# Managing entities

You can add, edit and remove entities from your model as described in the table below.

Information note

All of the options available in the toolbar are also available from the drop-down menu in the toolbar. This is useful when you reduce the window size, since some of the toolbar buttons - or all of them depending on how small you make the window - will be hidden. The only button that will not be hidden regardless of the eventual window size is the drop-down menu button.

Entity management options

| To | Do This |
| --- | --- |
| Add an entity | <ol> <li>Click the <span>New</span> <span>Entity</span> button in the <span>Entities</span> toolbar.</li> <li>Provide a name and description (optional) for the entity and then click <span>OK</span>.</li> </ol> |
| Edit an entity | <ol> <li>Select the entity you want to edit and then click the <span>Edit</span> button  in the <span>Entities</span> toolbar.</li> <li>Edit the entity’s name and description (optional) and then click <span>OK</span>.</li> </ol> |
| Remove an entity | <ol> <li>Click the <span>Delete</span> button in the <span>Entities</span> toolbar.</li> <li>When prompted to confirm the deletion, click <span>Yes</span>.</li> </ol> |
| Duplicate an entity | <ol> <li>Select the entity you want to duplicate and then select <span>Duplicate</span> from the Menu drop-down menu in the <span>Entities</span> toolbar.</li> <li> <p>Edit the entity’s name and description (optional) and then click <span>OK</span>.</p> <p>The duplicated entity is added to the Entities list.</p> </li> </ol> |
| Import entities from another project | See [Importing entities and mappings from another project](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/compose/December2024/Content/ComposeDWDL/Main/DW/Model/Import_entities_from_project.htm). |
| Import entities from ERwin | See [Importing the model from ERwin](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/compose/December2024/Content/ComposeDWDL/Main/DW/Model/import_model_from_ERwin.htm). |