Insert free-form texts

You can insert texts at any positions in the modeling area.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. Activate the Insert tab bar.
  2. Click Free-form text Free-form text. When you drag the mouse pointer onto the model background, an icon is added to the pointer: Free-form text cursor
  3. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the text. A text box opens, in which you can make your entry.
  4. Click next to the text box to finish the input.

Your text is displayed in the model and you can place it anywhere.

Tip

Under ARIS > Options > Model > General > Objects, you can specify whether you want to use the Enter key for line breaks or for ending the input.

See also

Change free-form texts

Format free-form texts

Move free-form texts

Use free-form texts as definition copy

Use free-form texts as occurrence copy

How does free-form text behave as an occurrence or definition copy?