Use free-form text

You can use free-form text to add additional information to your model.

Insert free-form text

In an open model, you can place text in the modeling area irrespective of other model items. This way you can add additional information to your model.

The model items are arranged in the modeling area. You can see the changes made with the different bars immediately. Thus, color changes made to objects or changes in the size of appearance are displayed at once. Use the bar button Find Search to show relevant objects into the visible model section, even in large models.

You can use the bar buttons to show or hide the Find, Details, Evaluations, Semantic checks, Symbols, and Collaboration bars, as well as the Modeling table.

Click the bar button Find Search to show the Find bar that you can use to have objects selected in the model.

Find bar

Click the bar button Properties Details to show the Properties tab, where you can edit attributes or view occurrences and relations of objects, for example.

You can edit the attributes of models, objects, and connections. You can customize the Properties tab by using the More More menu of each attribute to see only the attributes with which you want to work.

In an open model, you can show additional attributes or specify whether and when attributes are to be shown.

You can open models in different ways.

Prerequisite

  • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

  • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

Procedure

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

  5. Click the name of the relevant model.

  6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

  7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

  2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

  3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

  3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

  4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

Prerequisite

You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  3. Navigate to the relevant model.

  4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

  5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

  6. Make the required changes.

  7. Click Save Save.

Your changes are saved in the model.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

  3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

The model opens on a separate tab.

Procedure

  1. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

  2. Click Edit language Edit language if you want to show an additional language column for language-specific attributes. You can select an additional database language and view and edit it next to the language currently used.

    You can show a column for another language next to the column with the original language. This way, you can compare and edit the content of language-dependent items in different languages side-by-side. For example, you can use this option to translate language-dependent content from one language to another.

    Procedure

    1. Open a model.

      You can open models in different ways.

      Prerequisite

      • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

      • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

      Procedure

      1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

      2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

      3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

      4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

      5. Click the name of the relevant model.

      6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

      7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

      1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

      2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

      3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

      1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

      2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

      3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

      4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

      You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

      Prerequisite

      You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

      Procedure

      1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

      2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

      3. Navigate to the relevant model.

      4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

      5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

      6. Make the required changes.

      7. Click Save Save.

      Your changes are saved in the model.

      1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

      2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

      3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

      The model opens on a separate tab.

    2. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

    3. Click Edit language Edit language. A second column for language-dependent attributes is shown.

    4. Click the Down arrow down arrow in the header cell and select the required language. The content of the language column is displayed in the language you selected. If you change or enter attribute values for language-dependent attributes, it is done in the selected language.

      You can edit model, object, and connection attributes in various languages if they are not system attributes.

      Procedure

      1. Open a model.

        You can open models in different ways.

        Prerequisite

        • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

        • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

        Procedure

        1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

        2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

        3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

        4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

        5. Click the name of the relevant model.

        6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

        7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

        1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

        2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

        3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

        1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

        2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

        3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

        4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

        You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

        Prerequisite

        You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

        Procedure

        1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

        2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

        3. Navigate to the relevant model.

        4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

        5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

        6. Make the required changes.

        7. Click Save Save.

        Your changes are saved in the model.

        1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

        2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

        3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

        The model opens on a separate tab.

      2. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

      3. Filter the attribute. If the attribute is not added to the Properties tab, add the attribute.

        In an open model, you can add model attributes and the attributes of objects or connections.

        Procedure

        1. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

        2. If you want to edit model attributes, ensure that no model item is selected.
          If you want to edit object or connection attributes, select the corresponding object or connection.

        3. Click Attributes Add attributes on the Properties tab. The Select attribute dialog opens.

        4. If you want to see only attributes with assigned values, enable the Show specified attributes only check box. You can use a search term to restrict the attributes displayed.

        5. Enter a search term for the attributes you want to display. The attribute type groups that contain attributes whose names contain the term you entered are expanded and the attributes are displayed.

        6. Enable the check boxes of the relevant attributes.

        7. Click OK.

        The Select attributes dialog is closed, and the selected attributes are added to the OTHER ATTRIBUTES category of the Properties tab. You can hide attributes of the OTHER ATTRIBUTES category.

        1. On the Properties tab, move the mouse pointer over the row of the attribute you want to hide.

        2. Click the Actions three dots at the end of the row. The attribute menu opens.

        3. Click Hide always Hide always if you want to hide the attribute, even if it has a value.
          Click Hide, if not specified Hide, if not specified if you want to hide the attribute if it is not specified, but should be displayed if a value has been entered.

