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Welcome to ADOIT!​

Thank you for your interest in ADOIT! This Quick Start Guide will help you quickly explore the key features. It will guide you through the first steps, so you can test ADOIT optimally and unlock the full potential of our software!

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You don’t need to follow the steps in the exact order described here. Simply review them - you might decide to prioritize or skip certain steps.

Login​

You have received an email from your BOC contact with a credentials-sheet. This sheet contains the login details of the users, their assigned user type (User or Reader), and a link to the test account. Please note that Readers generally have fewer permissions. Click on the link in the credentials-sheet and log in using your credentials. After your first login, you will be prompted to change your password - make sure to remember your new password!

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As a standard user, your access in the test account is limited. Some settings, such as metamodel management and permissions, can only be changed in the administration, which is not accessible in test accounts.

Get to Know the ADOIT Interface and Features​

To help you get familiar with ADOIT quickly, we have compiled the most important information for you. Below, you will find a list of helpful videos and links to additional resources to make the most of your ADOIT test experience.

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In the top toolbar, you will find all key functions and settings:

  • Home Button: Start Event icon Takes you back to the start page at any time.
  • Scenarios: Start Event icon Switch as a User between different use cases such as Design & Document, Read & Explore, or Workspaces. More details below…
  • New: Start Event icon Create new objects and diagrams. (Only visible to users in the User group!)
  • Find: Start Event icon Search for objects and diagrams in your repository.
  • Analyze: Start Event icon Perform analyses or access analyses, reports, and dashboards. (Only visible to users in the User group!)
  • Setup: Start Event icon Customize the metamodel profile here. (Only visible to users in the User group!)

ADOIT Scenarios​

ADOIT is divided into different scenarios, each tailored to the specific needs of different stakeholders:

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Read & Explore: This scenario ensures that important information within the organization is easily accessible.

Workspaces: Collaboration is the focus here. Different teams work together on application assessments or the development of roadmaps.

Design & Document: In this scenario, models can be created, analyses performed, and the repository maintained.

For more information on each scenario and its features, please refer to our Online-Help!

Helpful Videos to Get Started​

To help you get started and make testing easier, we have selected three videos from our video tutorial series. These provide useful first steps for modeling, analyses, and working with workspaces:

  1. Create Objects in ADOIT

    Start Event icon Learn how to create objects, such as applications.

  2. Perform Analyses

    Start Event icon Learn how to create objects, such as applications.

  3. Collaborate with your colleagues

    Start Event icon Use workspaces to collaborate with your team on EA initiatives.

Our playlist offers more exciting videos – featuring the key functions and clever tips for ADOIT!

Our Online-Help​

If you prefer reading over watching videos, you can find all the information in our Online-Help. It provides detailed descriptions of all the functions.

Free E-Learning Course for you and your colleagues​

If you want to learn more about ArchiMate, modeling, and using ADOIT, you can take our free e-learning course. In just 2-3 hours, you will get to know the key concepts, so you and your colleagues will be ready to get started with ArchiMate and ADOIT!

Take our free e-learning course now!

Organize your EA Repository​

In ADOIT, there are two central catalogs: the Object Catalog and the Model Catalog. The Object Catalog manages elements such as business processes and application components in a folder structure. The Model Catalog organizes diagrams, which are referred to as models.

A possible folder structure for objects and models could look as follows:

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For more information about the Object and Model Explorer, please refer to our Online-Help.

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Changing the folder structure works especially well with the Model and Object Organizer. For more information, please refer to our Online-Help.

Import existing data via the Excel Interface​

Do you already have architecture information in Excel format? Use our Excel templates to import the data and test our features even more effectively:

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You can find our template directly in the Object Explorer:

  1. Select the folder where you want to import the data.
  2. Open the context menu (the three dots in the top right corner of the Explorer).
  3. Choose "Import/Export" → "Import objects from Excel...".
  4. Download the template using the download icon.
  5. Fill in the template with your architecture information and upload it again.

Note: Only possible for users in the User group! For more information, please refer to our Online-Help!

Reduce modeling complexity with metamodel profiles​

In ArchiMate, there are many elements and relationships. Initially, your team will only use a few of them. Therefore, we offer so-called metamodel profiles. These act as a filter for elements and relationships. All our predefined views, analyses, examples, and templates are based on this filter.

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Switch the metamodel profile via Setup Start Event icon in the toolbar. Please note that the selected profile will also be activated for your colleagues. Note: Only possible for users in the User group! More information about metamodel profiles can be found here.

In most cases, the profile "ADOIT for Fans of Lean Architecture" is used. In this profile, we have reduced the possible relationships between two classes to just one relationship. We recommend using this profile as a starting point. You can expand or further restrict it later based on your specific use case. More information, can be found here.

Do you already know ADOIT Forms?​

With ADOIT Forms, you can simplify data maintenance. It is a user-friendly, form-based interface that allows for easy data entry and updates – even for users who are less familiar with ADOIT or enterprise architecture.

There are 3 use cases in ADOIT Forms:

  • Create forms
  • Distribute forms
  • Fill out forms

For more information about ADOIT Forms, please refer to our Online-Help.

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ADOIT Forms is included by default in this test account. Please ask your administrator to activate Forms in the administration. Once activated, click the blue button at the bottom right of the homepage in the Design & Document scenario to connect.

You’re ready to go – keep exploring ADOIT!​

These were the key details to get you started with ADOIT! Continue exploring the software at your own pace. To make the most out of your test account, we've compiled a list of useful features and resources here: