# Ardoq Help > Advice and guidance from the Ardoq Team ## Ardoq Fundamentals - [Finding Your Foundational Stories](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/517459-finding-your-foundational-stories.md): Learn how to turn EA insights into action by spotting anomalies and starting the right stakeholder conversations. - [What are the building blocks of Ardoq?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44162-what-are-the-building-blocks-of-ardoq.md): Learn about Ardoq, a collaborative, easy-to-use and intuitive tool that helps you describe your organization as a digital twin. - [What Is a Workspace?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44160-what-is-a-workspace.md): Workspaces help you manage communication, permissions, and collaboration by grouping all of your components in one place. - [What Are Metamodels?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44159-what-are-metamodels.md): Metamodels define the structure of your components and references through one-on-one relationships with your workspaces. - [How to Define, Enforce, and Manage Metamodel Constraints](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/425853-how-to-define-enforce-and-manage-metamodel-constraints.md): Learn how to use Metamodel Constraints to structure your metamodel and keep your repository clean. - [What Is a Field?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44158-what-is-a-field.md): Components and references can have user-defined fields in Ardoq, allowing you to add critical metadata. - [Reactive Fields: Instant Calculations for Faster Analysis](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/269954-reactive-fields-instant-calculations-for-faster-analysis.md): Visualize real-time insights with dynamically calculated fields based on your component data. - [What Are References?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44157-what-are-references.md): Learn how references connect components, and why they are first-class data objects in their own right. - [Ardoq Data Inventory - Unlock Easier Data Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/299104-ardoq-data-inventory-unlock-easier-data-management.md): Find out what Data Inventory is, how it transforms data management in Ardoq, and how to use it effectively. - [IDs in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/235421-ids-in-ardoq.md): Learn how components and references are uniquely identified in the Ardoq platform. - [Workspace Size and App Performance in Ardoq: Leveraging Efficient Data Access](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43973-workspace-size-and-app-performance-in-ardoq-leveraging-efficient-data-access.md): Best practices for accessing your data in Ardoq for optimal performance - [What is an Application? How to Model Complex Business Systems in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44066-what-is-an-application-how-to-model-complex-business-systems-in-ardoq.md): Follow these guidelines to help you understand what an application is and how to model complex systems in Ardoq - [How to Create a Workspace](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44118-how-to-create-a-workspace.md): Learn how to create workspaces and granting users access by assigning them a permission. - [How to Edit A Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44143-how-to-edit-a-metamodel.md): Find out how you can edit the metamodel you're using for your active workspace in just a few clicks. - [Manage Component Types and Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44068-manage-component-types-and-metamodel.md): Learn how to change the name, color, shape, or image of your components within your model to reflect your organization's framework. - [How to Create Components](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44117-how-to-create-components.md): Learn how to create components in Ardoq by in this step-by-step guide. - [How to Create References](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44116-how-to-create-references.md): This step-by-step will guide you on how to create references and reference types, and learn how to connect components. - [How to Model References with Cardinality](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44000-how-to-model-references-with-cardinality.md): A step-by-step guide on how to assign the source and target cardinality to a reference type in Ardoq. - [Fully-qualified Path \(Double-colon Notation\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/233896-fully-qualified-path-double-colon-notation.md): Use the double-colon \(::\) format to quickly specify hierarchical relationships in your Excel import. - [How to Create Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44115-how-to-create-fields.md): Learn how to create fields that allow you to add critical metadata by following this step-by-step description. - [Autogenerated Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44060-autogenerated-metamodel.md): Identify unconnected data, missing information, and data that might break your "design principles" through a higher data overview. - [How to Visualize Your Data](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44161-how-to-visualize-your-data.md): See how you can get real-time insights across your strategic and operational landscapes through business-friendly visualizations. - [How to Model Your Organization's As-Is and To-Be](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44070-how-to-model-your-organization-s-as-is-and-to-be.md): Get a clear understanding of where your organization is at, where your are going, and how to get there. ## Ardoq Use Case Solutions - [What Are Ardoq’s Solution Guides, and Who Can Use Them?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43948-what-are-ardoq-s-solution-guides-and-who-can-use-them.md): Overview of the Solution Guides, what they are comprised of, and how they fit into your existing Ardoq Organization and functionality. - [Ardoq Solutions Change Log](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/425480-ardoq-solutions-change-log.md): To help you get the most out of Solutions, we’ll keep this page updated with every recent change and improvement. - [Getting Started with Application Hosting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43964-getting-started-with-application-hosting.md): Learn how to connect your application portfolio to your IT infrastructure in Ardoq to understand the impact of change better. - [Getting Started With Application Integration Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44006-getting-started-with-application-integration-management.md): Understand how your applications are interconnected and make informed decisions when planning for change. - [An Introduction to Application Rationalization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43927-an-introduction-to-application-rationalization.md): Get an overview of application rationalization, what it is, how it drives value, considerations, and potential implementation pitfalls. - [Getting Started with Application Rationalization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44015-getting-started-with-application-rationalization.md): Learn what Application Rationalization is, what it entails, and why it is important for your organization. - [Getting Started with Architecture Records](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/217760-getting-started-with-architecture-records.md): How to configure the Architecture Records Solution to work with your organization - [What is the difference between Business Capabilities, Processes and Value Streams?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171720-what-is-the-difference-between-business-capabilities-processes-and-value-streams.md): Value Streams Capabilities and Process - [An Introduction to the Business Value Streams Solution](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/329240-an-introduction-to-the-business-value-streams-solution.md): Accelerate your architecture by mapping how your organization delivers real value—faster, smarter, and with stakeholder alignment built in. - [An Introduction to Capability Based Planning](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/495119-an-introduction-to-capability-based-planning.md): Capability Based Planning \(CBP\) helps you understand the health of your business capabilities and prioritize where to invest. This article introduces the CBP approach, explains when and why to use it. - [Getting started with Capability Based Planning](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/520530-getting-started-with-capability-based-planning.md): Learn how to deploy and configure the Capability Based Planning Solution and start conducting Business Capability Health Checks - [An Introduction to Cloud Migration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43909-an-introduction-to-cloud-migration.md): Learn what Cloud Migration is, why it is crucial for your organization, and how to build a solid Cloud Migration strategy - [An Introduction to Compliance Assurance](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/273915-an-introduction-to-compliance-assurance.md): Compliance Complexity is Growing—Are You Keeping Up? Meet Ardoq’s Compliance Assurance Solution - [An Introduction to Data Lineage](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43922-an-introduction-to-data-lineage.md): An introduction to Data Lineage - [Getting started with Data Lineage](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43917-getting-started-with-data-lineage.md): As compliance and governance directives become stricter having knowledge about how data is used within the business is essential. - [Getting started with AI Lens: Enterprise AI Governance](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/442961-getting-started-with-ai-lens-enterprise-ai-governance.md): Getting started with Ardoq’s Enterprise AI Governance Solution. - [How to Use Ardoq to Track Compliance with the EU AI Act](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/448393-how-to-use-ardoq-to-track-compliance-with-the-eu-ai-act.md): Ardoq’s guidance on how to implement the EU AI Act - [Introduction to AI Lens](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/455687-introduction-to-ai-lens.md): Discover AI Lens, your new framework for responsible AI governance. See how it helps you map AI systems, ensure compliance, and turn oversight into insight. - [Getting started with AI Lens: Enterprise AI Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/440929-getting-started-with-ai-lens-enterprise-ai-management.md): Getting started with Ardoq’s Enterprise AI Management Solution. - [The Digital Operational Resilience Act \(DORA\) and Ardoq - Purpose Scope and Rationale](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/205085-the-digital-operational-resilience-act-dora-and-ardoq-purpose-scope-and-rationale.md): This article provides the Purpose, Scope, and Rationale for implementing EU DORA in Ardoq. - [How to Leverage Ardoq to Support EU Digital Operational Resilience Act \(DORA\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/205084-how-to-leverage-ardoq-to-support-eu-digital-operational-resilience-act-dora.md): This article describes how an organization can get started with managing EU DORA in Ardoq. - [How to Leverage Ardoq to support Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/380475-how-to-leverage-ardoq-to-support-gramm-leach-bliley-act.md): Assists organizations leveraging Ardoq to address U.S. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \(GLBA\) regulatory requirements. - [How to Leverage Ardoq to Support Australian APRA CPS230](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/380489-how-to-leverage-ardoq-to-support-australian-apra-cps230.md): Provides guidance on how to implement ARPA CPS230 in Ardoq - [How to Leverage Ardoq to Support Australian APRA CPS230](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/380506-how-to-leverage-ardoq-to-support-australian-apra-cps230.md): Provides a how to implementation guide leveraging Ardoq to address regulatory requirements of the APRA CPS230 regulation. - [From Chaos to Clarity: Achieve Compliance and Control with Ardoq GRC](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/342029-from-chaos-to-clarity-achieve-compliance-and-control-with-ardoq-grc.md): This document outlines Ardoq GRC solutions, focusing on Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Assurance, and Application Risk Management. - [Getting Started with IT Disaster Recovery](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/666590-getting-started-with-it-disaster-recovery.md): This guide explains how to deploy and configure the IT Disaster Recovery \(DR\) solution in Ardoq. - [Getting Started With Infrastructure Technology Lifecycle Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44010-getting-started-with-infrastructure-technology-lifecycle-management.md): Learn how to manage your IT infrastructure lifecycle in Ardoq to increase security, minimize downtime, and reduce costs. - [Take Control of Your Costs Using Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43975-take-control-of-your-costs-using-ardoq.md): Learn how you can achieve strategic cost management through data insights gained with Enterprise Architecture tools. - [Solution Health Check: Configuration guide](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/319266-solution-health-check-configuration-guide.md): How to configure the Solution Health Check Solution to work with your organization - [An Introduction to Solution Health