change-the-order-of-attributes.md

title	Change the Order of Attributes
description	Change the Order of Attributes
author	CordeliaGrey
ms.author	jiwang6
ms.date	03/15/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	master-data-services
ms.topic	how-to
ms.custom	build-2025

Change the Order of Attributes

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

[!INCLUDE support-notice]

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)