Add object content types

You can add object items to a set of content types.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Open content types page.

    You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.

    Prerequisite

    You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.

    Procedure

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

    2. Click Conventions.

    3. Click Content types.

    The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.

  2. Click the content type set you want to edit.

  3. In the Objects section, click Add Create content type. The dialog opens.

  4. Enter the technical name of the new item as an identifier, for example, Capability. The identifier must be unique for all content types.

  5. For each language, enter the name of the element that it is to be displayed. At least one language must be maintained.

    ClickAdd Add object type. The dialog opens.

  6. Click the object types that you want to add. You can filter the list by typing the first letters of the object type you want to add.

  7. Click Close.

  8. If you want to use an object type for Contribution, click Contribution Used for contribution.

  9. Optional: If you want to restrict the objects by an attribute value, in the Attributes row, click the Next arrow.

    If you have created multiple object content types of the same object type, you must restrict the object either by an attribute value or a symbol, or both. Otherwise, you get an error notification. The behavior of these object content types is undefined.

    1. Start typing the attribute name you want to exclude. The matching attributes are displayed.

    2. Select the attribute that you want to exclude and specify the value and language.

  10. Optional: Enable Symbol type restrictions. If you enable Symbol type restrictions, you can restrict the object types to specific symbols. You can enable that only the selected symbol is used or that all other symbols are used.

    You can add and remove symbols.

    If you have created multiple object content types of the same object type, you must restrict the object either by an attribute value or a symbol, or both. Otherwise, you get an error notification. The behavior of these object content types is undefined.

  11. Optional, only for Contribution: If you want to specify the group path to where the objects are stored, in the Location for new objects row, click the Next arrow.

  12. Enter the group path and select the language. The settings in this section are used only by Contribution and not by ARIS Designer or ARIS Designer. The path of the group within the main group is specified. In the following example, a group named Contribution containing another group named My assigned objects is created in the main group: Contribution/My assigned objects.

  13. Click Save.

You have added an object content type.

Tip

You find more information about the items when you click Information Information.