Change object symbol sorting

Object symbols are sorted based on ARIS Method when displayed in the Symbols bar and mini toolbar. You can change this order in the method filter.

Prerequisite

You are a configuration administrator (What is a Configuration administrator?, What is a configuration administrator?) for this tenant.

Procedure

  1. In ARIS Architect, click ARIS > Show Administration Administration.
  2. Click Navigation Navigation in the bar panel if the Navigation bar is not activated yet.
  3. In the navigation, click Configuration Configuration > Conventions Conventions.
  4. Click ConventionsFilter.
  5. On the Filter tab, select the relevant method filter and click Edit Edit. The Filter Wizard opens.
  6. Keep clicking Next until the Select symbol order page opens. The order of symbols in the Symbols bar and the mini toolbar is defined in the Symbol order box.
  7. In the Model types box, select the model type for which you want to change the symbol order.
  8. In the Symbol order box, select the required symbols and click the Down or Up buttons. Clicking Reset order restores the method sorting for the selected model type.
  9. Click Finish.

When you log in with the changed filter and open a model of the corresponding type, the newly sorted symbols are available in the Symbols bar, in the mini toolbar, and in the Add symbols dialog.