> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.occtoo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Source properties

> Read the property table on a source: columns, statuses, sections and search.

The **Properties** widget on the source page lists every property the source holds, grouped into display sections. The heading carries the total — **Properties (44)**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/occtoo/LQiinQbIHZMUXmtr/images/guides/studio/sources/properties-widget.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LQiinQbIHZMUXmtr&q=85&s=bf7684837e5d9ad81c3e8416da3c6e29" alt="The Properties widget" width="1256" height="568" data-path="images/guides/studio/sources/properties-widget.png" />

## Columns

| Column           | What it shows                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ID**           | The property identifier used by the ingest API, always lowercase. The description, if set, appears under it.                                   |
| **Display name** | The name shown in Studio.                                                                                                                      |
| **Data type**    | Text, Localized text, List, Localized list, Boolean, Integer, Decimal or Timestamp.                                                            |
| **Delimiter**    | The character separating values, for **List** and **Localized list** only. Otherwise `—`.                                                      |
| **Used by**      | The cards that use this property, each a link to the card. Above four, the rest collapse into **+n more**.                                     |
| **Capabilities** | One icon per enabled capability, with the capability name on hover. See [Property capabilities](/guides/studio/sources/property-capabilities). |
| **Status**       | **Active**, **Updating** or **Deleting**.                                                                                                      |

Each row ends with an edit and a delete button.

## Status

A property is **Active** in normal use. It shows **Updating** while a change is being applied and **Deleting** while it is being removed. Both edit and delete are disabled in those states.

## Sections

Properties are grouped into collapsible display sections. Anything not assigned to a section sits in **General**. Sections are ordered by the lowest display order among their properties. See [Display sections and order](/guides/studio/sources/order-and-sections).

The same display order decides which properties get a column in the **Entries** widget — the first six do.

## Search

**Search by name** filters the table. It is a fuzzy match on the display name, so small typos still hit, and it only starts filtering past two characters. No match shows **No results**.

<Info>
  The search matches the **Display name** column, not the **ID**.
</Info>

## Where properties come from

Properties appear on their own the first time data arrives carrying them, whether through a provider or a CSV import. Defining one up front lets you set its type, capabilities and display section before any data lands — see [Add or edit a property](/guides/studio/sources/add-and-edit-a-property).

## Actions

* **Add property** — define a new property.
* **Edit order and sections** — drag properties into order and between sections. Disabled when the source has no properties.
* The pencil on a row — edit that property.
* The remove icon on a row — delete that property. Disabled while a card uses it.