Checks](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/300886-an-introduction-to-solution-health-checks.md): Solution Health Check: Evaluate What Matters. Improve What Counts. - [Getting Started with Strategy to Execution](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/69416-getting-started-with-strategy-to-execution.md): Step-by-step instructions will be included in this guide for implementing the Strategy to Execution Use Case. - [An Introduction to Strategy to Execution](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/69414-an-introduction-to-strategy-to-execution.md): Learn what Strategy to Execution is, what are the benefits, some common problems and who is it for. - [Deploying the Strategy to Execution Use Case and/or Migrating from Strategic Planning & Execution Use Case](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/64167-deploying-the-strategy-to-execution-use-case-and-or-migrating-from-strategic-planning-execution-use-case.md): Learn about the key differences between Strategic Planning & Execution \(SPE\) Use Cases and the new, redesigned Strategy to Execution \(S2E\). - [Navigating the Transient Nature of Strategy to Execution](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43894-navigating-the-transient-nature-of-strategy-to-execution.md): Understanding how to handle data in Ardoq that is transient in nature - [Identifying Capability Experts and Anchoring the Business Capability Model](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43981-identifying-capability-experts-and-anchoring-the-business-capability-model.md): Gain insight on how to establish, socialize and anchor models and understand the process of Business Capability Modeling. - [Assessing Business Capability Market Differentiation and Maturity](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43978-assessing-business-capability-market-differentiation-and-maturity.md): Learn which questions to ask as you build your market differentiation into the business capability model. - [What Are Technical Capabilities?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43937-what-are-technical-capabilities.md): A brief refresher explaining Technical Capabilities: what they are, how they are categorized, what are their benefits. - [Introduction to Capability Maturity](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43921-introduction-to-capability-maturity.md): How to use a Capability model to assess how well the business is operating, and how it can start the business case for driving improvement. - [Technical Debt Management: Solution Configuration Guide](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/172012-technical-debt-management-solution-configuration-guide.md): How to configure the Technical Debt Management Solution to work with your organization - [Should You Model Using Hierarchies or References?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44032-should-you-model-using-hierarchies-or-references.md): Set up Modeling best practices in Ardoq to determine how people will navigate, query, and understand your model - [Modeling People, Roles, and Relationships in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44003-modeling-people-roles-and-relationships-in-ardoq.md): Get an overview of how to model people, roles, and relationships, and find out how to import that data into Ardoq. - [Seven Principles for Creating a Great Enterprise Architecture Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43971-seven-principles-for-creating-a-great-enterprise-architecture-metamodel.md): Learn the principles for creating a successful metamodel, developed from industry standards, our experience, and best practices. - [Business Architecture Guild Metamodel and Industry Reference Models in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43932-business-architecture-guild-metamodel-and-industry-reference-models-in-ardoq.md): The Business Architecture Guild is a widely used body of knowledge for business architecture. Find out how it is implemented in Ardoq. - [Patterns for Large Enterprise Modeling](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/96374-patterns-for-large-enterprise-modeling.md): This guide illustrates different ways to model complex organizational structures in Ardoq. - [An Introduction to Modeling SAP® Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/109213-an-introduction-to-modeling-sap-solutions.md): Fundamental techniques for modelling SAP® solutions in Ardoq - [Creating Technology Reference Models and Standards in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/418484-creating-technology-reference-models-and-standards-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to create and use technology reference models using technical capabilities and your technology catalog - [Using Reference Architectures in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/418479-using-reference-architectures-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to use reference architecture in different modeling situations - [Creating Reference Architecture Patterns in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/418493-creating-reference-architecture-patterns-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to create and use reference architecture patterns using Ardoq models - [Frameworks & Resources: TOGAF Technical Reference Model \(TRM\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523929-frameworks-resources-togaf-technical-reference-model-trm.md): Learn how to import and use the TOGAF Technical Reference Model in Ardoq to map platform services, assess technology stack against standardized taxonomy, and ensure application portability through ... - [Frameworks & Resources: APQC Cross Industry Process Classification Framework v7.3.1](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523953-frameworks-resources-apqc-cross-industry-process-classification-framework-v7-3-1.md): Learn how to import and use the APQC Process Classification Framework in Ardoq to map your organization's processes against industry-standard taxonomy, enabling process benchmarking, gap analysis, ... - [Frameworks & Resources: MITRE ATT&CK Framework v15.1](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523955-frameworks-resources-mitre-att-ck-framework-v15-1.md): Learn how to import and use the MITRE ATT&CK Framework in Ardoq to map adversary tactics and techniques against your security controls, enabling threat-informed defense and gap analysis. - [Frameworks & Resources: NIST CSF 2.0](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523956-frameworks-resources-nist-csf-2-0.md): Learn how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is implemented in Ardoq, and how to import the framework to assess cybersecurity posture and identify control gaps. - [Frameworks & Resources: AWS & Azure Cloud Locations & Regions in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/530296-frameworks-resources-aws-azure-cloud-locations-regions-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to import and use AWS and Azure cloud regions in Ardoq to visualize your multi-cloud footprint, track data residency compliance, and plan infrastructure deployments across global locations. - [Frameworks & Resources: TOGAF Government Reference Model \(GRM\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/531860-frameworks-resources-togaf-government-reference-model-grm.md): Learn how to import and use the TOGAF Government Reference Model in Ardoq to standardize public sector business architecture, trace impact of external drivers to operational services, and accelerat... - [Modeling Future States and Transition Architectures in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/532231-modeling-future-states-and-transition-architectures-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to create and use future states and transition architecture in Ardoq - [Frameworks & Resources: TOGAF v9.2 Architecture Content Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/534168-frameworks-resources-togaf-v9-2-architecture-content-metamodel.md): Overview of the TOGAF Content Metamodel structure adapted in Ardoq, covering core entities, relationships, and architecture domains from business strategy to technology implementation. - [Frameworks & Resources: BIAN v12.0 in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/470398-frameworks-resources-bian-v12-0-in-ardoq.md): This guide explains how the BIAN Capability Model \(v12.0\) and Service Landscape are adapted into Ardoq, providing a standardized blueprint for banking architecture. - [In-view reference creation \(open beta\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/711686-in-view-reference-creation-open-beta.md) - [Governance Best Practice in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44048-governance-best-practice-in-ardoq.md): Learn how you can use Ardoq to enable effective IT processes that promote your organizations's strategies. - [AI Lens - Discover Agents in Google Vertex AI](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/567470-ai-lens-discover-agents-in-google-vertex-ai.md): Discover AI Agents and manage them with Ardoq AI Lens. Use this same pattern for discovering agents in other AI provider platforms - [Enterprise Architecture for Continuous Business Change](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44666-enterprise-architecture-for-continuous-business-change.md): Document comparing and contrasting the Plan-Build-Run and Continuous Business Change Processes - [Add and Manage Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44183-add-and-manage-fields.md): Learn everything there is to know about adding, renaming, and managing your organization's fields. - [Getting Started With Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43938-getting-started-with-solutions.md): Deploy and work with the Ardoq Solutions to address specific objectives or achieve a specific outcome. - [Getting and Measuring Value From Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43933-getting-and-measuring-value-from-ardoq.md): Capture data in Ardoq. Get an introduction to metrics, what they are, their value and how to use them. - [How to Document Your Organization's Architecture and Realize Value Quickly](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44008-how-to-document-your-organization-s-architecture-and-realize-value-quickly.md): See value faster by learning how to segment and prioritize your data for a faster documentation process. - [Bundles’ Technical Limitations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43900-bundles-technical-limitations.md): Use Case Bundles limitations and steps to mitigating these - [Migrate from IT Cost Management v1 to IT Cost Management v2](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43911-migrate-from-it-cost-management-v1-to-it-cost-management-v2.md): IT Cost Management Use Case Guide Migration Guide - [Cloud Migration Use Case: How to Overcome Bundling Limitations to Identify Opportunities](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43897-cloud-migration-use-case-how-to-overcome-bundling-limitations-to-identify-opportunities.md): Interested in Ardoq Cloud Migration Use Case? This article will help you add the required fields and ensure you have quality data. - [Field Refactoring Instructions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/455057-field-refactoring-instructions.md): Instructions on how to manually refactor existing Ardoq field definitions when importing solutions with updated field types, ensuring data integrity is maintained and assets are reconnected. - [Solution FAQ](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/220454-solution-faq.md): Overview of solutions and some answers to some commonly asked questions. - [Metamodel Compliance Reports](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/274216-metamodel-compliance-reports.md): Enforce the correct use of a metamodel by generating a report of data which does not the follow the prescribed approach - [Advanced Lifecycle Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44045-advanced-lifecycle-management.md): Check out this quick guide on how to extend Application Lifecycle Management with finer granularity. - [Getting Started with Application Lifecycle Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44013-getting-started-with-application-lifecycle-management.md): Increase security, reduce risk, and maximize cost savings by monitoring the different phases applications go through during their lifetime. - [What Are Business Capabilities?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43940-what-are-business-capabilities.md): A brief description explaining Business Capabilities: what they are, how they are categorized, what are their benefits. - [Getting Started with Business Capability Modeling](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44051-getting-started-with-business-capability-modeling.md): Learn what Business Capability Modeling is, what it entails, and why it is important for your organization. ## Administration of Ardoq - [Restore Deleted Contents](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44179-restore-deleted-contents.md): Learn how to easily restore \(undelete or undo\) deleted components and references from your workspace menu. - [Edit Your Profile](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44178-edit-your-profile.md): Manage your own profile, contact information, data, API tokens, and passwords in Ardoq by accessing your account settings. - [Organization label and access tokens](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44177-organization-label-and-access-tokens.md): Learn how to locate the label/access token or how to generate a new access token for your active organization. - [How do I cancel my account?