Object symbols are graphical representations of object types. They are displayed in models and lists.
Configuration administrators can only rename default, customized, and derived object symbols or delete symbols of these types that you do not want to use. If you have special modeling requirements that are not covered by the provided ARIS Method items, create your own object symbols by deriving them from existing object symbols. In derived symbols, you can replace the default symbols of ARIS Method with your own user-defined symbols. You can design user-defined symbols in AMF format using .
Use ARIS Symbol Editor to create user-defined symbols. To open ARIS Symbol Editor, start ARIS Architect and click ARIS > Symbol Editor (for details, refer to the ARIS Symbol Editor online help).
To continue using user-defined or customized method items from previous ARIS versions, you must import the previous filters that contain all user-defined and customized items. These items are created and thus become visible only due to the filter import. You must restore the databases of previous versions on your current tenant after the filter import.
On the Object symbols page, you can find all symbol types that are included in the method filter with which
you logged in. Use the filter to find the type you want to continue with. The table contains the following columns. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.
Name
Shows the type name in the current language. The names shown are related to the Type column.
Symbol
Symbol graphics in AMF format that are currently used to place objects in models or used as a thumbnail to display objects in lists.
Object type
Object types that use the related object symbol to be placed in models or as a thumbnail to display objects in lists. If the Object type column contains multiple entries with the same name, also use the Type number and the API name/GUID columns to find the specific object.
Type number
Number assigned to a specific API name in ARIS Method. Type number and API name are unique identifiers for database items that are used to define types in ARIS Method. You can find detailed information on method items in the ARIS Method help. No Method help is available for user-defined method items. If you want to call user-defined method items in scripts, please use the GUID of the item instead of the type number. The GUID can be found on the Properties page of the item.
API name/GUID
Name for ARIS Method items that are assigned to a specific type number. You can find detailed information on method items in the ARIS Method help. If you created your own method items, no method help is available and the Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) is listed instead of an API name.
Type
The Type column indicates whether an ARIS Method item is any of the following types:
Unchanged original (Default)
Item that you cannot modify (Default (not configurable))
Modified item that was based on an original (Derived)
Item that was changed by an authorized user (Customized)
Item that was added to the default ARIS Method (User-defined).