        The attributes that you always hide remain hidden even if they have values.

        The attributes you hide with the Hide, if not specified Hide, if not specified option are hidden if they have no value or when you delete their values. If a value is entered for them, for example, in the modeling area, they are displayed again on the Properties tab.

      4. Show the required language column.

      5. Click in the cell behind the attribute name. The Edit dialog and the selected language column are shown. If required, you can enlarge the dialog.

      6. Make your changes. Different input options are available depending on the type of attribute. While you can enter text for text attributes such as names, you can, for example, select a number and a unit for times. You cannot change or delete the attribute values of attributes that the system defines. Such values are placed in gray cells, for example, Type.

      7. If you have specified your input for the language displayed and want to specify input for other languages, click the name of the selected language in the dialog. The list of available languages opens.

      8. Select another language and make your entries.

      9. Click OK.

      Your changes are saved in various languages.

    5. Click Hide language Hide language if you no longer need to display the second language. The additional column is removed, and only the column of the original language remains visible.

    You have used the language column to display attributes in different languages.

  3. Click Attributes Add attributes on the Properties tab. The Select attribute dialog opens.

  4. If you want to add only specified attributes, enable the Show specified attributes only check box. You can use a search term to restrict the attributes displayed.

  5. Enter a search term for the attributes you want to display. The attribute type groups that contain attributes whose names contain the term you entered are expanded and the attributes are displayed.

  6. Enable the check boxes of the relevant attributes.

  7. Click OK. The Select attributes dialog is closed, and the selected attributes are added to the Properties tab.

  8. On the Properties tab, click More More next to the attribute whose visibility you want to specify. The availability of menu items varies depending on the attribute.

    • Click Place attribute Place attribute and then the relevant position in the modeling area to display the attribute value in the model.

    • Click Delete Delete attribute if you want to delete the attribute value. You cannot change or delete the attribute values of attributes that the system defines. Such values are placed in gray cells, for example, Type.

    • Click Hide always Hide always if you want to hide the attribute from the Attributes tab even if a value has been specified. To display the attribute later, you must select it explicitly by clicking Add.

    • Click Hide, if not specified Hide, if not specified if you want the attribute to be displayed on the Attributes tab only if a value has been specified.

The attributes on the Properties tab are displayed according to your settings.

Prerequisite

The attribute you selected can be edited. You cannot change or delete the attribute values of attributes that the system defines. Such values are placed in gray cells, for example, Type.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

  2. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

  3. If you want to edit model attributes, ensure that no model item is selected.
    If you want to edit object or connection attributes, select the corresponding object or connection.

  4. Filter the attribute. If the attribute is not added to the Properties tab, add the attribute.

    In an open model, you can add model attributes and the attributes of objects or connections.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

    Procedure

    1. Open the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not open.

    2. If you want to edit model attributes, ensure that no model item is selected.
      If you want to edit object or connection attributes, select the corresponding object or connection.

    3. Click Attributes Add attributes on the Properties tab. The Select attribute dialog opens.

    4. If you want to see only attributes with assigned values, enable the Show specified attributes only check box. You can use a search term to restrict the attributes displayed.

    5. Enter a search term for the attributes you want to display. The attribute type groups that contain attributes whose names contain the term you entered are expanded and the attributes are displayed.

    6. Enable the check boxes of the relevant attributes.

    7. Click OK.

    The Select attributes dialog is closed, and the selected attributes are added to the Properties tab.

    You can hide attributes:

    1. On the Properties tab, move the mouse pointer over the row of the attribute you want to hide.

    2. Click the Actions three dots at the end of the row. The attribute menu opens.

    3. Click Hide always Hide always if you want to hide the attribute, even if it has a value.
      Click Hide, if not specified Hide, if not specified if you want to hide the attribute if it is not specified, but should be displayed if a value has been entered.

    The attributes that you always hide remain hidden even if they have values.

    The attributes you hide with the Hide, if not specified Hide, if not specified option are hidden if they have no value or when you delete their values. If a value is entered for them, for example, in the modeling area, they are displayed again on the Properties tab.

  5. Move the mouse pointer over the attribute.

  6. Use the edit buttons or click the attribute to change its value.

You have edited the attribute.

Modeling component - Properties tab

Click the bar button Reports Reports to show the Evaluations tabs and generate reports.