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44167-how-do-i-cancel-my-account.md): Find out how to cancel your Ardoq account and how to get in touch with our support team if you require additional follow up. - [Branch or Copy Workspaces](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44149-branch-or-copy-workspaces.md): Learn how to branch or copy your workspace and save yourself some duplicate work. - [Setting the Locale for Date and Number Formatting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44052-setting-the-locale-for-date-and-number-formatting.md): Find out how you easily can change the locale to format dates and numbers according to your preferences. - [Custom Workspace Template](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44040-custom-workspace-template.md): Create workspace templates for other users in your organization and get them onboarded with your specific use case. - [Data Storage, Backups and Data Retention Pattern](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44037-data-storage-backups-and-data-retention-pattern.md): Find out how long Ardoq keeps your data and when backups are made. - [Websockets in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44036-websockets-in-ardoq.md): Enable a persistent connection between a client and server for real-time collaboration \(and other functionalities\) in the app. - [Moving Data Between Two Organizations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43974-moving-data-between-two-organizations.md): Learn how to create a bundle and copy your data or bundles between two organizations in the Ardoq app - [Configuring the Ardoq App in the Azure Active Directory App Gallery](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43896-configuring-the-ardoq-app-in-the-azure-active-directory-app-gallery.md): In this guide we'll cover how to use Azure Active Directory for single sign on and user provisioning - [Usage Metrics Dashboard](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/79708-usage-metrics-dashboard.md): Gain valuable insights into the features and assets that are most used across Ardoq and Ardoq Discover. - [Notification Center](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/108327-notification-center.md): Manage asset access and change approval requests, and stay on top of assigned survey tasks. - [Audit Log](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/114418-audit-log.md): Learn how to find changes made to components, references, and field types by specific users across workspaces, revert changes when needed. - [View Workspace History and Revert Changes](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44067-view-workspace-history-and-revert-changes.md): Not sure you made changes to your workspace? See where you can find a log of edits to your workspace and undo them with just a few clicks.  - [Whitelisting Ardoq IP Addresses for Integrations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/258933-whitelisting-ardoq-ip-addresses-for-integrations.md): Sometimes, your organization's firewall might block requests coming from these NAT gateway IP addresses. This can prevent Ardoq from accessing external systems and cause integrations to fail. - [Ardoq Breakglass Procedure](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/667550-ardoq-breakglass-procedure.md): How to prepare continued access to Ardoq in the event of a disaster recovery - [Security Event Log API](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/654140-security-event-log-api.md) - [Setting your language and regional formatting in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/676536-setting-your-language-and-regional-formatting-in-ardoq.md): Ardoq's UI is available in English, German, and French. Set the default for your organization, or choose your own from your profile. - [Migrating Your View Data to New Views](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43915-migrating-your-view-data-to-new-views.md): Migration from one view to another, or using a new version of a view. ## Key Principles - [Three Questions to Ask Before Inputting Data](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44175-three-questions-to-ask-before-inputting-data.md): Know what you want to learn from your documentation, the appropriate level of detail, and if you have any structured data sources. - [Use Custom Fields to Enable Data-Informed Decisions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44174-use-custom-fields-to-enable-data-informed-decisions.md): Take the time to create a custom field whenever the data fits into one in order to do targeted analysis or for impacting visualizations. - [Avoid Duplicated Content](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44173-avoid-duplicated-content.md): Not finding the content they’re looking for might encourage someone to create it themselves. - [Add a description to your workspace](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44172-add-a-description-to-your-workspace.md): Describe what is to be documented in your workspace or elsewhere, how to interpret the data model, what elements don't belong and more. - [Build Ardoq Into Your Internal Workflows](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44170-build-ardoq-into-your-internal-workflows.md): Define processes, assign ownership and provide training in order to build a process around your documentation efforts. - [Ardoq Compared to Drawing, Modeling, and Data Visualization Tools](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43993-ardoq-compared-to-drawing-modeling-and-data-visualization-tools.md): Compare Ardoq's modeling with other drawing, modeling, and data visualization tools; understand their strengths and limitations. - [From Business Questions to Ardoq Model](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44078-from-business-questions-to-ardoq-model.md): Set up Ardoq to realize value by finding the crucial business questions that need to be answered in an efficient manner. - [From Business Questions to Ardoq Model - Surveys](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44077-from-business-questions-to-ardoq-model-surveys.md): Create surveys to update existing parts, or add new parts to the model in order to answer your business questions. - [From Business Questions to Ardoq Model - Presentation](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44076-from-business-questions-to-ardoq-model-presentation.md): Present your findings in a visual way, and share the answers to your business questions with others. - [From Business Questions to Ardoq Model - Dashboard](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44075-from-business-questions-to-ardoq-model-dashboard.md): Create dashboards that help answer business questions, and share your insights with your organization. ## New Ardoq Experience - [Introducing the New Ardoq Experience](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/626569-introducing-the-new-ardoq-experience.md): Meet a simpler, smarter, more powerful Ardoq - [How to Enable the New Ardoq Experience: Admin Setup Guide](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/626573-how-to-enable-the-new-ardoq-experience-admin-setup-guide.md): Learn how to enable the new Ardoq experience in your organization - [New Ardoq Experience: Get Started With the New Homepage and Navigation](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/627181-new-ardoq-experience-get-started-with-the-new-homepage-and-navigation.md) - [New Ardoq Experience: Get Started With In-View Data Modeling](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/627199-new-ardoq-experience-get-started-with-in-view-data-modeling.md): Explore, analyze, and update your architecture data directly in the view - [New Ardoq Experience: Get Started With the New Component Overview Page](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523928-new-ardoq-experience-get-started-with-the-new-component-overview-page.md): Use the Component Overview page to view, edit, and manage a single component in one place. - [Scope Homepage Cards: Filters, Columns, and Sorting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/751496-scope-homepage-cards-filters-columns-and-sorting.md): Learn how to scope your homepage cards by filtering records, choosing columns, and setting sort order for a cleaner view. - [Administrator Guide: The New Ardoq Discover Experience](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/473172-administrator-guide-the-new-ardoq-discover-experience.md): Learn how to turn on the new Discover experience \(beta\) for your organization, manage permissions, and prepare your contributors for the update. - [Contributor Guide: Getting Started in the New Discover Experience](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/483940-contributor-guide-getting-started-in-the-new-discover-experience.md): Your guide to navigating the updated Discover homepage, finding the information you need, and completing assigned tasks. - [🔄 New Discover Changelog](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/522602-new-discover-changelog.md): Keep track of the latest updates, improvements, and fixes for the New Discover Experience. ## Data Input - [Rich Text Editor](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44144-rich-text-editor.md): Edit the description of components and references based on the WYSIWYG \(What You See Is What You Get\) principle. - [How to Automatically Create a Survey](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44109-how-to-automatically-create-a-survey.md): Crowdsource data collection and maintenance by including more contributing users, without having them learn how to use Ardoq. - [How to Manually Create a Survey](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44011-how-to-manually-create-a-survey.md): Learn how to filter components exposed in the survey, create questions, and get a peek at advanced features through this step-by-step guide. - [How to Track Changes Done by Survey Recipients](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43916-how-to-track-changes-done-by-survey-recipients.md): Learn how to track changes to the components made through surveys and how to subscribe to a daily digest email to stay informed. - [How to Use Conditional Questions in Surveys](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/59188-how-to-use-conditional-questions-in-surveys.md): Learn how to efficiently collect information from stakeholders with conditional questions in surveys. - [How to Allow Users to Create And Share a Survey](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/133025-how-to-allow-users-to-create-and-share-a-survey.md): In this article, you will learn how, as an administrator, you can decide who should be granted the right to create and share a survey. - [Create Approval Workflows with Survey Response Approvals](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/112597-create-approval-workflows-with-survey-response-approvals.md): Enhance your governance. Learn how to establish distributed approval workflows for your data repository. - [Survey Response Approvals Trial](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/285272-survey-response-approvals-trial.md) - [Bulk Editing Components](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44185-bulk-editing-components.md): Make changes to your components at speed by using bulk editing actions through keyboard shortcuts or simple clicks. - [Grid Editor](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44145-grid-editor.md): Learn how to use the Grid editor as an in-app spreadsheet editor to easily create and edit your data. - [Merge Components and References](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43986-merge-components-and-references.md): Declutter your portfolio and maintain quality data by combining duplicate components and references. - [Copying Components Between Workspaces with Drag-and-Drop](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/279647-copying-components-between-workspaces-with-drag-and-drop.md) ## Data Visualization - [\[Legacy Experience\] Introducing an Improved Way to Access and Visualize Data](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/157491-legacy-experience-introducing-an-improved-way-to-access-and-visualize-data.md) - [\[Legacy Experience\] The Difference Between Old and New Ways of Visualizing Your Data in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171656-legacy-experience-the-difference-between-old-and-new-ways-of-visualizing-your-data-in-ardoq.md) - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Create and Share a Viewpoint Using the New Viewpoint Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171659-legacy-experience-how-to-create-and-share-a-viewpoint-using-the-new-viewpoint-builder.md): Learn how to quickly and efficiently explore your data to generate insights faster with Ardoq's new viewpoints. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Organizing Viewpoints in Ardoq: Best Practices](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/175054-legacy-experience-organizing-viewpoints-in-ardoq-best-practices.md): This article provides best practices for organizing and naming viewpoints in Ardoq to enhance accessibility and efficiency. