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Edit a business entity

When you edit a business entity, you can add and edit business entity fields, and change data quality and survivorship configurations. Your user role must have the privileges required to edit the business entity.
Note: You can't delete business entity fields.
    1From the Explore page, find and open the business entity.
    2Click the Actions icon, and then click Properties.
    The Business Entity dialog box appears.
    3Edit the property values, and click OK.
    4Optionally, edit fields.
    1. aTo show the fields that you want to edit on the canvas, select one of the following values from the Show list:
    2. bSelect a field if you want to edit the field properties.
    3. cTo edit field properties, edit the values in the Properties panel.
    4. For example, to disable a field, select Disabled.
    5Optionally, add fields.
    1. aDouble-click a field to add the field to the canvas.
    2. bDefine the properties.
    6Save the business entity.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.
    1. aTo generate indexes for the records immediately, click Save and Index.
    2. bTo generate indexes for the records at a later point in time, click Save without Indexing.
    3. If you choose to index the records later, the records continue to use the outdated indexes.