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Reusing an ARIS object in a UML diagram

In the ARIS model, first select the ARIS object you want to reuse as a UML element. Copy it to the clipboard by clicking Copy in the pop-up menu.

Copying the ARIS object to the clipboard

Alternatively, you can also select and copy the ARIS object in the Explorer tree in ARIS Architect, ARIS Designer, or ARIS UML Designer.

In ARIS UML Designer, open the pop-up menu by right-clicking the diagram background and then click either Paste or Paste as > Place here as reused objects.

Pasting the ARIS object in the UML diagram

The Reuse objects dialog opens for selecting the underlying object link definition.

Selecting the object link definition

If there are several symbols that can be used for presentations of elements of the UML type in the diagram, you are asked which of the symbols is to be used.

Dialog for selecting the symbol to be used

This creates a new use case in the diagram.

New use case created

The use case has the same name as the underlying function and displays it on its Reused objects properties page.

Reused objects properties page in ARIS UML Designer

After saving in ARIS UML Designer, this information is also available in ARIS Architect/ARIS Designer.

Reused objects properties page in ARIS Architect/ARIS Designer