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Five Commonly Used Viewpoints in Ardoq and How to Create Them](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/176967-legacy-experience-five-commonly-used-viewpoints-in-ardoq-and-how-to-create-them.md): In this article, we walk you through the viewpoint creation process for the most commonly used Ardoq Solutions. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Customize, Save, and Share Views in the New Viewpoint Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/214211-legacy-experience-how-to-customize-save-and-share-views-in-the-new-viewpoint-builder.md): Master the steps to personalize your view, save it, and share it with your stakeholders. - [Multiple Label formatting in Viewpoints](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/249788-multiple-label-formatting-in-viewpoints.md) - [Block Diagram View Style](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/270539-block-diagram-view-style.md): Introduction to the new Block Diagram view in the Viewpoint Builder. - [Timeline View View Style](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/283837-timeline-view-view-style.md): The Timeline view in the Viewpoint builder has been enhanced to provide greater control over component label display. - [How to Create Focused Views Using Required Paths and Collapse Paths in the New Viewpoint Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/284036-how-to-create-focused-views-using-required-paths-and-collapse-paths-in-the-new-viewpoint-builder.md): Learn how to precisely filter and simplify complex visualizations using Required Paths and Collapse Paths for clearer insights - [Conditional Formatting In The Views](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/545637-conditional-formatting-in-the-views.md): Enhanced functionality to speed up the formatting process - [Interactive Blocks Beta in Viewpoint Mode](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/284873-interactive-blocks-beta-in-viewpoint-mode.md): Flexible way to tell the stories that matter - [Change Component Icons to Images](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44215-change-component-icons-to-images.md): Custom images can enhance your components' visual appeal. - [How to Export Data from Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44133-how-to-export-data-from-ardoq.md): Learn how to export your data and visualizations to Excel \(.XLS\), .PNG, .SVG, .PDF or using reports. - [Graph Traversal](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44056-graph-traversal.md): Find out how the Block Diagram view uses the graph traversal to enable you to create better visualizations of connected data. - [Bubble Chart View: The Best Way to TIME View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/351127-bubble-chart-view-the-best-way-to-time-view.md): Try the Bubble Chart in Viewpoint Builder to visualize complex system relationships and support strategic planning. - [Solving Enterprise Architecture Challenges with Component Matrix](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/682644-solving-enterprise-architecture-challenges-with-component-matrix.md) - [AI-Assisted View Configuration \(Beta\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/718246-ai-assisted-view-configuration-beta.md) - [Keyboard Shortcuts in Presentation Mode](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44088-keyboard-shortcuts-in-presentation-mode.md): Find out how you can easily navigate your presentations through clever keyboard shortcuts that allow you to speed up. - [Presentations Permissions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44085-presentations-permissions.md): Learn about the types of read and write permissions so you can safely share and collaborate on your presentations. - [Presentation Specific Filters](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44084-presentation-specific-filters.md): Understand what content will be part of a long-living presentation and ensure that unrelated content from new workspaces is kept out. - [Embedding Presentations Into Microsoft SharePoint Using Iframes](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44063-embedding-presentations-into-microsoft-sharepoint-using-iframes.md): Make some simple configuration entries and embed Ardoq Presentations and Surveys inline within your current SharePoint page.  - [Embedding Presentations Into Confluence Using Iframes](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44062-embedding-presentations-into-confluence-using-iframes.md): Configure your Iframe with its own scrollbar independent of the surrounding page's scrollbar to embed Ardoq Presentations. - [How to ensure consistent Presentation Slides in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/232910-how-to-ensure-consistent-presentation-slides-in-ardoq.md): Understand how presentation slides may differ by user role and how to make sure they're consistent for all viewers. - [Tagscape](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44141-tagscape.md): Find a simple way to label components and references through tags, or filter by tags to narrow down your perspective. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Component Matrix](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44049-legacy-experience-component-matrix.md): Find a powerful way to list components and visualize direct references in multiple grouping dimensions. - [Ardoq View Portfolio Status](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/63592-ardoq-view-portfolio-status.md): Understand the status of all views in Ardoq's portfolio. - [Block Diagram](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44213-block-diagram.md): Create process diagrams, deployment diagrams, organization charts, or any view where you expect more structure in the flow. - [Component Tree](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44138-component-tree.md): Find out how to easily visualize, drag, and link the components in a workspace in a hierarchical tree. - [Dependency Map Vs Capability Map](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43985-dependency-map-vs-capability-map.md): This article describes and contrasts the differences between Dependency Map and Capability Map views. - [Dependency Map](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44007-dependency-map.md): Show dependencies between your applications, processes, and other components across or inside workspaces. - [Relationships View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44135-relationships-view.md): Streamline your high-level and low-level data analysis. - [Treemap](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44137-treemap.md): Build a context-sensitive, zoomable map that shows the hierarchies of the current components in your model. - [Capability Map](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44073-capability-map.md): Display your business capabilities on an easy to grasp canvas through a default layout or a layout defined by a dedicated field. - [Swimlanes](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44134-swimlanes.md): Show components arranged by their workspaces and parent components, or apply grouping rules to view new Swimlanes. - [Dependency Wheel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44136-dependency-wheel.md): Showcase all the references between components in the current workspace, and see the incoming and outgoing references. - [Timeline view](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44061-timeline-view.md): Get a familiar and unique perspective on your time-based data by plotting component date ranges and milestone dates. - [Pages View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44044-pages-view.md): Find out how to use the Pages view to see all of the information of the components and references in a workspace textually, wiki-style. - [Bubble Chart in Workspace Mode](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44071-bubble-chart-in-workspace-mode.md): Plot your numeric data with X and Y coordinates to easily depict components in a two-dimensional space. - [Dependency Matrix](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44002-dependency-matrix.md): In this article, we explore the core functionalities and benefits of Ardoq’s Dependency Matrix View. - [Grouping in Block Diagram](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44055-grouping-in-block-diagram.md): Learn about the improved logic in Block Diagram, which will be rolled out across other views over time. - [Spider Chart View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43984-spider-chart-view.md): Here we explain the basics of our Spider Chart View: a graphical way to display your multivariate data. - [How to Automatically Calculate Component End Dates and Create a Quarter-Based Roadmap](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43893-how-to-automatically-calculate-component-end-dates-and-create-a-quarter-based-roadmap.md): Master quarter-based project roadmaps with Gremlin Query Language for improved planning. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Component Overview Page in Ardoq and Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/146066-legacy-experience-component-overview-page-in-ardoq-and-ardoq-discover.md) - [Tables](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44139-tables.md): Learn how to get a context-sensitive and simple view that enables you to look at several components at once. - [How to Create and Share a Presentation](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44181-how-to-create-and-share-a-presentation.md): Learn how to create professional-looking presentations to share live data with your internal and external stakeholders. - [Perspectives](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44114-perspectives.md): Use perspectives and quick filters to navigate your data and tell a cohesive story within the organization. - [Conditional Formatting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44113-conditional-formatting.md): Learn how to access conditional formatting and highlight the important components in a view based on your preferred criteria. - [Grouping](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44112-grouping.md): Find a powerful way to show more information about the components hierarchy, as well as get a clearer view. - [Calculated Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44214-calculated-fields.md): Visualize more complex properties of your data by creating fields with values derived from your graph data. - [Saved Perspectives](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44111-saved-perspectives.md): Easily access presentations that you use often or have set up with grouping, formatting and/or filter rules. - [Displaying the reference name in views](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44081-displaying-the-reference-name-in-views.md): Use the label formatting feature to display the reference name on the references across the Block Diagram, Swimlane, or Dependency Map view. - [Graph Filters](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44058-graph-filters.md): Learn how to utilize graph filters for better analysis, visualizations, and communication within your organization. - [Label formatting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43996-label-formatting.md): Use the label formatting feature to display the name, type or field values on the components and references - [Ardoq Heat map](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43983-ardoq-heat-map.md): Learn how to better differentiate and analyze certain values by creating a custom heat map in Ardoq. - [Effective Project Management: Examples of Using Time Filters in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43905-effective-project-management-examples-of-using-time-filters-in-ardoq.md): Examples of Using Time Filters in Ardoq ## Data Analysis - [How to Create a Dashboard](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44083-how-to-create-a-dashboard.md): Transform your data into stories with customizable dashboards. - [How to Give Users Access to Reports Outside of Core Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43926-how-to-give-users-access-to-reports-outside-of-core-ardoq.md): Enable stakeholders to explore granular data straight from Ardoq Discover regardless of whether you have access to Ardoq Discover. - [How to Give Users Access to Dashboards Outside of Core Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43919-how-to-give-users-access-to-dashboards-outside-of-core-ardoq.md): Allow stakeholders to explore aggregated data in Ardoq Discover regardless of whether you have access to Ardoq Discover already. - [\[Archived\] How To Create A Dashboard with the New Dashboard Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43898-archived-how-to-create-a-dashboard-with-the-new-dashboard-builder.md): Transform your data into stories with customizable dashboards. - [Creating Custom Color Themes for Powerful Dashboard Data Visualization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/74996-creating-custom-color-themes-for-powerful-dashboard-data-visualization.md): Learn how to create effective custom color themes to create visually appealing, informative, and intuitive dashboards. - [How to Create a Report](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43935-how-to-create-a-report.md): Analyze your workspace data, decide what data to share and with who, and eliminate data silos with reports. - [Advanced Search](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44086-advanced-search.md): Find relevant data based on what you have documented in Ardoq through