Specify to display different symbols for the values if the symbols are placed in models. You cannot specify symbols for attribute types of the Default (not configurable) type.
Prerequisite
You have the ARIS Enterprise Administration license privilege.
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
If you have created your own method items, such as models, objects, symbols, attributes, and connections, on a different tenant, make sure to import the method filter that contains these user-defined method items into this tenant.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Attribute types.
Click the entry that you want to change. You cannot modify entries of the Default (not configurable) type. Use the filter to find a list entry.
Click Values & Symbols. The following steps depend on the data type of the selected attribute.
If you selected an attribute that does not use the Value data type, you can specify two symbols that users can place in models. If placed the symbols indicate whether an attribute is specified or not.
To select a symbol, click Change.
Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.
Use the filter to find a list entry. If you are looking for attribute symbols you configured, filter the list using the
User-defined keyword. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.
Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.
Select the second symbol if required. To remove symbols from selected values, click Change > Use no symbol.
If you selected an attribute type of the Value data type, all values are listed in the current language. Use the <Is not set> value to place a symbol indicating that this attribute is not specified if required.
Select a value and click
Assign symbol.
Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.
Use the filter to find a list entry. If you are looking for attribute symbols you configured, filter the list using the
User-defined keyword. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.
Check the listed values. To remove symbols from selected values, click Assign symbol > Use no symbol.
If the values are OK, click Apply.
The attribute symbols are assigned to values.