Aris Downloader

An automated solution to download ARIS models using Selenium. This script collection was intended to traverse entire ARIS databases downloading all model files in a single execution, saving a lot of time. In the end, it also generates a graph allowing for advanced visualization of the current scenario.

How it works?

It works by traversing all the groups and models in an ARIS database using Selenium, building a tree-like structure in a local SQLite database. After that, you will be able to choose to download those models in .png or .pdf.

How to run it?

The execution of this tool can be divided into two steps: traversing and downloading. Both steps will be explained below.

• Traversing

  Execute traverse.py found inside the src folder like so:

  traverse.py [-h] base_url database_name username password item_url item_title
  

  Where:

  • base_url Base URL before '/'.
  • database_name Database name as you can see in the right corner of ARIS connect.
  • username User authentication name.
  • password User authentication password.
  • item_url Unique root item URL. Normally found after '/#insights/item/'.
  • item_title Item title. You can copy it from your browser.

  As an example:

  traverse.py 
    "https://modeling.domain.tenant.com" 
    "My TOM Database" 
    "My user" 
    "My password" 
    "c.group.My TOM Database.9VXcoVbREeoGPAANOirxQA.-1" 
    "Item Name"
  

  After that, you will found an SQLite database in the output folder, inside the cloned repository. This database contains all the visited models and pages in a tree structure made by node and edge tables.

• Downloading

  TBD

Minimum requirements:

• Python: 3.5

ARIS is a trademark of Software AG and is used here to refer to specific technologies. No endorsement by Software AG is implied.