# SetPropertiesAsync Method

## Overloads

| [SetPropertiesAsync(GenericVariableProperties)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_GenericVariable_SetPropertiesAsync_Qlik_Engine_GenericVariableProperties_) |  | Sets some properties for a variable. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [SetPropertiesAsync(AsyncHandle, GenericVariableProperties)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_GenericVariable_SetPropertiesAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_Qlik_Engine_GenericVariableProperties_) |  | Sets some properties for a variable. |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm)

## SetPropertiesAsync(GenericVariableProperties)

Sets some properties for a variable.

### Declaration

```

          public Task SetPropertiesAsync([QixName("qProp")] GenericVariableProperties prop)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GenericVariableProperties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariableProperties.htm) | prop | Information about the variable. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task |  |

### Implements

[IGenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync(GenericVariableProperties)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IGenericVariable_SetPropertiesAsync_Qlik_Engine_GenericVariableProperties_)

### Remarks

The identifier of a variable cannot be modified.

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm)

## SetPropertiesAsync(AsyncHandle, GenericVariableProperties)

Sets some properties for a variable.

### Declaration

```

          public Task SetPropertiesAsync(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, [QixName("qProp")] GenericVariableProperties prop)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| [GenericVariableProperties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericVariableProperties.htm) | prop | Information about the variable. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task |  |

### Implements

[IGenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync(AsyncHandle, GenericVariableProperties)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IGenericVariable.SetPropertiesAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IGenericVariable_SetPropertiesAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_Qlik_Engine_GenericVariableProperties_)

### Remarks

The identifier of a variable cannot be modified.