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alias: user-guide-manage-product-characteristics
description: "This documentation outlines steps for managing product characteristics within a system"
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# Manage Characteristics

:lock: Product.**Edit**

## Overview

This operation is used to manage the Characteristics of the Product.

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the precondition of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* Product exists in the system and it is Active.

## Sequence of Steps

The Manage Characteristics wizard can be called from the **Product** page by selecting **Characteristics and Rules** from the section menus on the right, and then selecting the **Characteristics** tab.

### Step 1: General

1. Manage the settings and specify if the product is Configurable.

    !!! note
        The default value is `false`. If configured to `true`, you must specify at least one Product Characteristic.

2. Select **Next** to continue.

![Screenshot showing a management interface for characteristics.](images/manage_characteristics.png)

### Step 2: Characteristics

1. Specify as many characteristics as you need by using :material-plus:.
2. Specify the Characteristic Details by providing the following information:
      * Characteristic - the unique name of the characteristic.
      * Description - the description of the characteristic.
      * Optional - whether the characteristic is optional. Defaults to `false`, which means that the characteristic is mandatory.
      * Source - defines where the Product Characteristic comes from. This field is mandatory and must be either:
  
        === "Free"

            * Default Value - enter manually a user-defined value

            ![Screenshot showing the management of character attributes and derail characteristics.](images/manage_characteristics_characteristics_0.png)

        === "Lookup Table (default)"

            * Value Table -  select the name of a valid and active Source Lookup Table with the predefined values.
            * Default Value - choose a predefined value from the specified Source Lookup Table.
              
            !!! note
                For more information, see [[tutorials-howto-createlookuptable]].

            ![Screenshot showing a UI with options for managing character attributes, including cuneate and apne hare.](images/manage_characteristics_characteristics_1.png)

    !!! note
        By default, the Source field is hidden in the table view. To reveal it, select the :material-view-column-outline: icon in the top-right corner of the characteristics table and enable the Source column.

        ![Screenshot showing a table with columns and rows, illustrating the step to manage characteristics.](images/manage_characteristics_table.png)

3. Select **Update** to complete the operation.