# Edit a measurement card > Open a measurement card, change its details, status, tables and note, switch the display unit and understand when changes are saved. Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/measurement-card-edit/ Open a measurement card from the **Measurement Library** to change its sizes, measurement rows, picture, status and note. The edit page uses the same form as creating a card, and adds a status, an **Action** menu, a unit switch and automatic saving. **Where to find it:** Library → Measurements → (card) → Edit **Requires:** permission `UPDATE_PRODUCT,VIEW_PRODUCT` ## Open a card 1. **Open the Measurement Library** From the left sidebar, click **Library**, then **Measurements**. ![The sidebar with Library expanded and Measurements selected, next to the list of measurement cards](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/measurement-card-edit/60-open-library.webp) 2. **Open the card** Click the image of the card, or click the three dots on the card and then **Edit**. ![A measurement card with its three-dot menu open and Edit at the top](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/measurement-card-edit/61-open-card.webp) The breadcrumb at the top shows the name of the card. If you came from a style's **Design & Development**, a **Back to Design & Development** button appears at the top left. ## The top bar At the top right of the page you find: - **Select status** : the status of the card. See [Change the status](#change-the-status). - **Action** : **Save as Template**, **Download PDF** and **Download Excel**. - **History** : opens the change history of the card. - **Save** : saves the card and returns to the list. While it works, the button shows **Saving...**. - **Last updated** : under the buttons, shows when the card was last changed, for example "3 minutes ago". ## Change the status 1. **Open the status list** Click the **Select status** dropdown at the top right. ![The Select status dropdown at the top right of a measurement card listing the available statuses](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/measurement-card-edit/62-status-list.webp) 2. **Select a status** Select a status, for example **Draft**, **Needs Changes**, **Approved** or **Not Approved**. 3. **Add your own status (optional)** Type a new name in the field at the top of the dropdown and add it. You see **Status added** and the new status is selected. Next to your own statuses, you can click the pencil to rename them or the trash icon to delete them. The system statuses and the default status cannot be edited or deleted. Manage the full list, order and default in [Measurement card status settings](https://docs.vestislabs.com/settings/measurement-card-status-settings/). ## Edit the card details The form at the top of the page has the same fields as when you create a card: **Measurement Card**, **Measurement Type**, **Select Standard Size**, **Set Sample Size**, **Measurement Unit** and **Grading Rule**. All are described in [Create a digital measurement library](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/create-a-digital-measurement-library/). > [!NOTE] > **Measurement Card**, **Measurement Type**, **Set Sample Size** and **Measurement Unit** are required. If one is empty you see "Measurement Card must not be empty", "Measurement Type must not be empty", "Sample Size must not be empty" or "Measurement Unit must not be empty". Next to each option in **Measurement Type** and **Measurement Unit**, click the three dots to **Edit** the name, or to **Delete** it. You cannot delete the option that is currently selected. ## How saving works On the edit page changes are saved automatically about a second and a half after you stop typing. A change is only sent when the card is valid, for example when no required field is empty, so you may not see a message while you are in the middle of an edit. Click **Save** at the top right or at the bottom of the page to save straight away and go back to the list. If a save fails, you see **Failed to update product** or a message that names the row that has a problem. Click **Cancel** at the bottom to leave without saving more. If you have changes that are not saved yet, **Unsaved Changes** asks "You have unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to leave? Your changes will be lost." with **Stay** and **Leave**. > [!IMPORTANT] > If you open a template card from a style, changes cannot be saved back to the template. A **Template Cannot Be Auto-Saved** window offers **Save as New Card**, with a **Card Name** field, or **Discard Changes**. ## View the card in another unit Above the measurements table, **View as** lets you switch between **cm** and **inches**. When you view in another unit than the saved one, a "saved in cm" note appears next to it. - This only changes how the values are shown. The card keeps its own unit. - The PDF and Excel you download from this page follow the unit you are viewing. - If the card uses another unit such as m or mm, the toggle is switched off and shows "Conversion is only available for cm and inches." ![The View as toggle above the measurements table with the unit the card is saved in](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/library/assets/measurement-card-edit/63-view-as.webp) ## Table and picture tools Above the measurements table you find: - **New** : adds a new measurement table to the card. The tooltip reads **New Measurement Table**. - **Start Pin from A** : resets all pin references across all tables, starting from A. You are asked to confirm in **Reset Pin References**, and the action cannot be undone. - **Move table below picture** / **Move table beside picture** : gives the table the full width under the picture, or puts it next to it. - **Hide picture** / **Show picture** : hides the picture so the table gets the full width. - **Zoom In** / **Zoom Out**, **Undo Pin Changes** and **Delete picture**, above the picture. Deleting the picture asks you to confirm in **Delete File**, and clears the pins. - **Delete** next to a table: removes that table after you confirm in **Delete Measurement Table**. The choices for the table position and the picture are remembered in your browser. They are not part of the card. For the columns of the table, see [Measurement table columns](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/measurement-table-columns/). ## Add a note Scroll below the table to **Note**. Write free text with the editor toolbar. A note can be at most 20,000 characters. Click the image icon in the toolbar to add a picture to the note. ## Save the card as a template Click **Action**, then **Save as Template**. The steps for publishing and unpublishing a template are in [Manage a created measurement card](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/manage-created-measurement-library/). ## Download the card Click **Action**, then **Download PDF** to choose **Landscape** or **Portrait** and click **Download**, or **Download Excel** to download the card as a spreadsheet. ## Related - [Measurement library page overview](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/measurement-library-page-overview/) - [Manage a created measurement card](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/manage-created-measurement-library/) - [Measurement table columns](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/measurement-table-columns/)