Ardoq Fundamentals

Set up the foundation for digital transformation in your organization. Get started by learning the basic parts of Ardoq.

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Written by Erik Bakstad, Ian, Kristian Helgesen and 6 others

The Basics of Ardoq

What is Ardoq?

Learn about Ardoq, a collaborative, easy-to-use and intuitive tool that helps you describe your organization as a digital twin.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

What Is an Application?

Follow these guidelines to help you understand what an application is before you confidently start Application Portfolio Management.

Written by Erik Bakstad
Updated over a week ago

What Is a Workspace?

Workspaces help you manage communication, permissions, and collaboration by grouping all of your components in one place.

Written by John Sloat
Updated over a week ago

Workspace Size and App Performance

Find out how many components and references are recommended per workspace to give optimal performance.

Written by Jacqueline S.
Updated over a week ago

What Are References?

Learn how references connect components, and why they are first-class data objects in their own right.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

What Is a Field?

Components and references can have user-defined fields in Ardoq, allowing you to add critical metadata.

Written by John Sloat
Updated over a week ago

What Are Metamodels?

Metamodels define the structure of your components and references through one-on-one relationships with your workspaces.

Written by John Sloat
Updated over a week ago

Getting Started with Ardoq

How to Create a Workspace

Follow this step-by-step description to learn how to create a new workspace and start setting up Ardoq.

Written by Per Fjelddalen
Updated over a week ago

How to Create Components

Follow this step-by-step guide and watch our video tutorial to learn how to create components in Ardoq

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

How to Create References

This step-by-step will guide you on how to create references and reference types, and learn how to connect components.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

How to Edit A Metamodel

Find out how you can edit the metamodel you're using for your active workspace in just a few clicks.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
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Manage Component Types and Metamodel

Learn how to change the name, color, shape, or image of your components within your model to reflect your organization's framework.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

How to Model References with Cardinality

A step-by-step guide on how to assign the source and target cardinality to a reference type in Ardoq.

Written by Kristian Helgesen
Updated over a week ago

How to Create Fields

Learn how to create fields that allow you to add critical metadata by following this step-by-step description.

Written by Pia Therese Roland
Updated over a week ago

How to Model Your Organization's As-Is and To-Be

Get a clear understanding of where your organization is at, where your are going, and how to get there.

Written by Ian
Updated over a week ago

How to Visualize Your Data

See how you can get real-time insights across your strategic and operational landscapes through business-friendly visualizations.

Written by Simon Wilkes
Updated over a week ago

Autogenerated Metamodel

Identify unconnected data, missing information, and data that might break your "design principles" through a higher data overview.

Written by Yamini Jayaram
Updated over a week ago