Creating custom properties

You can extend the default set of properties available for governance artifacts and catalog assets by creating custom properties.

Required permissions

You must have the following user permissions:

Custom properties can contain the following metadata:

Name: Character limit of 255. A new custom property can’t have the same name as an existing property for the same asset or artifact type.; Names of custom properties can be translated into your browser language. The custom property owner must define the property as translatable by specifying the locale for the default language and supported languages in the localized property when creating an enumeration type definition.
Description (Optional): Character limit of 255.
Property type: Can't be changed after creating custom property. Choose from:

Make searchable in global search: The user can enable this option to make custom properties serachable in global search.; If this option will be enabled after creating a new custom property, only newly added values will be searchable in global search. If this option will be disabled after creating a new custom property, all previously existing values will remain searchable in global search.
Allow multiple values: The user who adds values for the property can add multiple values for the same property.
Groups: Custom properties for predefined asset types need to be created inside a group. Ungrouped custom properties can be created only on custom asset types. Groups of properties can be assigned to multiple asset types.

To create a custom property:

Go to Administration > Configuration and settings > Asset and artifact definitions.
On the Artifacts page, select the artifact type for which you want to create a property.
In the overflow menu, select Open > New > Custom property.
Specify the name and optionally a description.
Select the property type.
If you selected the predefined values type, add your values.
Optionally, in the Advanced section, select the option to allow multiple values.
Click Create. The new custom property is available immediately.

To create a group:

Go to Administration > Configuration and settings > Asset and artifact definitions.
On the Asset page, select the asset type for which you want to create a property.
In the overflow menu, select Edit items > Add.
Choose New group to create a new group, or choose Add a group to select group from the list.
The group is available immediately.

To create a custom property:

Click Add > New property or click New property next to the group in which you want to create a custom property.
Specify the name and optionally a description.
Optional. Click Show identifier to change unique identifier. Unique identifier is generated automatically.
Select the property type.
If you selected the predefined values type, add your values.
Optionally, in the Advanced section, select the option to allow multiple values.
Click Create. The new custom property is available immediately.

To create a custom property:

Go to Administration > Configuration and settings > Asset and artifact definitions.
On the Asset page, select the asset type for which you want to create a property.
In the overflow menu, select Edit items.
Click New property next to the column for which you want to create a custom property.
Specify the name and optionally a description.
Optional. Click Show identifier to change the unique identifier. Unique identifier is generated automatically.
Select the property type.
If you selected the predefined values type, add your values.
Optionally, in the Advanced section, select the option to allow multiple values.
Click Create. The new custom property is available immediately.

Parent topic: Custom properties, relationships, and asset types