simple or multiple data sets searches. - [Gremlin Graph Search](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44110-gremlin-graph-search.md): Graph Search is a powerful way of analyzing your data and building up an Enterprise Intelligence Graph. - [Getting Started With Dashboard Filters](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/446073-getting-started-with-dashboard-filters.md): See your data, your way - instantly focus on what matters most with dashboard filters. - [Gremlin Graph Search Examples](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44074-gremlin-graph-search-examples.md): Learn Gremlin query references and useful tips to start solving business questions with Ardoq Graph Search. - [Using Date Range Fields With Gremlin Graph Search And The Ardoq API](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44057-using-date-range-fields-with-gremlin-graph-search-and-the-ardoq-api.md): Learn how to find the names of the underlying Date fields, and construct your search or API calls accordingly. - [Getting the Most Out of Your Graph Data With Gremlin](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44053-getting-the-most-out-of-your-graph-data-with-gremlin.md): Get an in-depth introduction to graph analysis and modeling by looking at the data as a network of vertices and edges. - [Gremlin Tricks: Replicate a Table View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44012-gremlin-tricks-replicate-a-table-view.md): This guide explains how to replicate the table view in a Gremlin query, while showing off some querying tricks along the way - [Gremlin troubleshooting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43991-gremlin-troubleshooting.md): "Why didn't the gremlin query work?" Here's some common gotchas that result in errors or confusing behavior - [Gremlin Tricks: Advanced Grouping](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43989-gremlin-tricks-advanced-grouping.md): Follow our tips and tricks for how to group results in Gremlin, for both basic and advanced grouping. - [Gremlin Tricks: Filtering With the Where-Step](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43988-gremlin-tricks-filtering-with-the-where-step.md): This article shows how the where-step can facilitate more advanced filtering across graph traversals - [Gremlin Tricks: Working with dates](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43987-gremlin-tricks-working-with-dates.md): How do you calculate the difference between two dates or check if a date is X days in the past or future? - [Gremlin Tricks: Assigning Numeric Values to Text and List Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43980-gremlin-tricks-assigning-numeric-values-to-text-and-list-fields.md): A how-to guide for assigning numeric values and storing fields as text when writing Gremlin queries. - [Gremlin Tricks: Calculating a Component's Position in the Hierarchy](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43979-gremlin-tricks-calculating-a-component-s-position-in-the-hierarchy.md): Learn how to accurately calculate a component's position in the component hierarchy by using Gremlin. - [Calculated Date Ranges](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43910-calculated-date-ranges.md): Using a calculated date range field and gremlin to return a date range automatically - [Gremlin Training 1: Terminology](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44212-gremlin-training-1-terminology.md): Learn how the graph terminology used in Gremlin corresponds to the terminology you may be familiar with from Ardoq. - [Gremlin Training 2: Understanding Graph Queries](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44211-gremlin-training-2-understanding-graph-queries.md): Learn about filters and traversal steps, the two types of graph query steps in Ardoq which can extract any knowledge. - [Gremlin Training 3: Basic filtering steps - hasLabel\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44210-gremlin-training-3-basic-filtering-steps-haslabel.md): Learn to use the hasLabel\(\)-step to filter and search for components and references based on their type. - [Gremlin Training 4: Basic filtering steps - has\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44209-gremlin-training-4-basic-filtering-steps-has.md): Learn to use the has\(\)-step and hasLabel\(\)-step to filter components and references based on their field values. - [Gremlin Training 5: Basic filtering steps - hasNot\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44208-gremlin-training-5-basic-filtering-steps-hasnot.md): Learn to use the hasNot\(\)-step to filter components and references based on field values they do not have. - [Gremlin Training 6: Basic filtering steps - hasId\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44207-gremlin-training-6-basic-filtering-steps-hasid.md): Learn to use the hasId\(\)-step to filter single or multiple components and references based on their unique ids. - [Gremlin Training 7: Basic filtering steps - filter\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44206-gremlin-training-7-basic-filtering-steps-filter.md): Learn to use the filter\(\)-step to filter components and references based on virtually any element you can consider. - [Gremlin Training 8: Basic Traversal - both\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44205-gremlin-training-8-basic-traversal-both.md): Learn to use the both\(\)-step to find components which are reachable through incoming or outgoing references. - [Gremlin Training 10: Basic traversal - out\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44204-gremlin-training-10-basic-traversal-out.md): Learn to use the out\(\)-step to find Ardoq components which are reachable through outgoing references. - [Gremlin Training 9: Basic traversals - in\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44203-gremlin-training-9-basic-traversals-in.md): Learn to use the in\(\)-step to find Ardoq components which are reachable through incoming references. - [Gremlin Training 11: Basic value access - label\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44202-gremlin-training-11-basic-value-access-label.md): Learn to use the label\(\)-step to get access the types of components or references, and remove duplicate results. - [Gremlin Training 12: Basic value access -values\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44201-gremlin-training-12-basic-value-access-values.md): Learn to use the values\(\)-step to take one or more property names as arguments and get the property values of components or references. - [Gremlin Training 11: Basic value access - id\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44200-gremlin-training-11-basic-value-access-id.md): Learn to use the id\(\)-step to get the ids of components or references. - [Gremlin Training 13: Basic aggregation steps -count\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44199-gremlin-training-13-basic-aggregation-steps-count.md): Learn to use the count\(\)-step to count the number components, references or applications in an organization. - [Gremlin Training 19: Basic aggregation steps - sum\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44198-gremlin-training-19-basic-aggregation-steps-sum.md): Learn to use the sum\(\)-step to sum up the numeric values of a collection of components or references. - [Gremlin Training 16: Basic aggregation steps - mean\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44197-gremlin-training-16-basic-aggregation-steps-mean.md): Learn to use the mean\(\)-step to calculate the average value from a collection of numerical values in your fields. - [Gremlin Training 14: Basic aggregation steps - min\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44196-gremlin-training-14-basic-aggregation-steps-min.md): Learn to use the min\(\)-step to find the lowest value from a collection of numerical values in your fields. - [Gremlin Training 15: Basic aggregation steps - max\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44195-gremlin-training-15-basic-aggregation-steps-max.md): Learn to use the max\(\)-step to find the highest value from a collection of numerical values in fields. - [Gremlin Training 18: Presenting data in tables - select\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44194-gremlin-training-18-presenting-data-in-tables-select.md): Learn to use the select\(\)-step to refer back to previous steps in a traversal and present them in a table. - [Gremlin Training 17: Presenting data in tables - project\(\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44193-gremlin-training-17-presenting-data-in-tables-project.md): Learn to use the project\(\)-step to specify a selection of elements that create one row for each of the selected elements. ## Broadcasts - [Introduction to Broadcasts: Powerful Messaging Automation Platform](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44025-introduction-to-broadcasts-powerful-messaging-automation-platform.md): Engage far beyond IT with tailored messages, data collection, and insights using powerful event-driven automation and unique graph analysis. - [Broadcasts: How to Use Intelligent Audience Targeting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44024-broadcasts-how-to-use-intelligent-audience-targeting.md): Direct the right message to the right audience with Broadcasts advanced targeting function to build your audience. - [Before You Start Broadcasting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44023-before-you-start-broadcasting.md): Planning is key to sending a successful Broadcast - here's what you need to know before getting started. - [How to Create, Launch, and Manage a Broadcast](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44022-how-to-create-launch-and-manage-a-broadcast.md): Learn how to create message, survey, and report alert broadcasts to collect and distribute information right from the Ardoq platform. - [Working with Timing in Broadcasts](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44021-working-with-timing-in-broadcasts.md): How to work with time-based filters and scheduling in building Survey invitations, Alerts, and Workflows. - [Building Workflows with Broadcasts](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44020-building-workflows-with-broadcasts.md): Learn how to combine multiple Broadcasts with varying tasks and dependencies into an end-to-end workflow. - [How to Create A Report Alert Broadcast](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/81409-how-to-create-a-report-alert-broadcast.md): Get notified about changes on key metrics to stay on top of your portfolio performance and identify areas where improvements can be made. - [12+ Survey Broadcast Use Cases to Collect and Keep Your Data up to Date](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44018-12-survey-broadcast-use-cases-to-collect-and-keep-your-data-up-to-date.md): Example on how to use Broadcasts for sending out Surveys and Reminders to the stakeholders in your organization. - [Broadcasts Patterns: Messages](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44017-broadcasts-patterns-messages.md): How to use Broadcasts for sending out targeted Messages, Notifications and Alerts across your organization - [Broadcasts Patterns: Workflows](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44016-broadcasts-patterns-workflows.md): A step-by-step guide on how to set up and run Broadcasts and build up end-to-end Workflow processes. ## Legacy Ardoq Discover - [\[Legacy Experience\] Getting Started With Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43903-legacy-experience-getting-started-with-ardoq-discover.md): This guide helps you learn what you can do in Ardoq Discover. - [How Different Business Roles Use Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43906-how-different-business-roles-use-ardoq-discover.md): In this article we are talking about the specific business roles and the way Ardoq Discover brings value to them. - [What Kind of Ardoq Assets You Can Access](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43908-what-kind-of-ardoq-assets-you-can-access.md): Learn about additional assets that Ardoq offers. - [Ardoq Discover Glossary](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43907-ardoq-discover-glossary.md): This article provides definition of terms that we use on the details page of Ardoq Discover. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Helpful Features Of Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43902-legacy-experience-helpful-features-of-ardoq-discover.md): In this article, we’ll dive deeper into the functionality of the important features of Ardoq Discover. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Introducing Ardoq Discover to Ardoq Administrators](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43963-legacy-experience-introducing-ardoq-discover-to-ardoq-administrators.md): Discover the key differences of using our new tooling. Enable the wider organization to self-serve their own needs. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Understanding Viewpoints in Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43962-legacy-experience-understanding-viewpoints-in-ardoq-discover.md): Find out what a viewpoint is, how they define what can be visualized in Ardoq Discover, and how it is to be visualized. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Create a Viewpoint in Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43960-legacy-experience-how-to-create-a-viewpoint-in-ardoq-discover.md): Learn how to create and manage new and existing viewpoints in this step-by-step guide. