What are OLE objects?

OLE objects are objects from various external applications, which can be used in ARIS. You can change the position and size of OLE objects in ARIS.

If a model is opened that contains linked OLE objects, their link to the original object will be refreshed under the following circumstances:

If the OLE object is inserted directly and not as an icon, the content of the file that was available the last time the OLE object was opened, is displayed. New changes to the file are displayed when you double-click the OLE object in the model. This opens the OLE object in the corresponding program. When you close the program, the updated content is displayed in the model.

If the OLE object is inserted as an icon, the relevant program is started and the current content displayed after you double-click the icon.

For example, the link to a WordPad document will be re-established. This assumes that the document path was not changed after insertion into the model. Whether refreshing is possible or not, linked OLE objects will always be displayed in the most recent refreshed state.

OLE objects are launched in a separate window. You can create the OLE object and then exit the application. Depending on your choice, either inserted OLE objects are represented by the icon for the underlying application, labeled with the file name and placed in the model, or the content of the OLE object is displayed.

Multiple OLE object applications can be active simultaneously. This means that you can also edit several OLE objects simultaneously.

See also

Insert OLE object