---
title: "Model Properties Explained"
slug: "model-properties-explained"
description: "In this documentation article, learn about Model Properties inside a model and how to add custom fields in the properties."
tags: ["Building Models", "Get Started", "Test Modeller"]
updated: 2024-09-27T14:46:44Z
published: 2024-09-27T14:46:44Z
canonical: "knowledge.curiositysoftware.ie/model-properties-explained"
---

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# Model Properties Explained

In this documentation article, learn about Model Properties inside a model and how to add custom fields in the properties.

To find the **Model Properties**section, open an existing or new model, and then open the **Model Properties**section under the Actions tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068613766.png)

There are two required fields within the Model Properties section:

- **Description:**Describe the system that the model replicates.
- **Background:**Include any background details that me be important to the developer or other team members.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068633941.png)

**Custom fields** can be added in here that can populate Jira and Word documents with extra information when exporting test cases.

To add**custom fields** to **Model Properties**, navigate to **Workspace → Configuration → Custom Fields.**Here, you can hit the blue New Field button to create a new field and add it to the Model Properties view.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068641931.png)

Hitting the **New Field button**will open the **New Custom Field window**, here you can configure your new field.

To add a new field to your **Model Properties,**make sure the **Field Level** is set to **Model.**

Setting the **Field Level**to **Node**allows you to create new fields for **Model Action**s in Quality Modeller.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068649736.png)

For example, here are 2 custom fields we’ve made as a test, and how they then appear in the Model Properties window:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068655765.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1679068664643.png)

A Model is a canvas and the Flow that is built onto it. There are several types of Model, some of which display different tabs and tools on the toolbar in Quality Modeller.

## Related

- [Quality Modeller 101](/test-modeller-101.md)
- [Quality Modeller](/get-started-with-test-modeller.md)
- [Building Models in Quality Modeller](/building-models-in-test-modeller.md)
- [Looping in Test Modeller Explained](/looping-in-test-modeller-explained.md)
- [What is Coverage, and Why does it Matter?](/coverage-in-test-modeller-explained.md)