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# Editing, reordering, and deleting assets

There are two ways to edit an asset. For a quick change, hover over its row in the table, open the row menu, and choose **Edit**; the cells turn into inputs you save or cancel right there in the row. For a fuller edit, open the asset to get the **Edit Asset** form.

The fields you see depend on the asset's type, since each type defines its own attributes: text attributes show a text box, choices a dropdown, typeahead attributes let you pick an existing value or type a new one, dates a date picker, yes/no a toggle, and numbers a number field.

An asset's type can't be changed once it exists. If the group has recurring services that apply to the asset, the form also asks for a Last Date for each one, required before you can save.

To reorder assets within a type, open the menu by that type's heading, choose **Reorder**, drag rows into the order you want, and select **Save**. Reorder is available only when a type has more than one asset, and it's turned off while a column sort or a search is active, since those change which rows are shown.

To delete a single asset, use **Delete** in its row menu and confirm; deletion can't be undone. Some assets have no Delete option: if a type has a minimum number of assets per group and you're already at that minimum, those assets are protected so the group is never left short.

> **Where to find it:** On an asset group page, the **Assets** section. Hover a table row for the edit menu, or open an asset to use the full **Edit Asset** form. The **Reorder** option lives in the menu next to each asset type heading.

## Related guides

* [Searching and sorting assets within a group](/field-operations/assets/searching-and-sorting-asset-items-within-a-group.md)
* [Asset groups and assets: terminology and screen labels](/field-operations/assets/assets-vs-asset-groups-vs-asset-items-the-terminology.md)
* [Deleting an asset group (and what it removes)](/field-operations/assets/deleting-an-asset-group-and-what-it-removes.md)


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