# How to update column definition from domain

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**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/how-to-update-column-definition-from-domain/15387 "2019-07-10T14:31:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ragoran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ragoran](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/u/Ragoran)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/how-to-update-column-definition-from-domain/15387/1 "2019-07-10T14:31:08Z")

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I created an ERD model using domain for columns have similar definition. I need to update an attribute of the column based on the domain. I expected that changing the attribute in the domain definition will propagate itself to all columns mapped to this domain… but it does not seem to be working.

What am I missing ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![roykeung](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/user_avatar/forums.visual-paradigm.com/roykeung/32/2313_2.png) [@roykeung](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/u/roykeung)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/how-to-update-column-definition-from-domain/15387/2 "2019-07-15T08:52:31Z")

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You can direct edit **Column Domain** and changes will auto synchronize to related **Column(s)**.  
However, below cases will cause specific property not include in the synchronization.

- name property
- property modified manually
- primary key property (if column domain is under entity domain)

Hope it help.  
Thank you for using Visual Paradigm.

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**Author:** ![Ragoran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ragoran](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/u/Ragoran)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/how-to-update-column-definition-from-domain/15387/3 "2019-07-18T15:26:48Z")

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It works, Thanks

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**Author:** ![emillypaulinoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/e/b19c9b/32.png) [@emillypaulinoz](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/u/emillypaulinoz)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/how-to-update-column-definition-from-domain/15387/4 "2019-07-18T15:27:03Z")

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Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.