---
title: Editing a type
description: >-
  Types of organizational units, relations between organizational units and
  roles can be renamed and translated.
search:
  tags:
    - anleitung
    - typ
    - bearbeiten
    - organisation
---
Editing is done in the row of the type via **Edit** in the **submenu**. For a relation type, you can also change the direction — **undirected** with one name, **directed** with one name for each direction.

## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]

You meet the prerequisites from [Setting organization and role types](/en/organization/set-types).

You are on the **Define Types** page.

## Context [#context]

Editing the types of organizational units, relations between organizational units and roles includes renaming them and adding or changing translations of the names.

## How to proceed [#how-to-proceed]

1. In the row of the type, click **Edit** in the **submenu**.

   The dialog for editing appears.
2. To change the direction of a relation to **undirected** or **directed**, select the corresponding **radio button** and, if necessary, enter the additionally required name.
3. To change a name, enter a different name.
4. To change or create the translation of a name, click the translate icon in the top right of the dialog. It only appears if the Process Space has at least two content languages.

   The display switches to two-column mode.
5. In the selection list, select the language, change or create the translation for the name of the type and repeat the process to edit further languages.
6. To confirm the changes, click **Save**.

   The changes are saved and the dialog is closed.