AAroN is a plug-in for Neo4j® to analyze common UML®/ArchiMate® based architectures on the graph database Neo4j. The name can be interpreted as acronym and means "Analyze Architectures on Neo4j". Currently this Plug-In supports the ArchiMate® Open Exchange XML Format and the EAP-/EAPX-File Format from the modelling tool Sparx Enterprise Architect©. AAroN was initially developed for analyzing Enterprise Architectures based on ArchiMate® and Sparx Enterprise Architect in combination with the NATO Architecture Framework (NAF). But the tool can be used to analyze any Architecture based on Sparx or ArchiMate.
Maybe some features are not supported yet. Especially around diagrams in ArchiMate models or if it is not that commonly used in classical enterprise architecture modelling. If you find anything missing please create an issue to request the feature.
Simply place the Jar-File in the Neo4j plugins folder
There are two procedures to import architectures. One for ArchiMate®, one for Sparx EAP/EAPX-Files
To import an ArchiMate® Open Exchange Format file use the following procedure:
CALL aaron.import.archiexchange("sample1.xml");
To import a Sparx EAP/EAPX-File use the following procedure:
CALL aaron.import.sparxeap("sample.eap");
Because of the very huge amount of TaggedValues in NAF Architectures TaggedValues a created as properties on nodes and relationships. You can change this behaviour with an optional config:
This is the default behaviour:
CALL aaron.import.sparxeap("sample.eap", {taggedValues: 'AS_PROPERTIES'});
This one handles TaggedValues related to nodes as own nodes connected to the tagged element:
CALL aaron.import.sparxeap("sample.eap", {taggedValues: 'AS_NODES'});
Regarding the fact that Sparx Connectors will become relationships in our graph, it is not possible to create own nodes for TaggedValues related to connectors. They will always be created as properties on the relationship.
This one does not create TaggedValues at all:
CALL aaron.import.sparxeap("sample.eap", {taggedValues: 'NONE'});
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