change-the-order-of-attributes.md

title	Change the Order of Attributes
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ms.date	03/15/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	mds
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ms.technology	master-data-services
ms.topic	conceptual
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author	lrtoyou1223
ms.author	lle

Change the Order of Attributes

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In [!INCLUDEssMDSshort], you can change the order of attributes.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

• You must have permission to access the System Administration functional area.

• You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).

To change the order of an attribute

1. In [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], click System Administration.

2. On the Manage Model page, select a model from the grid and then click Entities.

3. On the Manage Entity page, select the row for the entity that you want to create an attribute for.

4. Click Attributes.

5. On the Manage Attributes page, do one of the following.

   • If the attribute is for leaf members, select Leaf from the Member Types list box.

   • If the attribute is for consolidated members, select Consolidated from the Member Types list box.

   • If the attribute is for collections, select Collection from the Member Types list box.

6. Select the row for the attribute you want to change the order of.

   [!NOTE]
   You cannot change the order of the Name or Code attributes.

7. Click Move Up or Move Down.

See Also

Attributes (Master Data Services)