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Granting Access To Ardoq Discover And Assigning Permissions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43958-legacy-experience-granting-access-to-ardoq-discover-and-assigning-permissions.md): Learn how to authorize users to explore assets in Ardoq Discover. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Using Surveys With Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43966-legacy-experience-using-surveys-with-ardoq-discover.md): Create an Enterprise Architecture application with full read-write capabilities and mass consumer appeal. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Using Broadcasts With Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43965-legacy-experience-using-broadcasts-with-ardoq-discover.md): Bring your audience straight to the Ardoq Discover interface, giving these interactions a new level of visibility and value. - [\[Legacy Experience\] Viewpoint Patterns in Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43959-legacy-experience-viewpoint-patterns-in-ardoq-discover.md): Match your own requirements by discovering common patterns when modeling components in architecture data. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Set Up a Default Viewpoint for a Component Type for Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43924-legacy-experience-how-to-set-up-a-default-viewpoint-for-a-component-type-for-ardoq-discover.md): Learn how to set up a default viewpoint for a component type to provide Discover users with the most accurate answers. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Introduce Ardoq Discover to a Wider Organization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/75735-legacy-experience-how-to-introduce-ardoq-discover-to-a-wider-organization.md): Learn how to setup access to Ardoq Discover for your stakeholders and setup their viewpoints and dashboards. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Configure the Ardoq Discover Search Page](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/71833-legacy-experience-how-to-configure-the-ardoq-discover-search-page.md): Learn how to configure Discover to become the go-to source for enterprise architecture insights in your organization. - [\[Legacy Experience\] How to Configure the Connected People Legend in Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/88947-legacy-experience-how-to-configure-the-connected-people-legend-in-ardoq-discover.md): Learn how to configure the connected people legend in Ardoq Discover. - [\[Legacy Experience\] My Tasks in Ardoq Discover](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/108622-legacy-experience-my-tasks-in-ardoq-discover.md): My Task in Ardoq Discover is the list of components that have been sent out through the survey-based broadcast to the targeted audience. ## Scenarios - [Getting Started With Scenarios](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44038-getting-started-with-scenarios.md): Learn how to create a scenario, suggest, compare, share, and present changes to your stakeholders to get buy-in and alignment. - [How to Update Your Scenarios Metamodel With Your Mainline Metamodel](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44029-how-to-update-your-scenarios-metamodel-with-your-mainline-metamodel.md): Learn how to keep your scenario metamodel current with the mainline metamodel so that your changes can be merged to mainline. - [How To Merge Your Scenarios And Mainline Data](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44026-how-to-merge-your-scenarios-and-mainline-data.md): Find out how to bring your scenarios changes to mainline or create mainline data such as components, references, and tags in your scenario. - [Introducing Scenarios: Model Alternative Futures And Analyze The Impact Of Change](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44014-introducing-scenarios-model-alternative-futures-and-analyze-the-impact-of-change.md): Discover how to design alternate futures, evaluate their impact, and achieve desired business goals while protecting your mainline data. - [Build Application Roadmaps Using Ardoq Scenarios](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43997-build-application-roadmaps-using-ardoq-scenarios.md): Learn how to safely design planned changes to your architecture in Ardoq and communicate them to your team and stakeholders. - [Solution Design Using Scenarios](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43972-solution-design-using-scenarios.md): How to use Ardoq Scenarios to document and explore planned changes and explore potential future states. ## Integrations - [Choosing the Right Integration Approach](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/629770-choosing-the-right-integration-approach.md): Ardoq has multiple ways for ingesting data depending on the tools and services you want to connect to. - [Introduction to Ardoq Data Imports](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/305051-introduction-to-ardoq-data-imports.md): A brief introduction to how Ardoq structures data and the basics of the tabular importer. - [Data Transformations in Imports](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/205119-data-transformations-in-imports.md): Your data can be transformed before import to ensure it fits into Ardoq's data models. - [Advanced Filtering in Imports](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/310634-advanced-filtering-in-imports.md): Your imports can be filtered to ensure that only relevant data gets into Ardoq. - [Configurations in Integrations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/284169-configurations-in-integrations.md): Configurations save your mappings in the tabular importer and let you easily re-apply them to new imports. - [Schedules in Integrations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/341440-schedules-in-integrations.md): Schedules are a way to automatically load data from an integration to maintain the most up-to-date data in Ardoq. - [Data Sync Strategy on Import](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/115713-data-sync-strategy-on-import.md): Learn how to automatically delete, create or update components and references when importing data into Ardoq. - [Component Exclusion and Creation during Reference Imports](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/205094-component-exclusion-and-creation-during-reference-imports.md): Learn about new strategies for handling errors in reference imports. - [Integration Failure Email Alerts](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/314989-integration-failure-email-alerts.md): Set email notifications to be sent out when scheduled imports fail. - [Service Accounts for Integrations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/496960-service-accounts-for-integrations.md): Schedule your integrations to run independent of users with Service Accounts. - [Lucidchart Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/263887-lucidchart-integration.md): Link Lucidchart documents to Ardoq components and export Ardoq components to Lucidchart. - [AI Visual Importer](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/331048-ai-visual-importer.md): Bring your diagrams into Ardoq as components and references. - [AWS Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/158198-aws-integration.md): Learn how to set up a connection\(s\) and import your AWS data into Ardoq by following this step-by-step guide. - [Azure Resources Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/684418-azure-resources-integration.md): Learn how to configure your Azure instance and import data into Ardoq. - [Azure Integration \(Legacy\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44034-azure-integration-legacy.md): Learn how to configure your Azure instance and import data into Ardoq. - [ServiceNow Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44072-servicenow-integration.md): Integrate Ardoq and ServiceNow to ensure your data is always up to date with the latest changes. - [ServiceNow Export from Ardoq \[Deprecated\]](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43947-servicenow-export-from-ardoq-deprecated.md): Integrate Ardoq and ServiceNow to ensure your data is always up to date with the latest changes. - [Excel Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43943-excel-integration.md): Learn how to use the Excel integration to import .xls, .xlsx, .xslm, or .csv files and quickly add or update data in Ardoq. - [Jira Software Cloud Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/151332-jira-software-cloud-integration.md): Learn how to set up and configure the integration between Jira Software Cloud and Ardoq - [Microsoft Entra ID Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/483813-microsoft-entra-id-integration.md): Import user, group, and application data from Microsoft Entra ID - [SAP® Signavio Import Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/174350-sap-signavio-import-integration.md): Learn how to import your SAP Signavio data into Ardoq. - [SAP® Signavio Exporter Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/213357-sap-signavio-exporter-integration.md): Learn how to export Ardoq workspace components to dictionaries in SAP Signavio - [IT-Pedia Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/99168-it-pedia-integration.md): Learn how to set up the IT-Pedia integration and begin the synchronization process. - [SharePoint Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/316681-sharepoint-integration.md): Learn how to configure a SharePoint site and its Excel documents so that Ardoq can import them - [Celonis Process Management \(Importer\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/429495-celonis-process-management-importer.md): A guide to bringing in processes, activities, and IT systems from Celonis Process Management into Ardoq. - [Celonis Process Management \(Exporter\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/411875-celonis-process-management-exporter.md): A guide to configuring and using the Ardoq-to-CPM exporter to bring applications and IT systems from Ardoq to CPM. - [Power BI Integration](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44079-power-bi-integration.md): Directly integrate Ardoq with Power BI, and keep Power BI reports synced with data in Ardoq via the API integration. - [Ardoq Single Sign-On Integrations](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44064-ardoq-single-sign-on-integrations.md): Integrate with Azure Active Directory, Okta, Google, GitHub, Ping Identity, NetIQ, or Safewhere to facilitate SSO across the organization. - [How To Create References With Your ServiceNow Data](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43946-how-to-create-references-with-your-servicenow-data.md): Learn how to configure columns with values in Ardoq in order to create references with ServiceNow data. - [How to use the Frameworks & Resources Importer](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/382169-how-to-use-the-frameworks-resources-importer.md): Step by step guide through how to use the new framework & resources importer. - [Exporting from Ardoq to ServiceNow](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/615422-exporting-from-ardoq-to-servicenow.md): Ardoq's guided walkthrough helps you configure your ServiceNow instance to import data from Ardoq. - [JSON Importer](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/714527-json-importer.md): Bring your data into Ardoq using the JSON format. - [Import Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/481975-import-builder.md): An introduction to using the Import Builder to bring in third-party API data into Ardoq. - [Import Builder Use Case — Halo ITSM](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/521123-import-builder-use-case-halo-itsm.md): Use the Import Builder to fetch resources from Halo ITSM using their REST API - [Import Builder Use Case — Asana](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/530025-import-builder-use-case-asana.md): Use the Import Builder to fetch Tasks from Asana using their REST API - [Automate Documentation](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44153-automate-documentation.md): Find out how to use our REST API to integrate Ardoq with any technology that can communicate via HTTPS. - [REST API Tutorial](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44146-rest-api-tutorial.md): Follow this REST API tutorial to integrate with Ardoq, automate documentation, or create custom tools that make use of your data. - [Ardoq REST API](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44128-ardoq-rest-api.md): Find out where you can find the full REST API documentation to integrate with Ardoq or to create custom tools. - [Import API](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/374798-import-api.md): The Import API helps you use pre-defined configurations to pass data to Ardoq programmatically. - [Java client \[Deprecated\]](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44127-java-client-deprecated.md): Install the small Java wrapper for the Ardoq REST API and create a variety of data models for your organization. - [.NET client \[Deprecated\]](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44126-net-client-deprecated.md): Install the Small C\# wrapper for the Ardoq REST API. - [Setting up Webhooks in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44099-setting-up-webhooks-in-ardoq.md): Find out how to register custom callbacks that will be called with an HTTP POST request