---
title: "SetObjectProperty"
slug: "setobjectproperty"
updated: 2024-11-07T18:50:58Z
published: 2024-11-07T18:50:58Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/setobjectproperty"
---

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# SetObjectProperty

**NOTE: Internal Development use only**

Sets and unsets object properties.

| Key | Value(s) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| method | "SetObjectProperty" | Sets and unsets object properties. |
| name | "ObjectName" | Required. Name of object to modify. |
| property | "PropertyName " | Property to modify |
| value | "PropertyValue" | Value to set |
| project | "ProjectName" | Current Project Name |

### Available Properties:

| Property | Value | Description | Additional Properties |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "DELETEPROTECT" | "true" "false" | If true, object cannot be deleted. |  |
| "hideintree" | "true" "false" | Shows/Hides listed data objects in project | "names": [ "table1.field1", "table2.field2", "..." ] "names":[ "table1.*" ] |

#### Example - Delete Protection

```json
{
    "method": "SetObjectProperty",
    "name": "Customer",
    "propery": "DELETEPROTECT",
    "value": "true",
    "project": "MyDemonstration"
  },
```

#### Example - Show/Hide fields

The following sets the list of fields that are to be visible in the tree

```json
{
  "method": "SetObjectProperty",
  "project": "Demo",
  "property": "hideintree",
  "value": false,
  "names": [
    "DATA_S1.address_code",  
    "DATA_S1.zipplus4"
  ]
}
```

```json
{
  "method": "SetObjectProperty",
  "property": "hideintree",
  "value": true,
  "names": [
    "BikeTripData.*"
  ],
  "project": "CONSUMER_Test1"
}
```