Attribute type groups

Attribute type groups are folders in which you store attribute types. Use attribute type groups to create a structure for your attribute types. With the groups, users can find the required attributes when modeling. If you do not use groups, all unstructured attributes are displayed at the top level when users edit attributes.

Configuration administrators can create attribute type groups as subgroups, rename them, or delete the ones you do not want to use anymore.

On the Attribute type groups page, you find all attribute type groups of the tenant. Use the filter to find the required groups. The table contains the following columns. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Name

Shows the name of the attribute type groups in the current language. The names shown are related to the Type column.

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:

Attribute type groups

The Attribute type groups column shows the group structure that is used to categorize attribute types. The path to the related attribute type group contains superior and subordinate groups that are separated by forward slashes /. If a subgroup is assigned to multiple groups, paths are listed in multiple lines. If no group is listed, the attribute type group currently is located at the top level.