> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.civalgo.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.civalgo.com/documentation/settings/manage-custom-properties.md).

# Manage custom properties

Learn how to create and manage your properties and then how to classify them

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## Prerequisites

[Create an employee](https://civalgo.gitbook.io/civalgo-docs/~/revisions/XsOIuPpHyLxQT0TCYOQF/documentation/resources/create-an-employee)

[Create equipment](https://civalgo.gitbook.io/civalgo-docs/~/revisions/XsOIuPpHyLxQT0TCYOQF/documentation/resources/create-equipment)

## Create a property

* Navigate to the page for the resource you want to edit, for example, “Employees”
* Click on the “Pencil” button at the end of the right of the resource you want to adjust or on the first resource on the page to start creating
* On the right side of the dialog (the resource edit page), click “Add Property”
* Enter the property name and click “Confirm”

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## Create an attribute

Attributes are one of the possible values of a property. You can create as many attributes as you want for a property for simple cases like “Yes” and “No” or for more complex cases.

* Navigate to the page for the resource you want to edit, for example, “Employees”
* Click on the “Pencil” button at the end of the right of the resource you want to adjust or on the first resource on the page to start creating
* In the right part of the dialog (the resource modification page), click in a field to the right of a property
* Enter your attribute name and click “Create \[your attribute name]”

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## Edit or delete a property

* Navigate to the page for the resource you want to edit, for example, “Employees”
* Click on the “Pencil” button at the end of the right of the resource you want to adjust or on the first resource on the page to start editing
* In the right section, click on the small pencil in front of the name of the property you want to change or remove
* Change the name and click “Confirm” to change
* Or click “Delete” to remove the property

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## Edit or delete an attribute

* Navigate to the page for the resource you want to edit, for example, “Employees”
* Click on the “Pencil” button at the end of the right of the resource you want to adjust or on the first resource on the page to start editing
* In the right section, click on a field to the right of the property that contains the attribute you want to change or remove
* In the menu, click on the 3 small dots (...) to the right of the attribute you want to modify or delete
* Change the name and click “Confirm” to change
* Or click “Delete” to remove

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Note that you can do the same for all the properties of your employees, your equipment, your documents as well as the tasks and sub-tasks of your projects.

Congratulations! Your ranking is becoming more and more effective using Civalgo!
