you use Solution Manager Synchronization in ARIS for SAP, we recommend that you make additional mem-
ory available to the LOCAL local server and ARIS Business Server in particular. This is especially advisable if
you are going to synchronize large amounts of data. Depending on the amount of data more memory than that
recommended below might be needed in some cases.
To provide additional memory, you need to ensure that hardware requirements are met.
LocalServer
You can increase memory usage with the following entry in the ArisLauncher.cfg file in the
<ARIS installation directory> /LocalServer/config directory:
<Property name=JVM_Xmx value=X Xm mx x5 51 12 2m m/>
Just change the value shown in bold. The entry in the example above specifies that ARIS Business Server may
use a maximum of 512 megabytes of memory.
System White Paper
Server
You can increase memory usage with the following entry in the y-server.ini file in the
<ARIS installation directory> /server/jsl/ directory:
param01=-X Xm mx x5 51 12 2m m
Just change the value shown in bold. The entry in the example above specifies that ARIS Business Server may
use a maximum of 512 megabytes of memory.
Special Requirements for ARIS Business Simulator
Note the following special requirements that apply to hosts on which ARIS Business Server is installed:
If you use ARIS Business Simulator, you require at least 1 GB RAM in a 32-bit system. 64-bit systems
require at least 2 GB RAM.
If you use ARIS Business Simulator, 30% of the main memory is automatically reserved for simulation.
6.6 ARIS Business Designer
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS Business Designer.
Processor
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
Bandwidth
Processor
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
Operating System
Linux
Browser
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JRE
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ARIS UML Designer
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS UML Designer.
Processor
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
Bandwidth
Processor
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
6.7
System White Paper
Operating System
Linux
Browser
Explorer:
JRE
ARIS UML Designer is not approved for use with JRE 1.4.2_07, but for use with JRE 1.4.2_08 and subsequent
patches, as well as for 1.5.0_02 and subsequent patches.
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ARIS Business Optimizer
Processor
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
Bandwidth
Processor
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
Operating System
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 1
Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 2a
Windows 2000 + Service Pack 4
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 + Service Pack 2
Explorer:
6.8
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JRE
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6.9 Web Client Components
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for starting ARIS platform products in your
browser.
Processor
Hard Disk Capacity
375 MB
Bandwidth
Processor
Bandwidth
128 k transmission
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Operating System
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 1
Windows XP Professional + Service Pack 2a
Windows 2000 + Service Pack 4
Web Application Server
ORACLE Application Server 10.3
Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 or 6.0
Apache Web Server and Apache HTTP Server 2.0 under Windows
Note
Follow all information contained in the corresponding installation guide.
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 + Service Pack 2
Explorer:
JRE
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2_07, 1.4.2_08 and subsequent patches, as well as 1.5.0_02 and sub-
sequent patches are approved for use with these products.
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6.10 ARIS Business Publisher
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for ARIS Business Publisher.
Network Communication
TCP/IP
Note
Approved Platforms, Servers, Applications and Databases
Windows
Server 2003,
SP1, SP2
(32/64 bit)
Windows
Server 2003
R2, SP2
(32/64 bit)
Sun Solaris
9
2, 3
Sun Solaris
10
2, 3
RedHat
Enterprise
Linux 4
VMWare
ESX
ARIS Business Publisher Server
5
IBM WebSphere 6.1.0.7 and higher Yes Yes No No No Yes
TomCat 5.5.x Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Databases
Derby (up to 10 users) Yes Yes No No No No
Oracle 10.1/10.2/ 11.x
1
Yes Yes No No No No
Oracle Express
1
Yes Yes No No No No
MS SQL Server 2005
1
Yes Yes No No No No
Note
If you are using a combination of various technologies, take note of the manufacturers guidelines, in particular the current release informa-
tion provided on the manufacturers websites. You should always follow the instructions in the installation manuals provided by the individ-
ual manufacturers.
This information is correct at the time of going to press. Therefore, deviations may arise with each service release. Please note the release
information in the current readme file.
2 Tested with Sparc processors
3 Tested with Intel Xeon processors
5 Web Server Apache 2.0.x
Please note the release information in the readme file.
Up to 50 Users with Simultaneous Access
Processor
Intel Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz with 1 MB Level 2 Cache
Main Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM RAM
Controller
SCSI with RAID1 option
Hard Disks
SATA-RAID1, 2 x 73 GB SCSI hard disk, 10,000 RPM within RAID
Up to 100 Users with Simultaneous Access
Processor
Intel Xeon 3,4 GHz with 1 MB Level 2 Cache
Main Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM RAM
Controller
Hard Disks
SATA-RAID1, 2 x 73 GB SCSI hard disk, 10,000 RPM within RAID
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100 or More Users with Simultaneous Access
Processor
Dual Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz with 1 MB level 2 cache
Main Memory
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM RAM, 400 MHz (2 x 2 GB) Dual Rank
Controller
Hard Disks
RAID1, 2 x 73 GB SCSI hard disk, 15,000 RPM within RAID
General
Network Connection
Web Application Server to database server: integration into a 1000 MBit network
Client connection: Internet connection
If you use combinations of approved components, refer to the manufacturers instructions in each case.