Reports bar

The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

Modeling component - Symbols bar

Click the bar button Comments Collaboration to show the Collaboration bar that you can use to enter notes, improvement proposals, questions, etc., about the model.

Collaboration bar

Table-based modeling enables rapid and comfortable modeling of EPCs and BPMN diagrams. The modeling table is shown by default.

Objects are modeled in a table and simultaneously placed in the model displayed above. Layout takes place automatically. The distance between objects is defined by the spacings specified in the layout options.

Table-based modeling provides a quick and easy way to model processes and process frameworks at an early stage, for example, in meetings during the project planning phase.

Moreover, additional information can be added for models and objects.

It can also be used to navigate in the model. If an object is selected in the table, it is selected in the model and the selected object is moved into the visible area. If an object is selected in the model, it is also selected in the table and the row is displayed in the visible area.

Modeling component - Bar buttons

Modeling area

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.

    The Symbols bar provides object symbols, graphic objects, and text for insertion into the modeling area. It also allows you to filter the available object symbols by entering names and create connections between objects.

    Modeling component - Symbols bar

  2. Click Free-form text Text. When you drag the mouse pointer onto the model background, an icon is added to the pointer: Free-form texts

  3. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the text. A text box opens, in which you can make your entry.

  4. Click next to the text box to finish the input.

Your text is displayed in the model and you can place it anywhere.

Change free-form text

In an open model, you can change the content of free-form text any way you want.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. In the modeling area, click the free-form text twice. Alternatively, you can click the free-form text and then press the F2 key.

  2. Use the arrow keys to select the text area you want to overwrite.

  3. Overwrite the text area you want to modify.

  4. Click next to the text box to end the input.

The free-form text is modified.

Format free-form text

In an open model, you have several options for formatting free-form texts. You can format the entire free-form text as well as a selected part of the free-form text.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. To format the entire free-form text, click the free-form text. It is marked by handles.

  2. Activate the Format tab bar.

  3. Select formatting options, such as Bold Bold or Centered Centered.

  4. To format selected free-from text, click the free-form text twice. Alternatively, you can click the free-form text and then press the F2 key. Use the arrow keys to select the text area you want to overwrite.

  5. Select formatting options, such as Bold Bold or Font Font.

The free-form text is formatted.

Tip

Alternatively, you can select all or a part of the free-form text. The formatting toolbar is displayed above the selection to format the selected free-form text.

The formatting toolbar is enabled for the selected texts, for example, for the text of the placed attributes or free-form text. The formatting bar is not available for attributes that the system changes, for example, for the attribute Creator.

You can format the free-form text and placed attributes of models, objects, and connections in the modeling area.

Prerequisite

The attribute you selected can be edited. You cannot change or delete the attribute values of attributes that the system defines. Such values are placed in gray cells, for example, Type.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

  2. Double-click the free-form text or the placed attribute of a model, object, or connection so that the text is selected. The formatting toolbar is shown.

  3. In the formatting toolbar, click the button for the formatting you want to assign to the selected attribute, for example, Increase indent Increase indent.

    Text formatting bar

    The formatting information is directly applied to the selected attribute.

  4. Click an empty area in the modeling area. The attribute selection is undone.

You have formatted the placed attribute.

Procedure

  1. Select the placed attribute in the modeling area.

  2. Click the attribute again.

    Text formatting bar

The text of the attribute is selected for you to overwrite it, and the formatting toolbar is shown. If you deselect the placed attribute, the formatting toolbar is hidden.

Move free-form text

In an open model, you can place free-form text anywhere in the modeling area.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. Click the free-form text and hold down the mouse button.

  2. Drag the free-form text to the position where you want to place it.

  3. Release the mouse button.

The free-form text is placed at the new position.

Tip

You can also move selected free-form text using the keyboard:

  • Use the Shift key and the arrow keys to move it by increments of one gridline.

  • Use the Ctrl key and the arrow keys to move it regardless of the grid.

  • Use the Alt key and the arrow keys to move it by increments of four gridlines.

Use free-form text as occurrence copy

In an open model, you can create a free-form text as an occurrence copy to make changes to text at different positions in the model or in various models at once.

You can open models in different ways.

Prerequisite

  • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

  • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

Procedure

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

  5. Click the name of the relevant model.

  6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

  7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

  2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

  3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

  3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

  4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

Prerequisite

You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

  3. Navigate to the relevant model.

  4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

  5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

  6. Make the required changes.

  7. Click Save Save.

Your changes are saved in the model.

