In the Contents (Contents, Contents, Contents) module, you can navigate in the models displayed using the Navigation bar (tree view) or via assignment relationships, for example. Information on models and objects is also provided.
The user interface is divided into the following areas from left to right: Navigation tree, Model overview, Model, Details, and Views. You can change the size of all areas by clicking a separator bar and dragging the area to the required size with the mouse button held down.
You can hide an area by clicking the Close button or disabling the relevant check box.
Shows or hides the navigation tree (tree view) familiar from ARIS or Windows Explorer. Folders with a + contain subfolders. To expand the folder structure, click a folder or subfolder. To open the models, click the model name. As you navigate further, the view is refreshed and the name of the model displayed is selected.
Displays the overview window. The overview enables you to conveniently navigate in large model graphics. A general overview is displayed in a new browser window, with the visible area indicated by a black frame. If you move the frame in the overview window, the area displayed in the model will move simultaneously. The view is refreshed when you navigate.
Enables feedback to the last editor or creator if the e-mail address has been specified.
Due to a known error at Microsoft® we recommend that you enable the Use UTF-8 for "mailto" links check box on the Internet Options > Advanced tab of your browser. Otherwise, the subject may be displayed incorrectly if you click a link that opens an e-mail form in an export in a language with a non-Western European character set.
Contains links to assigned models. Clicking a link will open the model assigned to the object and positioned one level lower in the hierarchy. The model information for this model is displayed.
Enables feedback to the last editor or creator if the e-mail address has been specified.
Due to a known error at Microsoft® we recommend that you enable the Use UTF-8 for "mailto" links check box on the Internet Options > Advanced tab of your browser. Otherwise, the subject may be displayed incorrectly if you click a link that opens an e-mail form in an export in a language with a non-Western European character set.
Contains links to object information of superior objects. A superior object is the object that the current model is assigned to. If you click a link, the object information of the superior object is displayed. If you click a link under Relevant to, the model and model information of the model one level higher in the hierarchy are displayed.
Enables navigation to models one level lower in the hierarchy. If objects with model assignments have an occurrence in the current model, links to the assigned models are displayed. If you click a link, the corresponding model opens and the model information is displayed.
You can use the Model and Object links to display the corresponding information.
Enables you to temporarily change the display of an open model by showing or hiding objects. If you open another model, you can display the previous view again by navigating to the model and hiding the objects in the Views area.
If you enable a check box and click Apply, all objects of this type are hidden in the model. Your system administrator defines which objects you can hide.
Changes the display mode. If you enable a check box and click Apply, objects are highlighted in color, for example, when a defined processing time has expired. If you do not want to display objects according to the default, you can textually display all objects as uniform boxes.
Your system administrator defines which display modes are available.
The following functionality is available when you have opened a model graphic:
The type, number, and sequence of the various views may vary depending on the system configuration and model type.
Generates a process matrix based on the current model. In the Matrix module, you can create matrices of one or several models. This allows you to examine various aspects of object relations.
Enter a search term and use the Next object () or Previous object () arrows to navigate in the model to the objects containing the search term. The items found are framed and the focus is put on the active object, which is indicated with a color. Click Delete () to remove the search term.
Clicking the Find objects in models icon () and then the Find button displays all models in which the framed objects occur in the list of results.
Enables you to search for models that contain particular objects occurrences. To select, click the Add () icon in objects to add an object to the search query, or click Remove () to exclude an object from the search.
If you click the Find button, all of the models in which the objects occur are listed in the list of results.
Feedback ensures that processes are continuously improved. An automatically addressed e-mail form opens by default.
This function is available if the relevant e-mail address for the Person responsible model attribute was specified and the layout.cfg.xml configuration file was adjusted by your administrator.
Due to a known error at Microsoft® we recommend that you enable the Use UTF-8 for "mailto" links check box on the Internet Options > Advanced tab of your browser.
Otherwise, the subject may be displayed incorrectly if you click a link that opens an e-mail form in an export in a language with a non-Western European character set.
If you are working with Process Governance, the e-mail notification of this product is used.
Adds the displayed content to your personal favorites. If, for example, you have opened a model, a matrix, or a search result, you can set a bookmark and display the content quickly at any time.
Prints content. You can define the file format, page size, and paper format. You can also define the number of print pages to be used for printing a large model graphic. The graphic is output in PDF format. You can output information on graphics and symbols in various formats.
Generates a PDF document with process information. Select an assignment level up to which assigned models are to be evaluated. The summary contains output options and login information.
If your pop-up blocker is enabled, evaluation results cannot be displayed in PDF format.
You can start additional Evaluations using the pop-up menu or from the Evaluations module.