whenever something changes in Ardoq. - [Managed Workspaces](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44033-managed-workspaces.md): Managed workspaces help you manage master data and component lifecycles across Ardoq and third-party applications. - [K8s-Ardoq Bridge \(Kubernetes to Ardoq Bridge\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43942-k8s-ardoq-bridge-kubernetes-to-ardoq-bridge.md): Get more of your cloud data by automatically documenting your Kubernetes Cluster \(Application and Node resources\) into Ardoq. - [How to Create a Service Account](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/242848-how-to-create-a-service-account.md): Learn how to create a system user and an API token directly in Ardoq - [Customer Story: How Innovation Norway Automatically Updates Their Integration Landscape In Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43944-customer-story-how-innovation-norway-automatically-updates-their-integration-landscape-in-ardoq.md): Learn how IN uses Service Principals, Microsoft Graph API, and Ardoq’s REST API to keep their integration landscape up-to-date in Ardoq. ## Miscellaneous - [Flexible Workspace Metamodels](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44184-flexible-workspace-metamodels.md): Understand the difference between flexible versus rigid workspace metamodels and pick the right one for your workspace. - [Manage Files with Documents](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44182-manage-files-with-documents.md): Learn how you can use Ardoq's archive drag-and-drop functionality to upload files and link them to your components. - [Which Notations Are Supported?](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44166-which-notations-are-supported.md): Find the list of supported and unsupported notations in Ardoq, and create your own models that match your requirements - [Using Tags](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44156-using-tags.md): Understand how tags provide an additional dimension of information for the components and references in your model. - [How to Find, Create, and Manage Assets in the Asset Library](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44155-how-to-find-create-and-manage-assets-in-the-asset-library.md): The Asset Library is your central repository for accessing and organizing all of your workspaces, dashboards, presentations, and reports. - [Sorting Of Components In The View](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44132-sorting-of-components-in-the-view.md): Go beyond the default settings, and add your own fields to sort components by field values or names. - [Using the "Go to ..." Quick Search Bar in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44129-using-the-go-to-quick-search-bar-in-ardoq.md): Use Ardoq's powerful search functionality to find the data you are looking for. Just navigate to the top of the app. - [Supported Browsers](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44065-supported-browsers.md): Learn more about the browsers supported by Ardoq, recommended screen resolution and mobile device support. - [How To Capture Console And Network Logs From Browsers](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43918-how-to-capture-console-and-network-logs-from-browsers.md): This article has information on capturing the console and network logs using the developer tools using Windows or Mac. - [The Ardoq Product Portal](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43912-the-ardoq-product-portal.md): Get familiar with the Ardoq Product Portal and our process for prioritizing product feedback - [Canadian Data Residency](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/499075-canadian-data-residency.md): Canadian Data Residency - [UAE Data Residency](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/523833-uae-data-residency.md) - [Access to Restricted Articles](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/680801-access-to-restricted-articles.md): Some of our articles are for Ardoq customers only and require a login. Use these instructions to quickly get access. - [Exploring Approaches to GDPR Documentation with Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/61165-exploring-approaches-to-gdpr-documentation-with-ardoq.md): Understand different approaches for GDPR documentation with Ardoq. ## Video Tutorials - [Video: How to make components](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44106-video-how-to-make-components.md): Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to create components - aka core data elements - in Ardoq. - [Video: How to create references](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44105-video-how-to-create-references.md): Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to create references - the glue that connects/links components together - in Ardoq. - [Video: How to create fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44104-video-how-to-create-fields.md): Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to create fields - important pieces of information that you want to search or filter by. - [Video: How to change references](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44103-video-how-to-change-references.md): Learn how to change references - the glue that connects/links components together - in your Ardoq workspace. - [Video: Inviting users to your organization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44102-video-inviting-users-to-your-organization.md): Find out how you can expand your organization by inviting users and by managing their workspace permissions. - [Video: References](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44098-video-references.md): Be explicit about how your process flows by creating references - the glue that connects/links components together. - [Video: Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44097-video-fields.md): Add attributes to the steps you've added to your process, and important pieces of information that you want to search or filter by. - [Video: Components](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44096-video-components.md): Find out how to add content to your workspace by creating components - the core data elements in Ardoq. - [Video: Surveys](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44095-video-surveys.md): Increase engagement within your organization and capture data from untrained users by creating surveys manually or automatically. - [Video: Managing the home screen](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44094-video-managing-the-home-screen.md): Increase your navigation speed and learn how to manage your home screen in order to quickly find what you're looking for. - [Video: Perspectives intro](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44093-video-perspectives-intro.md): Learn how you can manage your perspectives in order to create new business-friendly visualizations of your data. - [Video: Perspectives grouping](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44092-video-perspectives-grouping.md): Find out how to manage your perspectives in a more advanced way. Simply highlight what you care about most. - [Video: Perspectives formatting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44091-video-perspectives-formatting.md): Find out how you can dive deeper into conditional formatting \(or created heatmaps\) for your perspectives. - [Video: Presentation intro](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44089-video-presentation-intro.md): Present live data from Ardoq in a simple way and enable readers to consume data from you in a much intuitive way. - [Video: Metamodel Overview](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/456812-video-metamodel-overview.md): Learn how to explore, customize, and extend the Ardoq metamodel to fit your enterprise architecture needs. - [Video: Using Viewpoints](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/456814-video-using-viewpoints.md): Learn how to use Viewpoints in Ardoq to quickly visualize components and their relationships. - [Video: Build Custom Viewpoints](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/456815-video-build-custom-viewpoints.md): Go beyond predefined viewpoints and create your own visualizations in Ardoq. - [Video: Data Inventory](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/456816-video-data-inventory.md): Keep your data accurate and stakeholder-ready with Ardoq’s Data Inventory. - [Video: Visualizations in Data Inventory](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/456818-video-visualizations-in-data-inventory.md): Transform raw data into clear visualizations with Ardoq’s Data Inventory mode. - [Video: Reports from Data Inventory](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458378-video-reports-from-data-inventory.md): Quickly generate tailored reports using Ardoq’s Data Inventory mode. - [Video: Creating a Dashboard](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458380-video-creating-a-dashboard.md): Build and customize dashboards in Ardoq to track application portfolios and key enterprise KPIs. - [Video: Presentations - Tips for Better Stakeholder Engagement](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458382-video-presentations-tips-for-better-stakeholder-engagement.md): Make your Ardoq presentations more impactful with these expert tips. - [Video: Collapsed Paths](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458383-video-collapsed-paths.md): Simplify complex visualizations with Collapsed Paths in Ardoq Viewpoints. - [Video: Required Paths](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458384-video-required-paths.md): Simplify your datasets with Required Paths in Ardoq Viewpoints. - [Video: Labels and Conditional Formatting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458385-video-labels-and-conditional-formatting.md): Enhance your visualizations in Ardoq with labels and conditional formatting. - [Video: Share Filtered Reports and Update Data Instantly in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/458386-video-share-filtered-reports-and-update-data-instantly-in-ardoq.md): One report, one link, one simple flow from insight to action. ## Automated Process Playbooks - [Process Playbook: How to Automate Application Ownership \(for customers using the original ALM Solution\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/110796-process-playbook-how-to-automate-application-ownership-for-customers-using-the-original-alm-solution.md): Learn about the benefits of configuring and running the Application Ownership Process in Ardoq, including the step-by-step guide. - [Process Playbook: How to Automate Application Risk Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/149607-process-playbook-how-to-automate-application-risk-management.md): Learn about the benefits of configuring and running the Application Risk Management Process in Ardoq - [Process Playbook: Automating Technical Debt Management](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171958-process-playbook-automating-technical-debt-management.md): Learn about the benefits of configuring and running the Technical Debt Management Process in Ardoq. - [Process Playbook: Automating Exception Requests](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/217694-process-playbook-automating-exception-requests.md): Learn about the benefits of configuring and running the Exception Request Management Process in Ardoq. - [Process Playbook: How to Automate Application Ownership \(for customers using Foundation\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/372666-process-playbook-how-to-automate-application-ownership-for-customers-using-foundation.md): Automating Application Ownership with Ardoq ## AI and Innovation - [How to Manage AI Innovation with Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/143599-how-to-manage-ai-innovation-with-ardoq.md): 7 Steps to Managing AI Innovation across your Organization - [AI-based reference creation in Ardoq with simple Retrieval Augmented Generation](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/127002-ai-based-reference-creation-in-ardoq-with-simple-retrieval-augmented-generation.md): How to use Ardoq together with an AI Large Language Model to generate relationships between Business Capabilities and Applications - [Ardoq AI: Capabilities, Controls, and FAQs](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/131863-ardoq-ai-capabilities-controls-and-faqs.md) - [Context Engineering: Getting the most from Ardoq MCP](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/413191-context-engineering-getting-the-most-from-ardoq-mcp.md): Context engineering contains tips and techniques to improve access to the Ardoq API Gateway \(MCP Server\) - [Using the Ardoq MCP Server](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/415375-using-the-ardoq-mcp-server.md): Documentation on how to use the Ardoq AI Gateway. The MCP Server that allows AI MCP clients to access information in Ardoq - [Omnipresent AI Assistant](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/510373-omnipresent-ai-assistant.md): Ask anything about your architecture — get instant, contextual answers from wherever you are in Ardoq. - [Ardoq AI: Security & Architecture FAQ](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/603602-ardoq-ai-security-architecture-faq.md): The article explains Ardoq's approach to implementing and securing AI features, primarily focusing on data privacy, hosting, and controls. - [Introducing Ardoq Foundation Insights