Attribute data types
If you create an attribute type, you can select the following data types. The data type determines the values that you can specify.
Verify that you selected the data type you require, because you cannot change the selected data type after the attribute type is created.
Note that you cannot create combined attributes and that Binary Large Object (BLOB) attributes are not supported.
Detailed information on default method items is available in the ARIS Method help.
With boolean attributes, you can switch a state. You can specify that the attribute is activated (the check box is enabled 
and the value is True) or not activated (the check box is cleared 
and the value is False). If the attribute is not specified 
, it will not be included in an analysis procedure.
For this data type, you can enter a date in the mm/dd/yy format. You can also specify the date using the calendar.
Duration attributes contain values that represent a time span in the dddd.hh.mm.ss format. If you specify a value for hour, minute, or second greater than the allowed range, this value is recalculated automatically. Example: If you enter 100:26:00:00, the value is changed to 101:02:00:00.
Floating point number attributes contain integers that are separated by a decimal point, such as 3.1428. For this data type, you can enter any (positive or negative) value with decimal places. ARIS rounds off these values to two decimal places.
Integer attributes can only contain an integer that is a number, such as 15, 3, 0, or −1543 (the set of integers is denoted by Z).
Link/File attributes contain a string linking to a URL or a file. You can enter a path to a file or a URL that points to a website.
Multi-line text attributes contain text strings that span multiple lines. You can apply paragraph format to each line, and character format to individual words or characters.
Multi-value attributes allow multiple values at the same time. You can define which values are available by specifying a predefined list. You can specify and change the order of the values by using 
Move up and 
Move down.
Point in time attributes contain the date and the exact time of the day, such as 12/11/2021, 8:57:11 PM (mm/dd/yyyy, hh:mm:ss). If you use this data type, a calendar iopens, so that you can select the required date and time.
Time attributes contain a time stamp such as 08:15:23 (hh:mm:ss), which is taken exactly at the time of specifying the attribute.
Value attributes can hold a set of different values that you define when creating the attribute type. You can only select one value from the defined set. You can specify and change the order of the values by using Move up and Move down.