Place annotation

You can use the modeling toolbar to place a symbol of the Annotation type in the modeling area.

In ARIS, you cannot model a connection to or from a connection. ARIS Method uses a fixed set of attributes of the Annotation type to represent such a construct at ARIS connection definitions.

Procedure

  1. Open a BPMN diagram.

    You can open BPMN diagrams 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. 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.

    1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Models & Objects Models & Objects. The Models & 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 & Objects Models & Objects. The Models & 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.

    The BPMN diagram opens in a separate tab.

  2. Click the connection for which you want to model an annotation.

  3. In the Symbols bar, click the Text annotation symbol.

  4. Click the position in the modeling area where you want to place the object. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.

  5. Enter the relevant name.

  6. Click outside the object once you have entered or selected a name.

If you set a grid, the object symbol will be placed according to the grid width.

Tip

You can also place the annotation directly on the connection. In this case, you do not have to select it.