You can describe database and model items (models, objects, groups, etc.) using formatted documents or other files and save these documents in the Documentation attribute. If you are using the Microsoft® Word file formats DOC and DOCX, a preview is available and the Edit button is available. You can also create the documents directly from the Documentation attribute.
If you are using the Microsoft® Word file formats DOC and DOCX, a preview is available and the Edit button is available.
Warning
Due to technical restrictions external descriptions cannot be locked if they are open in the editor. Therefore, it is possible that a user deletes an external description in ARIS Connect while it is being edited by another user in the text editor. In this case, all changes of the description are deleted without the editing user being notified.
Click View external document. Depending on your browser, you may be asked whether you want to save or open the file.
Select Open. The corresponding program launches and the file opens in read-only mode.
You can now find out about the content of the document.
If you decide to save the document, you must save it with a name that differs from its previous name. Thus, a copy is created. It is, however, not inserted into the Documentation attribute.