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Reduces the number of entries displayed.

Enter a string. Only the items containing this string are displayed. When using the default filter criteria it is irrelevant whether the string occurs at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a name, for example.

If you click Filter criteria, you can use the Match case option, for example, or the wildcards * and ?.

If you want to remove the filters, click Close at the end of the row. The string is deleted, all elements are displayed again, and you can enter another string.

Name of a connection of this type, running from the source to the target object. The active name is identical with the name of the connection type. Enter the name in the language you selected in the Language field. You can specify the name in all existing languages.

Name of the connection running from the source to the target object, which is defined in ARIS Method. The active name is identical with the name of the connection type. To restore an original name, select the relevant connection type on the Connection types tab and click Restore ARIS defaults. The original active name is also restored automatically.

Name of a connection of this type, running from the target to the source object. Enter the name in the language you selected in the Language field. You can specify the name in all existing languages.

Name of the connection running from the target to the source object, which is defined in ARIS Method. To restore an original name, select the relevant connection type on the Connection types tab and click Restore ARIS defaults. The original passive name is also restored automatically.

Number assigned to a specific API name in ARIS Method. Type number and API name are unique identifiers for database items that are used to define types in ARIS Method.

Information on type numbers is available in the Method help.Select an item (for example, an object, connection, or model) and press Ctrl+F1.

Further information is available in the ARIS Method Manual (Start > Programs > ARIS > Documents > ARIS Method Manual).

No Method help is available for user-defined method items. If you want to call user-defined method items in scripts, please use the GUID of the item instead of the type number. You can find the GUID on the Properties page of the item.

Name for ARIS Method items that are assigned to a specific type number. Type number and API name are unique identifiers for database items that are used to define types in ARIS Method.

Information about API names is available in ARIS ( Application launcher > Administration > Configuration > Conventions > Method) and in ARIS Architect on the Administration tab below the Method folder structure. Specific information from the Method help is available when you select an item, for example, an object, a connection, or a model, and press Ctrl + F1 in ARIS Architect.

Further information is available in the ARIS Method Manual (Start > Programs > ARIS installation directory> > Documents > Method Manual).