Add default values to attribute types

If you created your own attribute types of the Value data type, you can define a set of default values for users to select. You cannot add values to default ARIS attribute types based on the Value data type, but you can rename the values.

Specify that different symbols are to be displayed for the values if symbols are placed.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. The Configuration Configuration view is shown.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Attribute types.

  4. Click the entry that you want to change. You cannot modify entries of the Default (not configurable) type. Use the Filter filter to find a list entry.

  5. Click Values & Symbols. All values are listed in the current language.

  6. Click Create model type Add value. The New value line is added.

  7. Selected items Select the value and click Rename Rename.

  8. Change the name as required and click Save. Do so in each language that you provide.

  9. Use the Move up Move up and Move down Move down buttons to change the sort order. In this order default values are provided for users to select.

  10. Check the list of values. Click Remove Remove values to delete selected values from the attribute type.

  11. If the values are OK, click Apply.

The values are available for users using the attribute type.

You can specify to display different symbols for the values if the symbols are placed in models.