# Is it possible to customize deployment file?

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-it-possible-to-customize-deployment-file/3724>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [April 11, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-it-possible-to-customize-deployment-file/3724 "2019-04-11T09:18:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![TodoMary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/todomary/32/1173_2.png) [@TodoMary](https://forum.flowable.org/u/TodoMary)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-it-possible-to-customize-deployment-file/3724/1 "2019-04-11T09:18:52Z")

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The question is a bit strange maybe, but the fact is that, for simplification reason in my program, I was wondering if I can edit the deployment file by setting additional field in a way that they will not prevent flowable from a successful run of an instance.  
I mean, if I can add a custom field to my deployment file so that it can be ignored when I create a process instance, but in the meantime I can get it whenever I need. Can I do something like this? Are there methods? Or are the file to be absolutely not editable?

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**Author:** ![martin.grofcik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/martin.grofcik/32/71_2.png) [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-it-possible-to-customize-deployment-file/3724/2 "2019-04-11T09:22:18Z")

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Hi,

from my point of view suspend/activate process definition could solve your problem.  
[https://flowable.org/docs/userguide/index.html#\_suspend\_a\_process\_definition](https://flowable.org/docs/userguide/index.html#_suspend_a_process_definition)

Regards  
Martin

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**Author:** ![TodoMary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/todomary/32/1173_2.png) [@TodoMary](https://forum.flowable.org/u/TodoMary)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/is-it-possible-to-customize-deployment-file/3724/3 "2019-04-11T09:25:38Z")

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Hi, thank you for your answer, but I don’t get how to use that functionality to achieve what I want to do.  
Also, I’ve tried using `repositoryService.setDeploymentCategory(deployment.getId(), "My functionality name");` to change category and add my custom text to use an existent field for my aim, but it didn’t change. Any clue?