edit-model-master-data-services.md

title	Edit Model
description	Edit Model (Master Data Services)
author	meetdeepak
ms.author	dkhare
ms.reviewer	mikeray
ms.date	03/05/2026
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	master-data-services
ms.topic	how-to
ms.custom	build-2025
helpviewer_keywords	models [Master Data Services], changing name

Edit Model (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

[!INCLUDE support-notice]

In [!INCLUDEssMDSshort], you can change the name and description of a model and indicate how many days you want to retain transaction logs.

For more information, see Transactions (Master Data Services).

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 a model

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

2. On the Model View page, from the menu bar, point to Manage and click Models.

3. On the Manage Models page, from the grid, select the row for the model with the name or description you want to change.

4. Click Edit.

5. In the Name box, type the updated name of the model.

6. In the Description field, type the updated description of the model.

7. In the Log Retention Days field, select one of the options for retaining log data. The default value is System Setting, which indicates that the value is inherited from system settings in the [!INCLUDEssMDScfgmgr]. For more information, see System Settings (Master Data Services).

   To override the system setting and not remove transaction log data, select NO. To retain only today's log data and truncate log data for all previous days, select YES and set the Days field to 0. To retain log data for a specified number of days, select YES and set the Days field to the number of days.

8. Click Save model.

The Status column in the grid shows the status of the operation on the model. When you click the Save model button, the image is displayed, which indicates that the model is updating. If there are errors when creating or editing a model, the image is displayed. Otherwise, the status is OK and the image is displayed.

See Also

Create a Model (Master Data Services)
Delete a Model (Master Data Services)
Models (Master Data Services)