Edit custom property settings
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Hub administrators can edit a custom property's description, localized names and descriptions, picklist values, and visibility settings. However, after a property is created, you cannot change the following:
- Property name
- Field type, including the selected currency for Currency fields
- Copy value setting
Open a custom property
- Open the Fusion web client.
- In the upper-right corner, click your profile, then select Admin > Custom Properties.
- (Optional) Use search to find the property.
- Click the property row to open its details.
The property side panel opens.
Open the Edit Property page
From the property side panel, use one of the following methods:
Click Edit
next to the description, a localized name, a localized description, or picklist values.
Click More
at the top of the side panel, then select Edit property.

Edit visibility
You can change a property's visibility from either the side panel or the Edit property page.
In the side panel, toggle Visible on or off:
- On: The property appears in the Properties tab and panel, bill of materials (BOM), drawings, and search results.
- Off: The property is hidden from all Fusion views but remains accessible through the API.
Note: An updated search experience is being rolled out gradually. If custom properties do not yet appear in search results, check back later.
Edit descriptions and localized values
You can edit the property description, localized names, and localized descriptions from the Edit property page.
Open the Edit property page for the property you want to update.
Make your changes. On this page, you can:
- Add to or update the description.
- Add, edit, or delete localized names.
- Add, edit, or delete localized descriptions.
- Toggle visibility on or off.
Click Save.
Edit picklist values
For properties that use the Single select picklist field type, you can add, edit, delete, and reorder picklist values.
Open the Edit property page for the property you want to update.
In the Values table, do any of the following:
- To edit a value, update the text in the value field.
- To add a value, click Add picklist value.
- To delete a value, click the Delete icon
.
- To reorder values, drag the gripper icon
to a new position.
Click Save.