Agents](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/619112-introducing-ardoq-foundation-insights-agents.md): A key benefit of these Agents is their ability to look through large volumes of data and pick out the most valuable insights, giving you and your team more time to focus on taking action and delive... - [Ardoq's Approach to reliable AI for Enterprise Architecture](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/636660-ardoq-s-approach-to-reliable-ai-for-enterprise-architecture.md): AI models have increasing capability by still struggle with quality and reliability. This is not good enough for EA level reasoning and decision making. We detail how Ardoq is overcoming this chall... - [Contract Extraction Agent](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/721315-contract-extraction-agent.md): Use the Contract Extraction Agent to automatically analyze a software contract document and populate Ardoq with the supplier, application, technology product, owners, and organizational consumers —... - [AI Custom Agents](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/721047-ai-custom-agents.md): Run purpose-built AI agents that analyze your architecture and produce structured, repeatable outputs — right from the AI Assistant. - [AI-Powered Component Descriptions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/150511-ai-powered-component-descriptions.md): Create component descriptions effortlessly with a single click directly from your survey or workspace. - [How to Create Viewpoints Using AI](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171731-how-to-create-viewpoints-using-ai.md): Learn how to convert text prompts into insightful views, providing the answers you need in seconds with the power of Ardoq’s AI. - [Create References from Applications to Business or Technical Capabilities in Surveys with AI](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/212247-create-references-from-applications-to-business-or-technical-capabilities-in-surveys-with-ai.md): Effortlessly generate references with AI-driven suggestions in Ardoq when completing surveys. - [Generating Value Streams and Business Capabilities with AI](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/334927-generating-value-streams-and-business-capabilities-with-ai.md): How to use the Business Value Stream and Business Capability Modeling AI augmentations - [AI-Generated Report & Viewpoint Descriptions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/407079-ai-generated-report-viewpoint-descriptions.md): Learn about how you can automatically create descriptions in Reports and Viewpoints using AI - [AI Query Builder](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/528056-ai-query-builder.md): The AI Query Builder is an AI-powered tool designed to bridge the gap between business questions and technical data structures. - [Getting Enterprise Architecture Best Practices Guidance with Aria - Ardoq’s Technical Support AI Agent](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/532569-getting-enterprise-architecture-best-practices-guidance-with-aria-ardoq-s-technical-support-ai-agent.md): Ardoq provides best practices guidance and product support through Aria, Ardoq’s AI-powered Technical Support Agent. You can ask questions and get guidance on modeling, architecture concepts, and ... - [Aria: Ardoq’s Technical Support AI Agent](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/545473-aria-ardoq-s-technical-support-ai-agent.md): Aria is Ardoq’s Technical Support AI Agent, designed to help you get quick answers and guidance while using Ardoq. - [Semantic quick search](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/682139-semantic-quick-search.md) ## Ardoq ShiftX - [Ardoq ShiftX Setup: Getting Started](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/361022-ardoq-shiftx-setup-getting-started.md) - [Ardoq ShiftX: Create a new process](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/407087-ardoq-shiftx-create-a-new-process.md) - [Leverage AI to generate process drafts in Ardoq ShiftX](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/407282-leverage-ai-to-generate-process-drafts-in-ardoq-shiftx.md) - [Ardoq ShiftX: Permissions and User Access](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/418522-ardoq-shiftx-permissions-and-user-access.md) ## How-tos - [How to use Roles in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/142730-how-to-use-roles-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to include the Role component type in different modeling situations - [How to adopt the C4 model with Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/142727-how-to-adopt-the-c4-model-with-ardoq.md): This article demonstrates how to develop C4 model diagrams with Ardoq - [How to represent Policies, Principles, Standards and Frameworks in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/154391-how-to-represent-policies-principles-standards-and-frameworks-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to model the content of structured documents in Ardoq - [How to use Categories in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/160767-how-to-use-categories-in-ardoq.md): This article explains when and how to use the Category component type \(and when not to\) - [How to use Architecture Reviews to identify Technical Debt](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/171894-how-to-use-architecture-reviews-to-identify-technical-debt.md): Architecture Reviews are the ideal opportunity to identify technical debt. This article provides guidance on how to conduct them. - [How to map from the ServiceNow CSDM to Ardoq Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/174771-how-to-map-from-the-servicenow-csdm-to-ardoq-solutions.md): Learn how to map between Ardoq Solution component types and CSDM elements for easier data integration. - [How to use ServiceNow Incidents with Ardoq Solution Component Types](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/204545-how-to-use-servicenow-incidents-with-ardoq-solution-component-types.md): Learn how to import ServiceNow incidents and use them in conjunction with Ardoq Solution component types. - [How to Record and Map Stakeholders with Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/224784-how-to-record-and-map-stakeholders-with-ardoq.md): Stakeholder analysis is a vital part of an enterprise architect’s work. Learn how Ardoq can help. - [XML Import from Archi, BizzDesign and Sparx](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44009-xml-import-from-archi-bizzdesign-and-sparx.md): A step-by-step guide on how to successfully run an XML import, including Archi, BizzDesign and Sparx, in Ardoq. - [How to map Microsoft Azure resources to Ardoq Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/254709-how-to-map-microsoft-azure-resources-to-ardoq-solutions.md): Learn how to map between Ardoq Solutions component types and Azure resources for data import. - [Representing Contracts and License Agreements in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/279847-representing-contracts-and-license-agreements-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to represent contracts and license agreements in your Ardoq model - [How to map Jira Software Cloud Resources to Ardoq Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/283311-how-to-map-jira-software-cloud-resources-to-ardoq-solutions.md): Learn how to map between Ardoq Solutions component types and Atlassian Jira Software Cloud resources for data import. - [Assessing Applications with Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/431285-assessing-applications-with-ardoq.md): This article provides guidance on how to use Ardoq to assess applications - [Representing Products and Services in Ardoq](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/470936-representing-products-and-services-in-ardoq.md): Learn how to represent business products and services in your Ardoq model - [Capturing Stakeholder Feedback](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/511120-capturing-stakeholder-feedback.md): In this article, we explore how to use surveys to engage with stakeholders and capture their feedback for analysis in Ardoq - [\[Beta\] Field Groups](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/757885-beta-field-groups.md): Organize a component's fields into tidy, labeled sections on the Component Overview page instead of one long, flat list. - [Organizational Modeling Patterns](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43939-organizational-modeling-patterns.md): Adapt or extend different patterns to your own needs, and apply organizational modeling to common scenarios. - [How to map from the CALM standard to Ardoq Solutions](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/776369-how-to-map-from-the-calm-standard-to-ardoq-solutions.md): Learn how the core concepts of the FINOS CALM standard relate to Ardoq component types, references, and Solutions. ## Users and Access Management - [Best Practices, Principles, and FAQ](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/745035-best-practices-principles-and-faq.md): How should you organize users, groups, and access rules to support your users seeing the right data? - [Getting Started with SSO and User Provisioning](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/747382-getting-started-with-sso-and-user-provisioning.md): Learn how Ardoq handles SSO and JIT provisioning of users - [Setting up Single Sign-on using SAML](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43999-setting-up-single-sign-on-using-saml.md): Learn how to get started with Single Sign-on using SAML, with an example from the identity provider Azure Active Directory/Microsoft Entra - [Setting up Single Sign-on using OpenID Connect or OAuth2](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43998-setting-up-single-sign-on-using-openid-connect-or-oauth2.md): Learn how to get started with Single Sign-on using OAuth2 or OpenID Connect, with an example from the identity provider Okta - [Single Sign-on with Azure Active Directory \(Microsoft Entra ID\)](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44168-single-sign-on-with-azure-active-directory-microsoft-entra-id.md): Connect Ardoq to Azure Active Directory \(Azure AD\) to enable single sign-on \(SSO\) for the members of your organization. - [Updating Ardoq’s SAML SP Encryption Certificate](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/710808-updating-ardoq-s-saml-sp-encryption-certificate.md) - [Keeping the List of Users up to Date With SCIM](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43949-keeping-the-list-of-users-up-to-date-with-scim.md): Learn what SCIM is and how it can help you automatically sync users across systems. - [SSO Attribute Mapping](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/45268-sso-attribute-mapping.md): Externally manage Ardoq group membership from your SSO provider through Ardoq’s SSO Attribute Mapping and flexibly define assignment rules. - [Streamlining Access to Embedded Ardoq Content with Autologin](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/310338-streamlining-access-to-embedded-ardoq-content-with-autologin.md): Enable seamless access to Ardoq insights within external platforms via SSO - [Supporting IDP-Initiated SAML Login](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/109003-supporting-idp-initiated-saml-login.md): Configure your SSO to support Ardoq login from your dashboard tiles when using SAML as your login method. - [Inviting Users to Your Organization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44150-inviting-users-to-your-organization.md): Grow your organization by inviting new users by email address, and manage their write or read-only privileges. - [User Management with Single Sign-on](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43990-user-management-with-single-sign-on.md): Follow this guide on how to use Single Sign-On for managing user roles in Ardoq from Active Directory \(SAML\). - [Assigning Users Access to Functionality and Assets](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44148-assigning-users-access-to-functionality-and-assets.md): Authorize users to perform specific actions with privileges and control asset access with permissions. - [Permission Groups](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/44042-permission-groups.md): Group organisation members into groups that reflect your company or group’s structure with cascading access permissions. - [\[Open Beta\] Confidential Fields](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/495291-open-beta-confidential-fields.md) - [\[Beta\] Access Overview](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/374729-beta-access-overview.md) - [Sharing With Your Entire Organization](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/455784-sharing-with-your-entire-organization.md) - [How to Request and Approve Access to Assets](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/108328-how-to-request-and-approve-access-to-assets.md): Find out how to request and approve asset access right from Ardoq. - [IP Allowlisting](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/43929-ip-allowlisting.md): Learn how to allow a list or range of trusted IP addresses to restrict the Ardoq login and API access. - [Understand what your users see](https://help.ardoq.com/en/articles/761864-understand-what-your-users-see.md): Impersonation allows you to browse the app as another user, which can be critical for understanding their end-user experience and validating the correctness of your configuration.