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# Change the Order of Attributes
  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)], 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)](administrators-master-data-services.md).  
  
### To change the order of an attribute  
  
1.  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDSmdm](../includes/ssmdsmdm-md.md)], click **System Administration**.  
  
2.  On the **Model View** page, from the menu bar, point to **Manage** and click **Entities**.  
  
3.  On the **Entity Maintenance** page, from the **Model** list, select a model.  
  
4.  Click the row for the entity that contains the attributes that you want to change the order of.  
  
5.  Click **Edit selected entity**.  
  
6.  On the **Edit Entity** page, in **Leaf member attributes**, or **Consolidated member attributes**, or **Collection attributes**, select the attribute that you want to change the order of, and then click the up arrow or the down arrow to change its order.  
  
7.  Click **Save entity**.  
  
## See Also  
 [Attributes (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/attributes-master-data-services.md)