The representation of objects varies depending on where they are displayed. Object symbols are displayed as follows:
In Explorer, an object is output with the default symbol for its object definition.
The default symbol is specified when an object type is first created. To do this, select it in the Symbols bar (in models) or create an object (Explorer, pop-up menu New > Object) and define the default symbol.
The default symbol is specified by the system if
According to ARIS Method is selected for the symbol either in the object properties or after clicking New > Object in the pop-up menu.
a new object is created in the Matrix model.
The color of the symbol in Explorer is defined by the template that is currently selected under ARIS > Options > Model > For new models > Representation.
If an object is dragged from the Explorer tree into the modeling area, the model type determines how the object is displayed. If the object symbol for the model type is not available, an alternative object symbol is placed, for example, for the function in a model of the Office process type.
The color of the object symbols is defined by the template used by the model. The object symbols of the Symbols bar are always output in the color of the current model template.
In the configuration, object symbols are always output according to their original representation in ARIS Method.
If a new default symbol is specified by the system or passed on, the new symbol is used for all new objects in all models in which it is allowed by the method, that is, by ARIS Method and the selected method filter.