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Create or reuse items in a list

Create new or reuse existing items in Published content Published content.

The following description refers to items in a list. It uses the example of an application system type diagram.

Note that new items you may have created are added to the diagram. At the same time, a new layout is automatically generated for the diagram. As a consequence, the arrangement of items in the diagram may differ from the original arrangement. If required, a user with the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege can adapt the layout of the diagram in the modeling component.

Prerequisites

  • You have the ARIS Connect Viewer and Contribution license privileges, or the ARIS Connect Designer license privilege.

  • The Workspace database content was published for versionable databases.

  • You have at least the Write access privilege for the items you want to edit.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Published content Published content.

  2. If the Group tree is not visible, click the arrow in the middle on the left side to show it.

  3. Click Edit Edit > Contribute Contribute. The Edit mode is enabled.

  4. Navigate to the required diagram and select it.

    To add objects of the Application system type type to the IT systems area, you can select an application system type diagram from the sample configuration supplied, for example.

  5. Click Overview if the fact sheet is not yet displayed.

  6. Click the IT systems edit box. Existing objects are displayed one next to the other and the option Insert item is shown.

  7. Enter the name of the required application system type.

    If an application system type with the same name already exists, it is offered to you for selection. Also, this name is listed with (new) added to it.

  8. To create a new application system, click the entry with (new) added to it.

    To reuse an existing application system type, click the other entry.

  9. Enter other names for additional application system types.

  10. Click Change Change. A confirmation prompt is shown listing all new application system types for confirmation.

  11. Click OK.

New application system types are added to the list, or existing application system types will be reused. Occurrences of new application system types are placed in the diagram window.