Academy & Best Practices

Check out our how-to video and learn how to document and manage enterprise architecture decisions in SAP LeanIX, consolidating all architecture-related information in one place.  More information can be found here.

As far I could find in LeanIX documentation, LeanIX supports searches by fact sheet name, display name, description, tags, and sometimes alias.It seems that enabling other textual fields to be designated as searchable could provide significant value. Is this being considered as a future capability?In the meantime, are there any workarounds that could offer similar functionality?

Hi Community,I wanted to ask how you in your modeling asess / score the criticality of systems that are only periodically critical, such as for payroll or financial closing capabilities.Best regards,Thomas

Dear Community,I’m looking for a quick help. I’m unable to reset my password for the demo workspace provided. I’ve tried resetting the password but I’m not getting any email for password reset.Kindly note that I’m able to login into the actual tool and able to launch Academy from there.I’m also unable to update my email id in the academy profile. I am giving the same password which I logged in into the tool, but that isn’t working. 

Dear community members,  Following SAP's acquisition of LeanIX in 2023, LeanIX is now fully integrated into the SAP ecosystem. As part of this transition, we will exclusively use SAP learning platforms for all future training offerings.  Starting October 1, the link to the SAP LeanIX Academy in your SAP LeanIX workspace will redirect you to the SAP LeanIX Onboarding Resource Center. On this go-to page, you’ll find information on accessing our product learnings and how to get support.  Below are key details about this change. Ensuring a smooth transition for you and your colleagues remains our top priority as we continue to expand our learning offerings with the benefits of the SAP ecosystem.  SAP LeanIX Certification and Live Trainings on learning.sap.com  SAP’s central platform for all publicly available learning content is learning.sap.com. You find the main learning journey for customers and partners on this platform, including the certifications that replaced the previous SAP LeanI

I would like to have my organization’s landscape represented in LeanIX. The hierarchy exceeds level 6, which is the maximum I can configure in the Meta Model. Is there a way to extend the hierarchy levels? Thank you in advance.

Scenario:An organisation has four business divisions.Business capability maturity differs across business divisions (I.e. Data Management is “Ad Hoc” in Division 1, “Defined” in Divisions 2 & 3, and “Managed” in Division 4. Question:Where in the factsheet for Data Management should those maturity scores be captured? Is it under Organisation and the Business Unit Maturity field? 

Hi LeanIX Community,I'm trying to implement a cost allocation model using custom fields and calculations, but I’ve run into an issue. Scenario:I’ve created a custom field (Application Cost) on the Application Fact Sheet (type: Double, displayed as Cost), and I also have a field (Number of Users) on the Application–Organization relation. The idea is to calculate the proportional cost per organization, based on how many users are using the application within each connected organization. Example:Application cost: €50,000/yearOrg A: 700 usersOrg B: 5 usersOrg C: 300 users→ Total = 1005 users I want to calculate a new value (e.g. Chargeback) on the Application–Organization relation as:(application cost / total number of users) × users per orgIssue:I created a new Double field on the Application–Organization relation to store the Chargeback value, but when I try to create a Calculation in the Admin interface, this field doesn’t appear as a selectable target — even though it is visible, activ

Calculations allow you to populate fact sheet fields based on values from other fields. You can set up your calculation logic from scratch, or start with a template and adjust it to your needs. Check out this how-to video showing the feature in action:You can find more information including further coding examples in our documentation.

What is the best practice for naming interfaces? I’m new to using interfaces in LeanIX and how they are used in diagrams. Could you please recommend some best practices? For example, the ones that your company uses.In the Interface Modeling Guidelines, the only recommendation mentioned is:“Define self-explaining naming conventions. Establish clear conventions within the organization to determine ownership and change management responsibilities for Interfaces, promoting consistent modeling practices (e.g., Provider, Publisher/Subscriber)”I also found that in the documentation, they name it “App1 to App2”. However, I find it not suitable if the interface is bi-directional.I would appreciate some practical examples. Thank you. 

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Hello, I have full access to SAP Learning Hub I want to start the SAP LeanIX Practitioner 1 learning path and certification. That journey is not available within the Learning Hub it is only available throughhttps://academy.leanix.net/path/leanix-practitioner-level-1 but when I try to login it does not recognize my SAP Learning Hub Credentials, how do I get access to the Practitioner Level 1 courses so I can obtain the Practitioner Certification before I move on to the next level. Thank you

Hi everyone, I was able to add my company branding to LeanIX, but it was tricky. I was wondering if anyone had any relatable experience on setting up company branding in LeanIX, and had any tips to share? Thanks

I am currently learning various courses through LeanIX Academy. However, I noticed that there is no transcript available for the video courses. I kindly request that you upload the transcripts or provide access to them, as they would greatly enhance the learning experience and assist with better understanding of the course material.

The production workspace in SAP LeanIX is the primary environment for managing real enterprise architecture data with a standard, configurable meta model. While a sandbox workspace, available via subscription, offers a safe space for large-scale testing. A sandbox workspace is geared towards the core team, and the number of users who can access it is limited.The added safety of testing configurations in a sandbox workspace comes at the expense of delay, added complexity, and duplicate effort. Hence, the recommended approach is primarily to rely on the production workspace. This post highlights best practices for using both environments effectively.Recommended Scenarios for Production WorkspaceThe production workspace in SAP LeanIX offers built-in safeguards to prevent errors and maintain data integrity, making it suitable for most activities. With features like change tracking, draft status, and detailed audit trails, you can confidently perform tasks without fear of impacting live dat

Greetings,We are expanding LeanIX tool usage internally and will be onboarding new members (solution, technical architects, etc.)As part of the pre-requisites, we will ask each one to complete let’s say… at least Level 1 certifications to understand the basics of the tool, metamodel, factsheets, etc.Is there a way for us to track, how many have successfully completed the certifications, levels, etc.? Thanks,Satish.

Hello Community,We're continuously working to enhance our documentation to make your SAP LeanIX experience even better. Today, we're eager to share some of the latest improvements we've made.Remember, you can always find links to documentation updates for new releases in our product updates and newsletters. Now, let's explore what's new!AI governance and adoption tutorialAs organizations increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, AI governance and adoption become essential to enterprise architecture management. Read the newly published step-by-step tutorial to learn how to implement AI governance and adoption practices in SAP LeanIX using the AI governance extension to the meta model. For details, see AI Governance and Adoption in our documentation.Content for workspace administratorsWe’ve made some enhancements to our resources for workspace administrators:Administrator Guide: We enhanced some topics and improved the content structure in the administrator guide. Monit