With Smart Modeling, you can easily place new and existing objects.
Procedure
Place a directly accessible object
.
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
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
Click Application launcher >
Published content.
Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.
Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.
Click the name of the relevant model.
Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.
Click Edit >
Edit model.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.
In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.
Click the name of the model you want to open.
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.
Click Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.
Click the tile of the model you want to open.
You can select models in the Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.
Prerequisite
You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Published content.
Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.
Navigate to the relevant model.
Click the name of the model you want to edit.
Click Edit >
Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.
Make the required changes.
Click Save.
Your changes are saved in the model.
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
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.
In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.
The model opens on a separate tab.
Select the object you want to connect with a new object. The Insert icons .
If you have enabled Smart Modeling, the insert icons are displayed under the following conditions.
Enough space
There must be enough space to arrange Insert icons around an object symbol. Therefore, the model display must be large enough to display
Insert icons in the model in addition to the objects.
Thus, Insert icons are displayed when Smart Modeling is enabled and the model display is equal
or greater than 30 %.
Permission to use a connection
The user must have the privilege to use the outgoing connection of the selected object.
If a user does not have the privilege because the used filter does not allow the connection,
the Insert icon for the corresponding direction is not displayed.
Click the Insert icon of the direction in which you want to place the object. The opens.
The Smart Modeling toolbar provides functionality for the simple and very fast placement of objects. It provides objects that are directly accessible and a search field for finding and placing object symbols that are not listed in the toolbar. Also, you can use the smart object toolbar to create connections to existing objects.
When you place an object using the search field, the symbol of the placed object is added to the list of directly accessible objects for the selected object type.
You can configure the toolbar for each object type so that you always have access to the objects you want to connect.
Click an object shown on the Smart Modeling toolbar you want to place. The object is inserted in the direction you selected the Insert icon and a connection is created to the previously selected object. The name of the new object is selected for renaming.
Enter a name. If selectable connections are displayed, click another connection or click in the modeling area to obtain the current connection.
With Smart Modeling, you have placed an object at the specified distance.
Place an object by using the Find symbols box
.
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
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
Click Application launcher >
Published content.
Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.
Select the group or process area containing the required model. The content of the selected group or process area is listed.
Click the name of the relevant model.
Click Diagram if you want to display the model graphically.
Click Edit >
Edit model.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.
In the database, select the group containing the relevant model. The content of the selected group is listed.
Click the name of the model you want to open.
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects. The Models and objects view in the repository is opened.
Click Recently used. All models are listed that have recently been changed or created.
Click the tile of the model you want to open.
You can select models in the Published content view and open them for editing in a separate tab.
Prerequisite
You have the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Published content.
Click Groups in the Classic or Processes in the Default configuration set.
Navigate to the relevant model.
Click the name of the model you want to edit.
Click Edit >
Edit model. The model opens on an individual tab.
Make the required changes.
Click Save.
Your changes are saved in the model.
If you are authorized to use multiple databases, select the database containing the contents you want to access.
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.
In the Models category, click the name of the model you want to open.
The model opens on a separate tab.
Select the object you want to connect with a new object. The Insert icons .
If you have enabled Smart Modeling, the insert icons are displayed under the following conditions.
Enough space
There must be enough space to arrange Insert icons around an object symbol. Therefore, the model display must be large enough to display
Insert icons in the model in addition to the objects.
Thus, Insert icons are displayed when Smart Modeling is enabled and the model display is equal
or greater than 30 %.
Permission to use a connection
The user must have the privilege to use the outgoing connection of the selected object.
If a user does not have the privilege because the used filter does not allow the connection,
the Insert icon for the corresponding direction is not displayed.
Click the Insert icon of the direction in which you want to place the object. The opens.
The Smart Modeling toolbar provides functionality for the simple and very fast placement of objects. It provides objects that are directly accessible and a search field for finding and placing object symbols that are not listed in the toolbar. Also, you can use the smart object toolbar to create connections to existing objects.
When you place an object using the search field, the symbol of the placed object is added to the list of directly accessible objects for the selected object type.
You can configure the toolbar for each object type so that you always have access to the objects you want to connect.
Click the Find symbols box and enter the name of the object symbol you want to place.
Enter a term that is contained in the name of the object symbol you want to place. All object symbols containing the term are listed.
Click the object you want to place. The object is inserted in the direction you selected the Insert icon and a connection is created to the previously selected object. The name of the new object is selected for renaming.
Enter a name. If selectable connections are displayed, click another connection or click in the modeling area to obtain the current connection.
With Smart Modeling, you have placed an object at the specified distance. The object symbol of the placed object is added to the Smart Modeling toolbar for later use.