# Update existing document

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the "**update documents"** permission. </p>

On the edit page, document's name and description can be edited, while the table name is not.

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Users can add new and remove existing document types and edit the document type's description and numbering format, which defines the document number format (eg. **SE-%5N-%YYYY** -&gt; **SE-00001-2024** ).

Users an also add, edit or remove status categories and define category's default name, background color and font style.

![image.png](https://how-to-erp.dewesoft.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-04/scaled-1680-/kVzimage.png)