Attribute types

Attribute types (attributes) are related to other ARIS Method items. Attributes are properties of items, such as models and objects, that are used to describe the items in more detail. Typical attributes are Name, Type, Description/Definition and Last change. Certain attributes, such as Name and Description/Definition, are set by the user. Other attributes, such as Type, and Last change, are set by the system. You cannot change attributes set by the system.

Configuration administrators can rename attribute types or delete the ones you do no longer want to use. If you have special modeling requirements that are not covered by the provided ARIS Method items, you can create your own attribute types.

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 Attribute types page, you find all the attributes that are included in the ARIS Method of this tenant. Use the Filter 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.

Data type

Classification that defines which type of value attributes of this type have. A string, for example, is a data type that classifies text and an integer is used to classify whole numbers.

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 in which the attribute type is stored. The path to the attribute type contains superior and subordinate groups that are separated by forward slashes /. If no group is listed, the attribute type currently is located at the top level. If an attribute type is available in multiple groups, the groups are listed in multiple lines. 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.