Create font formats (database)

Font formats of a database define the representation of database content in models. They are only available in the database for which they were created. This enables you to individually design models and deviate from the conventions defined for your company.

Prerequisite

You have logged in as a system administrator or have the Font format management function privilege.

Procedure

  1. Click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.
  2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
  3. Log in to the database.
  4. In the Explorer tree, open the database structure and right-click Font format Font formats.
  5. Click New > Font format. The Create font format dialog opens.
  6. Specify the relevant settings and click OK.

The font format has been created.

Tip

To make models compliant with the conventions of your Corporate Identity, make sure that the correct template is assigned. When users assign a template to a model, all font formats in use contained in the template will be created automatically in the database's font format management. However, this only happens if font formats are actually used for object attributes in models from the database. This prevents unused font formats from blowing up the database volume.

If no template was assigned, the default font format of the database is used. Administrators can consolidate font formats for a database using a report.