Attribute type symbols are graphic representations of attribute type values. They can be placed in models instead of the actual attribute values. You can use the default symbols of ARIS Method or user-defined symbols. Use ARIS Symbol Editor to create user-defined symbols (Start > Programs > ARIS > Administration).
Prerequisite
You are a configuration administrator for this tenant.
Procedure
The selected symbol is added to the list of attribute type symbols, and you can assign it to attribute values. The size of the base symbol is used for the new symbol. Attribute symbols with the numbers 1288 – 1290 indicate the sizes recommended by Software AG. The new symbol can be addressed via the base symbol using a script.
To have access to user-defined method extensions for modeling, users must log out of all databases. The method extensions must be assigned to individual items and to a filter. Users logging in based on this filter can use these method extensions when modeling. You can make method extensions available to databases on another ARIS Server by exporting method filters and transferring the method extensions during the subsequent filter import.
No method help (Ctrl+F1) is available for user-defined types.
To be able to continue using user attributes from previous versions you must import the previous filters that contain all user attributes of the database. These user attributes are created and thus become visible only due to the filter import. Please restore the database of the previous version on your current ARIS Server after the import.