Different attributes are available depending on the item for which you have opened the attributes.
Specify the model attributes. Attributes that are specified automatically by the system have a colored background and cannot be changed.
Enables you to specify names for items. Unique names help identify items.
Describes/Defines an item. On the one hand users obtain more detailed information on how an item is used. On the other hand an item is assigned a specific meaning that is valid throughout the company.
Example
Defining the Customer entity in a model of the Data model type clearly indicates what the company understands by 'customer'.
The type expresses that an item is assigned to a specific context of meaning.
Example
An object of the Database type may represent both the customer and the supplier database in the Business process model type.
Specify the object attributes. You are offered various attributes depending on the object selected. Attributes that are specified automatically by the system have a colored background and cannot be changed.
Enables you to specify names for items. Unique names help identify items.
Describes/Defines an item. On the one hand users obtain more detailed information on how an item is used. On the other hand an item is assigned a specific meaning that is valid throughout the company.
Example
Defining the Customer entity in a model of the Data model type clearly indicates what the company understands by 'customer'.
User editing the item. The user can be defined by a user ID, a user name, or a first or last name.
In a project, the group to which the user belongs can be identified as the author if the work group name or the project group name are specified.
Contains the shortcut to the document or application. They can be opened or started for the respective object. If you place a shortcut in the model window, a symbol is displayed for the shortcut and the entry for the shortcut is placed next to the symbol.
Shortcuts open application systems or documents from application systems. Enter the path or the name of an application or document. For example, you can describe the Process customer order activity in more detail in assigned Word documents, Excel tables, or graphics. You can for example, create a text editing shortcut that you can start and use to create an information document for the activity if necessary.
Example
You want to explain an object in more detail in a linked Microsoft Word document. Microsoft Word is installed on your computer so that Microsoft Word documents are registered in the operating system.
Create the Microsoft Word document and save it. Click on the Edit link () button and enter the path and the name of the saved document in the Edit link dialog. If you prefer to select the document instead, click in the Link box on the Browse button (
) and select the document in the corresponding directory.
Now, if you select the object and click on File/Run or press F7, Microsoft Word opens and displays the document.
The type expresses that an item is assigned to a specific context of meaning.
Example
An object of the Database type may represent both the customer and the supplier database in the Business process model type.
Telephone number
Indicates the 'electronic' address of a contact person.
Indicates the postal data for an organizational element or a person.
Specify the connection attributes. Attributes that are specified automatically by the system have a colored background and cannot be changed.
Enables you to specify names for items. Unique names help identify items.
The type expresses that an item is assigned to a specific context of meaning.
Example
An object of the Database type may represent both the customer and the supplier database in the Business process model type.