Add model content types

You can add model content types to a content type set.

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 Models section, click Add Create content type. The dialog opens.

  4. Enter the technical name of the new item as an identifier, for example, Process diagram. 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.

  6. ClickAdd Add model type. The dialog opens.

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

  8. Click Close.

  9. If you want to use a model type for Contribution, click Contribution Used for contribution.

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

    If you have created multiple model content types with the same model type, you must restrict the models by an attribute value. Otherwise, you get an error notification. The behavior of these model content types is undefined.

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

    2. Select the attribute that you want to restrict to a specific value and specify the value and language.

  11. Optional, only for Contribution: If you want to specify the group path to where the models are stored, in the Location for new models 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 models is created in the main group: Contribution/My assigned models.

  13. Click Save.

You have added a model content type.

Tip

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