Create objects from text

You can paste texts from the clipboard as objects. For every text entry that is separated from others by a tab or line break a new object of the selected type is created.

Procedure

  1. Enter one object name per line in a word processor or use tab spacing.

  2. Select the entire text by pressing Ctrl + A, and press Ctrl + C to copy it. The text is copied to the clipboard.

  3. Activate ARIS, and open the model in which you want to create the new objects.

  4. Right-click the model background and select Paste as > Object in the pop-up menu. Alternatively, press Ctrl + V. The Create objects dialog opens.

  5. Use the Symbol box to select the symbol for the object type for which you want to use the new objects.

  6. If required, correct the names of the objects in the Create objects dialog.

  7. Click OK. The frames of the new objects are displayed in the model.

  8. Move the objects to where you want to place them. Lines indicate the alignment of the reference object of the inserted objects with the placed objects, and arrows indicate the distances.

  9. Click the position where you want to insert the object symbols.

The new objects are placed and you can draw the relevant connections.

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