Import-Export

Import

Discovery Accelerator Model

It is possible to import a previously exported Discovery Accelerator Model.

Export

Discovery Accelerator Model

It is possible to export a Discovery Accelerator Model to a proprietary format.

BPMN

It is possible to export a Discovery Accelerator Model to to the BPMN format.

  • All activities are exported as Tasks.

  • All actors are exported as Resources.

  • All events are exported as Signals.

  • All artifacts are exported as Data Objects.

  • All indentations of elements are exported as Sub-Processes.

  • All collection of activities are exported as a Process.

  • Activities which are discretionary are exported as Gateways followed by a Task.

  • Actors who are responsible in RACI, are exported as Lanes. If it’s a collection, it creates a Participant (Pool).

  • Events which are attached to an activity are exported as Signals or Multiple of there are multiple events attached to an activity.

  • The events which are Triggers are exported as Catching Event.

  • The events which are Results are exported as Throwing Event.

  • Fixed cost of activities is exported as Fixed Cost parameter in BPSim.

  • Processing Time of activities is exported as Processing Time parameter in BPSim.

  • Descriptions are exported into the Documentation.

  • System, Goals and Other collections are not exported.

CMMN

It is possible to export a Discovery Accelerator Model to the CMMN format.

  • All Activities Collections are exported as Case Plan Models.

  • All Activities are exported as Tasks. Indentations are exported as Stages.

  • Discretionary parameters are exported as Discretionary Tasks.

UML

It is possible to export a Discovery Accelerator Model to the UML format.

  • All items are exported as a Class.

  • All Classes are Sub-Classes of their parent Class.

  • The indentations are exported as compositions.

  • All relations (RACI, Input/Output, Trigger/Result, Achieve/Maintain) are exported as associations.

Excel (Board)

Generates a CSV file with one column per collection containing the name of the collection elements for each line.

Excel (User Stories)

Generates a CSV file with one line per user story.

Excel (Relationship)

Generates a CSV file of the currently active relationship view with one column and line per element in the matrix. The intersection has the relationship marker in it.

Importing and exporting a Discovery Accelerator Model is provided as a convenience to back up and exchange models. We do not publish a schema for the file format and it is subject to change in the future.