Assign attribute type

After you have defined custom attribute types you need to assign them to the object, model, and connection types for which you want to specify them.

Prerequisite

You are a configuration administrator for this tenant.

Procedure

  1. Click ARIS > Show Administration Administration. The Administration tab opens.
  2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
  3. In the navigation, click Configuration Configuration > Method Method.
  4. Depending on the item type to which you want to assign the custom attribute type, click the Method Object types, Model types, or Connection types folder.

    The details are displayed in a table on the right.

  5. In the table, click the relevant entry.
  6. Click Edit Edit in the Start tab bar. The wizard for editing opens.
  7. On the Selection tab, click the Select attributes page.
  8. Click Add on the Select attributes page. The Add attribute dialog opens.
  9. Enter the name of the attribute type in the Filter box. The number of entries in the list is reduced while you make your entry.
  10. Enable the check box for the required attribute, and click Add.
  11. Click OK.

The attribute type was added to the item. If it was assigned to an attribute type group, it can be edited in that group when editing attributes, for example.