Position of dependent questions/sections
There are two possibilities to define the position of the dependent question/section in the questionnaire template of ARIS Risk and Compliance.
Dependent question/section directly beneath the activating question
If the dependent question/section can be displayed below the activating question in the questionnaire template structure of ARIS Risk and Compliance, use the activates connection to connect the question/section to the answer option.
STANDARD CASE
The triggering answer option must not be connected to multiple questions. That means that occurrence copies of the same answer option or option set are not allowed if an option triggers a subsequent question. In this case, multiple has connections at the same answer option or multiple contains connections at the same option set are also not allowed. To reuse an option or an option set that triggers a subsequent question for multiple questions, create definition copies of the option set or option and the triggering question. In the questionnaire template structure of ARIS Risk and Compliance, each copy of the activated question/section is displayed directly beneath the activating question. An answer option always triggers only the depending question/section that is displayed beneath the activating question.
The same applies to sections activated by options or option sets.
SPECIAL CASES
Multiple answer options trigger the same depending question
If multiple answer options of one question trigger the same depending question, the depending question is displayed only once beneath the question.
Multiple questions activate the same depending section
If multiple questions within a section activate the same depending section, the depending section is displayed only once beneath the section.
If multiple questions of multiple sections that belong to the same superior section activate the same depending section, the depending section is displayed only once beneath the superior section.
Multiple questions activate the same depending question
If multiple questions of one section activate the same depending question, the depending question is displayed only once within the section.
Dependent question/section at a defined position
If you want to specify the position of the dependent question/section in the questionnaire template structure of ARIS Risk and Compliance, you must model this explicitly. To do so, use the activates connection to connect the question/section to the answer option. Additionally, use the contains connection to specify the position of the question/section in the section/the questionnaire template.
If the answer option (which activates the dependent question/section) is connected to multiple questions, the synchronization with ARIS Risk and Compliance only generates one question/section. In the questionnaire template structure of ARIS Risk and Compliance, the dependent section/question is displayed at the same position as in the ARIS modeling environment model. Each answer option activates the same depending question/section. Example:
