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Carsten Schütz
Community Manager
Carsten SchützCommunity Manager
published in It's all about Community
New to the Community? Here's everything you need to know!

Welcome to the LeanIX Digital Community! We are excited to have you joining us as we explore the latest trends and best practices in Enterprise Architecture and Business transformation. By becoming a member of our community, you'll have access to a wealth of information and resources, as well as the opportunity to connect with other professionals in your field. You'll be able to learn from industry experts, exchange ideas with peers, and engage in lively discussions on the topics that matter most to you. Registration is quick and easy, and it will give you instant access to our community content. (the link is only valid if you’re logged out). You'll also be able to participate in our forums, ask questions, and get feedback from other members. Please only use your business e-mail address so that we can approve your registration and assign you a specific role as fast as possible. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out in your career, the LeanIX Digital Community

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Carsten Schütz
Community Manager
Carsten SchützCommunity Manager
published in Application Portfolio Management
SAP runs SAP - Our Cloud Business Journey’s Impact on Enterprise Architecture – A Case Study by SAP

SAP recently published a white paper about how SAP employs an enterprise architecture strategy using SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio to manage IT portfolios, optimize applications, and support growth. This approach uses business capabilities as a common language, with regular assessments guiding investments. Strategic decisions, like the greenfield approach to cloud business, enhance agility and standardization. It’s definitely worth a read! It contains a ton of insights and best practices. Some of the key learnings shared: Enterprise architecture follows business architecture. Decoupling new business models from old ones in a greenfield approach. Focus on business outcomes in your decision making. RISE with SAP is an optimal offering for your transformation. Focus on unified customer experience. Click to download the White Paper directly. Let us know what you think of it!

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Carsten Schütz
Community Manager
irene.bakanakis
LeanIX Team
irene.bakanakisLeanIX Team
published in Application Portfolio Management
Application Portfolio Assessment - How to?

What should be your next steps for implementing an Application Portfolio Assessment with LeanIX? Step 1: Define the scope of the assessment The first step in conducting an APA is to define the scope of the assessment. This involves identifying the applications and systems that will be reviewed to ensure they align with your organization's goals and objectives. With LeanIX, you can easily filter and group your applications based on various criteria, such as business owners, technology domains, or criticality. Step 2: Collect and analyze data Once you have identified the applications and systems to be assessed, you need to collect data on each application, including its usage, cost, complexity, and alignment with your organization's goals. The data can be collected from various sources, such as IT service management tools, spreadsheets, or application owners. Once you have gathered the data, you can use the LeanIX Application Portfolio Management module to analyze the data and generate i

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irene.bakanakis
LeanIX Team
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Aziz SamimRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Showing subscriber on the diagram.

Hi, For some time now, I have been looking for a way to display my subscribers in my diagram. Example: I have the application Confluence, and with a show dependency, I would like to display my manager/responsible linked to the information sheets. Is it possible to do this, or is it under development? Thank you :)

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Claire Le Fichoux
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asked in Application Portfolio Management
Application + Component with no Lifecycle shows as No Risk. Desired behavior?

I read the informative thread regarding the two sets of lifecycle dates and reviewed the documentation Julia linked. What is the thought on showing components with blank lifecycle information as “No Risk”? I can understand that it may not be very common to have ‘blank’ IT components, but I would think the status should be “Missing Lifecycle Information”.

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Julia Schirmer
LeanIX Team
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ccggnnRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Import ARIS XML Models in LeanIX

Dear LeanIX Community, I am looking for a way to import ARIS XML models—potentially involving a conversion step—into LeanIX. Does any one has experience with this or even a solution or workaround? Thank you

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Michael Huisinkveld
Community Manager
Michael HuisinkveldCommunity Manager
posted in It's all about Community
Asia-Pacific User Group Updates

Hi All, It’s time to bring some love to the Asia Pacific User Group. We are enhancing our digital Customer Success offering in this lovely part of the world and are increasing our use of the community. Among other topics and relevant events in APAC we’ll be hosting our first Office Hours on Thursday, April 17th, at 1pm AEST. If you are in the timezone, feel free to join the User Group and register to our upcoming events (login to see all events). If you are not in the timezone but just want to see how we roll in APAC, come join us anyways. In the future we’ll discuss region specific topics in the Asia Pacific User Group. All other topics will remain in the global community. On that note, pop over and let us know what you’ll be most interested in hearing by responding to my post over there. I’m looking forward to connecting with you all digitally and in-person wherever possible. Cheers, Michael Huisinkveld

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Michael Huisinkveld
Community Manager
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QiZhangRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
data management in LeanIX

I have a question regarding data management in LeanIX, specifically about representing weak coupling relationships. Currently, I can establish strong dependency relationships as follows: Create IT Components in the IT Component section. Link Applications to IT Components via the "Technology Stack" field in the Application Factsheet. This approach effectively represents strong dependencies where an Application relies on specific components to function properly. However, I also need to handle cases where a weak coupling relationship exists: The Application can use an IT Component, but it is not a strong dependency. The Application can still function normally without this component by using alternative components. In the current system, I can link the Application to the IT Component, but there is no way to explicitly indicate that this relationship is "replaceable" or "weakly coupled." My Request: Is there a way to visually represent weak coupling relationships in the Relation Explorer? I

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GiannisAnt
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mappenzellarRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Roadmap report that includes Transformations

Interested in a Roadmap report that includes Transformations. Any thoughts?

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justinharclerode
LeanIX Team
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aveldenaSophomore
posted in It's all about Community
Automations limited to single-select and "unused" fields ::? Why?

Hi,does anybody have an idea, why LEANIX automations are limited to (as the documentation reads) “Single-select fields and unused fields”. This leads to a lot of fields not showing up in the configuration dialog and it seems you cannot automate a field based on its “text” value. You cannot compare to it.Why is that and what are “unused fields”? Greets Olaf

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Thomas Schreiner
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aveldenaSophomore
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Export Option moved . Dislike...

Moin, just like to say that the recent change of hiding the export option in the three-point menue of the inventory header is a ...not so good… idea , especially because this option constantly gets visibly blocked when the “eye” option below, toggling the field list to be shown”,is enabled, which happens quite frequently prior to using the export option.Leads to simply blocking sight to the export option. Does not feel good.Why not simply add a button left off …? Only my opinion.

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Chris JSophomore
asked in Application Portfolio Management
How to add metadata fields to table view in Application Fact Sheet (export template)

Creating an export template for Application fact sheet. I’m not seeing many of the fields (relationship, multi select, etc) in the field chooser (eye icon) in the table view. For example, I’d like to update TIME choices when importing metadata, but that’s not available in the selector.

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Tom6074Rookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Leanix Error

We were trying to relate a project as a child of another project. but get this error “The operation exceeds the quota for configuration maxHierarchyLevel: 4 of 3” We have projects with phases and trying to represent each phase by creating a project for each phase then relate those to the parent project. What’s the recommended way within leanix to achieve this? Thanks Tom

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antonio.dinoviRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
How to con configure "Relation Valid for" in relations ?

Hi, I’m trying to understand if it’s possible to configure constraints between relations, as described on the following page: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/adding-and-editing-data-in-fact-sheets#constraining-relations. I’d like to know if the "Relation valid for" setting can be configured at the metamodel level and understand the underlying logic.

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Thomas Schreiner
Jay Karabin
Jay KarabinRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Merge 2 apps like the SaaS inbox does with linking

N00b question (I assume it is). I’ve read through different articles but I’m not finding a hit on the issue I’m facing. Our company uses Axure and I had it in inventory as Axure. SaaS inbox saw it as Axure RP, which I let it create the new Application. Many of them link and that's great. This one did not and now I have Axure and Axure RP. I have some capabilities, etc.. linked to the Axure one that I would want to migrate to Axure RP. I can’t seem to find a “merge/link” button for 2 apps in the inventory. Am I missing something, thinking about this the wrong way, etc..

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Claire Le Fichoux
Community Manager
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Guilherme IwaneRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
best practice for registering an application fact sheet for a mobile app

What is the best practice for registering an application fact sheet for a mobile app that is available on the App Store and Google Play Store?

