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Connections

You can specify which connections to display and model in ARIS Advanced.

Prerequisite

  • You have the Designer role and the Project room management privilege.

  • You have created a set of content types.

Add connection content types

You can add connections to a set of content types.

  1. Open content types page

  2. Click the content type set you want to edit.

  3. In the Connections section, click New/Add Create content type. The dialog opens.

  4. Enter the technical name of the new item as an identifier.

  5. For each language, enter the name of the element that it is to be displayed. At least one language must be maintained. If you do not specify a path, the fallback path is used.

  6. ClickNew/Add Add connection types. The dialog opens.

  7. Click the connection types that you want to add. You can filter the list by typing the first letters of the connection type you want to add.

  8. Click Close.

  9. Optional: If you want to restrict the connections by an attribute value, click the Next arrow next to the Attributes (Optional) row.

    If you have created multiple connection content types of the same connection type, you must restrict the connection by an attribute value. Otherwise, you get an error notification. The behavior of these connection content types is undefined.

    1. Start typing the attribute name you want to exclude. The matching attributes are displayed.

    2. Select the attribute that you want to exclude and specify the value and language.

  10. Click Save.

You have added a connection content type.

For more information about the content types, click Information Information.

Edit connection content types

You can edit the connection content types from a set of content types.

  1. Open content types page

  2. Click the content type set you want to edit.

  3. Click the Next arrow next to Connections.

  4. In the row of the relevant connection content type, click Show details Details.

  5. Click Edit Edit to change the identifier.

  6. ClickNew/Add Add connection types. The dialog opens.

  7. Click the connection types that you want to add. You can filter the list by typing the first letters of the connection type you want to add.

  8. Click Close.

  9. Optional: If you want to restrict the connections by an attribute value, click the Next arrow next to the Attributes (Optional) row.

    If you have created multiple connection content types of the same connection type, you must restrict the connection by an attribute value. Otherwise, you get an error notification. The behavior of these connection content types is undefined.

    1. Start typing the attribute name you want to exclude. The matching attributes are displayed.

    2. Select the attribute that you want to exclude and specify the value and language.

  10. Click Save.

You have edited a connection content type.

For more information about the content types, click Information Information.

Remove connection types

You can remove connection types from a connection content type.

  1. Open content types page

  2. Click the content type set you want to edit.

  3. Click the Next arrow next to Connections.

  4. In the row of the relevant connection content type, click Show details Details. The dialog opens.

  5. In the row of the relevant connection type, click Delete Delete.

  6. Click Save.

The connection type is removed from the connection content types.

Delete connection content type

You can delete connection content types.

  1. Open content types page

  2. Click the content type set you want to edit.

  3. Click the Next arrow next to Connections.

  4. In the row of the relevant connection content type, click Delete Delete.

  5. Click Yes to confirm.

You have deleted a connection content type.