  1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

  2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

  3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

The model opens on a separate tab.

Copy of the occurrence, that is, only the graphical representation of an object, rather than the entire object as with the definition copy.

All occurrence copies of an object represent the underlying object definition.

You can create copies of objects. When copying an object, you can decide whether you wish to create a new object (a definition copy) or a new object symbol for an existing object (an occurrence copy).

It is helpful to create a copy of the object symbol for an existing object - that is, only a copy of the occurrence of an object - if exactly the same object is used at various positions in the model or in different models.

For example, if, in the model, you are creating, Plant 1 supplies goods at various points of the model, it is advisable to use occurrence copies at these points. These refer to the same object, and any changes to this object apply to all occurrence copies.

If you want to rename Plant 1 to Plant A, for example, you only need to do this for ONE of the occurrences: The names of all other occurrences are simultaneously changed to Plant A.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. Click the free-form text and select Copy Copy.

  2. In the same model or in another model, click Paste Paste as > Occurrence copy.

  3. Move the mouse pointer to the position in the model at which you want to place the occurrence copy of the free-form text.

A new occurrence exists for the same free-form text. If you edit one of the occurrences, the free-form text of the other occurrences is also changed automatically.

Tip

You can copy free-form text as a normal copy, that is, as text that can be changed without affecting other free-form texts, using the Copy/Paste functionality.

Show formatting toolbar

The formatting toolbar is enabled for the selected texts, for example, for the text of the placed attributes or free-form text. The formatting bar is not available for attributes that the system changes, for example, for the attribute Creator.

You can format the free-form text and placed attributes of models, objects, and connections in the modeling area.

Prerequisite

The attribute you selected can be edited. You cannot change or delete the attribute values of attributes that the system defines. Such values are placed in gray cells, for example, Type.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

    You can open models in different ways.

    Prerequisite

    • You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    • The model type is allowed by the method filter in use.

    Procedure

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    3. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    4. Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.

    5. Click the name of the relevant model.

    6. Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.

    7. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    2. In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.

    3. Click the name of the model you want to open.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models and objects Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.

    3. Click Recent changes Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.

    4. Click the tile of the model you want to open.

    You can select models in the Published content Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.

    Prerequisite

    You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

    Procedure

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

    2. Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.

    3. Navigate to the relevant model.

    4. Click the name of the model you want to edit.

    5. Click Edit Edit > Edit model Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.

    6. Make the required changes.

    7. Click Save Save.

    Your changes are saved in the model.

    1. If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.

    2. Click the Search field and enter a term that is included in the model name. The search results list all models that have the term in their name.

    3. In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.

    The model opens on a separate tab.

  2. Double-click the free-form text or the placed attribute of a model, object, or connection so that the text is selected. The formatting toolbar is shown.

  3. In the formatting toolbar, click the button for the formatting you want to assign to the selected attribute, for example, Increase indent Increase indent.

    Text formatting bar

    The formatting information is directly applied to the selected attribute.

  4. Click an empty area in the modeling area. The attribute selection is undone.

You have formatted the placed attribute.

In an open model, you have several options for formatting free-form texts. You can format the entire free-form text as well as a selected part of the free-form text.

Warning

Free-form texts are not saved in groups and are thus not protected by access privileges for groups. Therefore, it is possible to have reports output the free-form texts of models for which the person running the report does not have read privileges. Therefore, remember not to include confidential information in free-form texts but to use model and object attributes for that.

Procedure

  1. To format the entire free-form text, click the free-form text. It is marked by handles.

  2. Activate the Format tab bar.

  3. Select formatting options, such as Bold Bold or Centered Centered.

  4. To format selected free-from text, click the free-form text twice. Alternatively, you can click the free-form text and then press the F2 key. Use the arrow keys to select the text area you want to overwrite.

  5. Select formatting options, such as Bold Bold or Font Font.

The free-form text is formatted.

Tip

Alternatively, you can select all or a part of the free-form text. The formatting toolbar is displayed above the selection to format the selected free-form text.

Procedure

  1. Select the placed attribute in the modeling area.

  2. Click the attribute again.

    Text formatting bar

The text of the attribute is selected for you to overwrite it, and the formatting toolbar is shown. If you deselect the placed attribute, the formatting toolbar is hidden.