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GiannisAnt
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nataliaRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Survey - locked questions

I’m creating a survey on business criticality of applications. Logic in the meta model that if an application is deemed mission critical, then a set of additional questions pops up (=conditional questions). I’ve tried to replicate this in the survey, but it’s not possible. The workaround I’ve found is to create a new section in the survey with non-mandatory fields with a textual prompt to only fill it in for mission critical apps. Am I correct in my assumption it’s not possible to configure conditional fields as I need? I’ve added those fields to the survey but I can see a lock next to it, i.e. cannot enter this data. What might be the reasons and how to overcome it?

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GiannisAnt
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nataliaRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Architecture Assessment calculation

Hi All - for each new application, we are performing an architecture assessment. We have 9 questions, each with 4 options that are rated 1-4. I’d like to create a calculated field that can get those values from 4 questions and create a calculation what is the total score Is it possible to somehow visually indicate for each answer (with colour etc) that the answer tends to be weak (e.g. not secure) or perfect fit to the landsscape. Is there a possibility to do that in LeanIX?

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GiannisAnt
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kalebberhaRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Question For Global Organizations - How Do You Set Up Organization Fact Sheets?

Hi everyone, I work for a global org active in about 80 countries. For orgs who work in a lot of countries and want to report at a global, country, regional level, how do you set up your organization fact sheets? Any ideas on the best ways to do this? Thanks!

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Graham Howe
satishbyali
satishbyaliRoyalty For Loyalty
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Application factsheet - move some of fields to right side for better information presentation

Greetings, The application fact-sheet looks as follows, where all info is on the left side aligned, and as we continue to add more fields, the list continues to grow down: Is it possible to move or configure some of the fields to the right side, to use real-estate better? I see this in the application fact-sheet configuration, but on the application record, it shows only in the EDIT mode. Is it also possible to show in non-EDIT mode? Thanks, Satish Byali

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ShyamBagguRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Data Mesh in LeanIX

My organization is implementing Data Mesh, and I want to implement data mesh thinking in LeanIX. Could you please help me with some basic idea of implementing Data Mesh thinking in LeanIX?

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Christian FinkbeinerRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Adaption on Metamodel

Dear all, I can see there have been quite a few adaptations to the metamodel in our LeanIX Workspace. I wonder if there is an elegant way to find the deviations from the standard “as delivered” model? I know there is a change log/audit log, but I find it tedious to figure out what the actual changes are. Some changes are done by LeanIX support (due to changes in the metamodel version?). Also, where would you draw the line when it comes to adaptations? Extra fields are okay to what extent? What about establishing new relations to fact sheets or hiding parent or child levels? Moving subareas? Do you have guidelines in your companies, and how do you document changes? Thank you in advance for any opinions or input. Have a great day Christian (tried to post it in Meta Model but I do not seem to have accesss there)

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GiannisAnt
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Alessandro JrRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Automated Data Propagation from Parent to Child Business Capabilities

We have a three level Business Capability model in LeanIX. We're interested in automating the process of rolling up maturity ratings from child fact sheets to their parent Business Capability fact sheet. When we update the children, we'd like to have the parent BC automatically inherit an average of the child ratings. Is there a built-in LeanIX feature, automation or API-based solution to achieve this? #BusinessCapabilities #Automation

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Thomas Schreiner
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RKBARookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Short Description or Narrative about the each Factsheet Attribute

Hello Team I am looking for brief descriptions or narratives for each Factsheet Attribute within our documentation, such as 6R Classification, 6R Strategy, Alias, Business Contexts, Business Criticality, and Children. Additionally, we need descriptions for other Inventory Item Factsheets to ensure consistency when cascading this information to our SMEs, who will be responsible for sourcing the data. If you have any references or documented details, please share. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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LindenRookie
posted in Application Portfolio Management
Business Capabilities for a Children's Charity

Hello everyone! I’m just wondering if any business capability map exists for the not for profit sector such as a large Children’s Charity? Also very keen to hear from anyone in this area using LeanIX!

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Thomas Schreiner

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