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Click Model types. The Show only types allowed view displays all items that users can use. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them. If you just created the filter from scratch, the list is empty.

Select the Show all view.

Enable the model types that you want to make available.

Use the filter to quickly find model types. If you are looking for model types you configured, filter the list using the User-defined, Derived, or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected models are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to delete selected models from the filter.

Click Object types. The Show only types allowed view displays all items that users can use. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them. If you just created the filter from scratch, the list is empty.

Select the Show all view.

Enable the object types that you want to make available.

Use the filter to quickly find object types. If you are looking for object types you configured, filter the list using the User-defined, Derived, or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected objects are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to delete selected objects from the filter.

Click Connection types. The Show only types allowed view displays all items that users can use. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them. If you just created the filter from scratch, the list is empty.

Select the Show all view.

Enable the connection types that you want to make available.

Use the filter to quickly find connection types. If you are looking for connection types you configured, filter the list using the Derived or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected connections are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to delete selected connections from the filter.

Click Occurrences > Symbols. All model types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first model type to change the set of symbols. Use the filter to find the list entries.

Note that you must change the set of symbols for each allowed model type in turn.

Select the Show all view. All object symbols contained in the filter are listed. If models or symbols are missing, you must first add them to the filter before you can proceed.

Use the filter to find the list entries. If you are looking for symbols you configured, filter the list using the Derived or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Select the symbols that users will use to place related model objects.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected symbols are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to delete selected symbols from the model type in this filter.

Object symbols are sorted by ARIS Method when they are offered to users for modeling.

To change this order, click Order and select the symbols that you want to move.

Click Up and Down to move the symbols in the list.

If you want to undo your changes, click Reset. This restores the default sort order as defined in ARIS Method.

Click Occurrences > Connections. All model types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select a model type to change the set of connections. Note that you must change the set of connections for each allowed model type in turn. If types are missing, you must first add them to the filter before you can proceed.

You can either select the connections from a list, or you can decide which object symbols or which object types are connected.

If you want to select connection types that are available for a model type, click from all available connection types.

1. Select the Show all view to select the required types.

2. To allow the required connections, enable the controls in the Name column and click Allow. Use the filter to quickly find connections or sort the columns.

If you want to select connections that are available between source object symbols and target object symbols, click between object symbols. This action is appropriate when object types provide multiple object symbols.

1. Enable the source object symbols from which the connection should point.

2. Enable the target object symbols to which the connections should point.

3. Select the Show all view.

4. Select the connections that users will use to connect related model objects.

5. Click Allow.

If you want to select connections that are available between source object types and target object types, click between object types. In this case, you see objects that can be connected regardless of which object symbols are displayed.

1. Enable the source object type from which the connection should point.

2. Enable the target object types to which the connections should point.

3. Select the Show all view.

4. Select the connections that users will use to connect related model objects.

5. Click Allow.

   All selected connections are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection in the Show only types allowed view. Click Remove to delete selected connections from the model type in this filter.

Click Assignments > Object assignments. All object types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first object type and change the set of model types that users can assign. Note that you must change the set of model types for each allowed object type in turn.

Select the Show all view. All allowed models (model types) are shown. If models or objects are missing, you must first add them to the filter before you can proceed.

Use the filter to find the list entries. If you are looking for items you configured, filter the list using the Derived, User-defined, or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Select the models that users will assign to the related model objects.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected models are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to no longer allow the assignment of selected models.

Click Assignments > Connection assignments. All connection types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first connection type and change the set of model types that users can assign. Note that you must change the set of model types for each allowed connection type in turn.

Select the Show all view. All models (model types) that you added to the filter are shown. If connections or models are missing, you must first add them to the filter before you can proceed.

Use the filter to find the list entries. If you are looking for items you configured, filter the list using the Derived, User-defined, or Customized keywords. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

Select the models that users will assign to the related connections.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected models are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to no longer allow the assignment of selected models.

Click Attributes > Model attributes. All model types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first model type and change the set of model attributes that users can specify. Note that you must change the set of attributes for each allowed model type.

The Show only types assigned view displays all allowed and locked attributes. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them.

Select the Show all view. All available attributes are listed.

Select the attributes that users can specify for models.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected attributes are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to no longer allow users to specify selected attributes.

The attributes are sorted by ARIS Method when they are offered to users for modeling.

To change this order, click Order and select the attributes that you want to move.

Click Up and Down to move the attributes in the list.

If you want to undo your changes, click Reset. This restores the default sort order as defined in ARIS Method.

Click Attributes > Object attributes. All object types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first object type and change the set of object attributes that users can specify. Note that you must change the set of attributes for each allowed object type.

The Show only types assigned view displays all allowed and locked attributes. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them.

Select the Show all view. All available attributes are listed.

Select the attributes that users can specify for objects.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected attributes are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to no longer allow users to specify selected attributes.

The attributes are sorted by ARIS Method when they are offered to users for modeling.

To change this order, click Order and select the attributes that you want to move.

Click Up and Down to move the attributes in the list.

If you want to undo your changes, click Reset. This restores the default sort order as defined in ARIS Method.

Click Attributes > Connection attributes. All connection types that you added to the filter are listed.

Select the first connection type and change the set of connection attributes that users can specify. Note that you must change the set of attributes for each allowed connection type.

The Show only types assigned view displays all allowed and locked attributes. Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them.

Select the Show all view. All available attributes are listed.

Select the attributes that users can specify for connections.

Click Allow. In the Show only types allowed view, all selected attributes are listed and indicated as allowed.

Check the selection. Click Remove to no longer allow users to specify selected attributes.

The attributes are sorted by ARIS Method when they are offered to users for modeling.

To change this order, click Order and select the attributes that you want to move.

Click Up and Down to move the attributes in the list.

If you want to undo your changes, click Reset. This restores the default sort order as defined in ARIS Method.