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# Edit or delete a library element

# Edit or delete a library element {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 3 minutes to read

You can add artifacts to a library element, or convert a library element back to
project-based artifacts. You can also edit the data definitions of artifacts in a library
element.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_kpi_composer.admin or admin for full editing functions

## Procedure

1. Open the Analysis tab of a KPI Composer project.
2. Select the root artifact of one of the library elements in the KPI tree to open its properties.  
   Bookmark icons (![]()) identify the artifacts that are in a library element. The root artifacts, or parent artifacts, are the most top-level artifacts in each library element.

3. To delete a library element, select Unlink element from library.  
   The artifacts are no longer members of that library element. However, every KPI tree that contained that library element still contains those artifacts, only now they are a separate set of ordinary artifacts in each tree.
4. To edit a library element, select Open library element.  
   Note:  
   * You can open a library element from any artifact in that element, not only the root artifact.
   * If you have the sn_kpi_composer.admin or admin role, you can instead navigate to KPI ComposerLibrary and open a library element from a set of library element tiles.
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5. To add an artifact to the library element, follow the instructions in [Add artifacts to a KPI tree](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Yl9bA96maXAKm_Eib3E~Wg#add-elements-kpi-tree "Add artifacts to the KPI tree by using the drag-and-drop tiles at the bottom of the project canvas.").  
   Note:  
   * You do not need to click Add this element to the library in the properties of the new artifact. If you click this link, you add the new artifact to a new library element that is nested inside this library element.
   * Instead of adding a new artifact, you can add another library element, which is then nested inside this library element. For more information, see [Use a library element](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZwsYD6NWt4_mQ39tbbfFZg "Add a library element to a KPI tree in any KPI Composer project.").
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6. To add indicator and report definitions to the artifacts in a library element, open the Data Definition tab and follow the instructions in [Defining indicators and reports](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/fg79fAegmFL8vrhOkoCGCg "On the KPI Composer Data Definition tab, you further specify the artifacts you defined during analysis and link them to indicator and report definitions.").
7. Select the information icon (![]()) to view or edit the library element properties, such as whether the library element is global or personal in scope.  
   You need the sn_kpi_composer.admin or admin role to edit properties. Otherwise, they are read-only.

## Library element properties {#ariaid-title2}

Each KPI Composer library element has the following properties. You need
the sn_kpi_composer.admin or admin role to edit them.
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| Property | Description | Example |
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| Name | A unique, meaningful name | By default, the name is the same as the name of the root artifact, such as Improve Customer Service Quality. |
| Description | A detailed description of the artifact to help others understand its purpose and to prevent redundancy | Total monetary cost from when an incident is raised until it is resolved, including estimated salary and opportunity costs |
| Objective | The future performance improvement you want from Performance Analytics. If you do not yet have a quantitative target score for an indicator, describe the target qualitatively. | A 10% reduction every month until a final value of 40 is reached. |
| Global Yes \| No | When Yes, all users can add this library element to their KPI trees. When No, this library element is personal and only the user who created it can use it. Default: No | N/A |
| Knowledge Articles | Articles in the knowledge base that contain further explanations about the library element.Specify any of the following details: * Knowledge articles that contain further explanation about the artifact. You can link any number of knowledge articles. * Artifact owners * Contact persons {#kpi-composer-library-props__ul_lwz_fpd_mjb} | KB0000006 Dealing with Spyware and Viruses |
| Responsible | A responsible user has full editing privileges but also is expected to be responsible for maintaining the library element. For more information, see [Access to KPI Composer](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ClB6~2ASJ9unnhuiOOMrXQ "The level of access to KPI Composer determines whether a user can create, edit, or only view a KPI Composer project. It also determines which projects a user can access and whether they can access the underlying records or only the UI."). | Abel Tuter |
| Contacts | A person who is not responsible for the library element but is an interested party or a relevant subject matter expert to consult. | Abraham Lincoln |
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