Can I make an ArchiMate Flow with Payload appear in the Traceability window?

[Georgi]

Dear all,

ArchiMate 3 allows relations to relations, i.e. a Flow relation between two Business Processes can have a Business Object connected to it using an Association relation.
(See the example here: https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/archimate32-doc/images/ex-Association.png or look for Example 10 on this page: https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/archimate32-doc/ch-Relationships-and-Relationship-Connectors.html#sec-Association-Relationship )

However, when I click on the Business Object on a diagram, this Association and the associated Flow do not appear in the Traceability window. At the same time, the window lists all Access relations between the Business Object and Business Processes, for example.

For me, this association with a Flow and later on, with the two Business Processes at the two ends of the Flow, should be included in the Traceability information. Do you know why it is not and how I can have it added?

[Georgi]

Update: I just discovered that the Association between the Flow and the Business Object is not displayed when I start a new diagram with Business Process A and "Insert Related Elements..."

Even after specifying 5 levels for finding relationships and enabling all connector types and all element types, the Flow relation to Business Process B is displayed without the Association to the Business Object. If it cannot be found in the Traceability window for the Business Object, could it be visible when inserting related elements, as a minimum?

More generally, how can then relations to relations be analysed across the project?

[Geert Bellekens]

Relations are a bit 2nd class citizens in the Sparx world unfortunately.

In don't think there are good out of the box solution, so I would think about writing an SQL Search that gives you the traceability view you need.

Might be a good case to add the my EA Navigator add-in.

Geert