Operating System/Platform
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Service Pack 1+2 (32/64 bit)
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 + Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit)
Linux
The operating systems specified above under VMWare ESX Server
Web Application Server
Apache Tomcat 5.5.x
IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.7 and higher
Apache Web Server 2.0.x
Databases
Windows 64 Bit
Windows 64 Bit
Oracle 11.x
Oracle Express
MS SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Standard database systems, for all Windows operating systems
Derby database is not recommended for use in production environments (for a maximum of 10 users
only)
Browser
Firefox 1.x
However, we cannot guarantee that links will work correctly (see page 12).
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Explorer:
JRE
ARIS for SAP Functionality in the Web Publisher Export
If you make ARIS for SAP functionalities available in a Publisher export, please run the WPSETUP.EXE file on
all hosts that have access to the export. You will find this file in the ARIS Web Publisher/WPSetup directo-
ry on the installation medium.
You can also make the file available on the intranet. This way, all users can access and run the file.
You need to install a local SAP GUI for Windows, version 6.40 to 7.10.
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Note
Special Requirements
ory for your ARIS Business Server. If you do not have sufficient memory, the export is canceled.
6.11 VB Report Execution Environment
To generate DOC and XLS output formats, Microsoft Office version 2000, 2002 or 2003 must be installed on the
host on which ARIS Site Manager is installed.
The system requirements depend on the relevant usage scenario and are described in the section entitled
ARIS Business Server/Hardware Requirements.
Note
The report server is deactivated by default to avoid using unnecessary system resources if you do not want to
run VB scripts on an ARIS Business Server. These can always be run locally. To make the report server avail-
able, configure the ArisLauncher.cfg file as follows.
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6.12 ARIS Converter
Note
As a rule, all applications from which COM objects are used in ARIS databases must be installed on the com-
puter you use for converting databases. Databases containing links to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
documents can be converted only if Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel version 2000 or higher are installed.
The system requirements (see page 14) depend on the relevant usage scenario.
For specific questions, please contact IDS Scheer support.
General Requirements and Approvals
This chapter describes general requirements and approvals.
JRE Versions
SUN Microsystems guarantees compatibility between the JRE patch levels. Therefore, the ARIS approvals for
JREs are valid for all patch levels of a version.
For example, if JRE 1.5.0_02 and update patches are approved for an ARIS product, the approval is valid for
both JRE 1.5.0_02 and JRE 1.5.0_05, as well as for any subsequent patch level.
Note
SUN renamed the JRE versions. JRE 1.5.0_05 is now called JRE 5.0, Update 5. Approvals are also valid for sub-
sequent updates.
ARIS products are tested using the JRE that is most current at the time of release.
Protocols Used
Different protocols are used for communication depending on the configuration level. ARIS requires a func-
tioning TCP/IP infrastructure. At the full configuration level, TCP/IP, IIOP (CORBA), and HTTP are required.
Alternatively, data can be exchanged via IIOP protocol using SSL encryption (see ARIS Platform on the Internet
/ SSL, page 9).
Fig. 6:
Protocols Used Web based clients
IIOP IIOP
IIOP IIOP
IIOP IIOP
(Cluster) (Cluster)
TCP/IP TCP/IP
File-Access File-Access
IIOP IIOP
Optional: Web Server Optional: Web Server
6.13
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ARIS Platform on the Internet/SSL
Data exchange between browser-capable ARIS Clients and ARIS Business Server can be encrypted using SSL
(1024 bit RSA).
SSL capability is already integrated in ARIS and can simply be activated when required.
ARIS Platform on the Internet/VPN
If ARIS Clients access ARIS Business Server on the intranet or in a virtual private network (VPN) environment,
a firewall is not required. Communication between clients and ARIS Business Server is enabled by the IIOP
(Internet Inter Object Request Broker Protocol) CORBA protocol.
IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003
If you installed Internet Information Server 6.0 (IIS 6.0) using the default settings, proceed as follows to display
the files specified below. The example graphics are taken from an English-language system.
Procedure
Web Publisher exports: For the Web site on which the Web Publisher exports will run, enter the text/html MIME
type for the properties file type. Thus, Web Publisher export files can be identified:
Multi-Monitor Operation
ARIS products are approved for multi-monitor operation.
LDAP
ARIS does support LDAP. The following have been tested:
Sun ONE 5.2 LDAP server
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 (MetaFrame)
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 (MetaFrame) on Windows Server 2000 Standard Edition + Service Pack 4
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Support
Online
You can search our online solution database if you have a valid support contract.
On the IDS Scheer home page (www.ids-scheer.com), click on Support.
ARIS Support will provide you with your access details.
By Telephone
If you have a valid support contract, you can contact ARIS international support services at:
+800 ARISHELP
Here, + stands for the dialing code used to dial an international number from your country.
Example for dialing within Germany with a direct outside line: 00 800 2747 4357
By E-Mail
Our e-mail address is:
arissupport@ids-scheer.com
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IDS Scheer AG
Headquarters
Altenkesseler Str. 17
66115 Saarbruecken
Phone: 49 681 210-0
Fax: 49 681 210-1000
E-mail: info@ids-scheer.com
www.ids-scheer.com
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ProcessWorld, PPM, ARIS with Platform symbol and Y symbol are trademarks or registered trademarks of IDS Scheer AG in Germany and in many other
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