# \#ontology-management **URL:** https://community.palantir.com/tag/ontology-management/11.md [Latest](https://community.palantir.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.palantir.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.palantir.com/tags.md) --- ## [Any method to add custom icons for Ontology Object Types](https://community.palantir.com/t/any-method-to-add-custom-icons-for-ontology-object-types/6080)
**Author:** [@mellerbeck](https://community.palantir.com/u/mellerbeck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/any-method-to-add-custom-icons-for-ontology-object-types/6080 "2026-02-26T08:35:35Z")
Being able to add SVG to the library would be useful! --- ## [How 'Disk Usage' for Dataset calculated?](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-disk-usage-for-dataset-calculated/7402)
**Author:** [@rlfahs3025](https://community.palantir.com/u/rlfahs3025)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-disk-usage-for-dataset-calculated/7402 "2026-10-22T07:06:51Z")
With a dataset, I can see ‘Details’ → ‘Resource usage metrics’ → ‘Disk Usage’ section To check the disk usage value, I checked all the dataset branch, build history and added all Size of files of un deleted transactions… --- ## [Can you create an outside object with an inline edit?](https://community.palantir.com/t/can-you-create-an-outside-object-with-an-inline-edit/1040)
**Author:** [@hweinstein](https://community.palantir.com/u/hweinstein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/can-you-create-an-outside-object-with-an-inline-edit/1040 "2024-08-15T19:43:14Z")
Hi all – when the end-user makes an inline edit to Object A, they want it to also trigger the creation of Object B, a historical object for record-keeping of edits across a variety of objects in a workflow. Is that possi… --- ## [Can you copy portions/aspects of form fields you've set up in actions so you don't need to do the same work over?](https://community.palantir.com/t/can-you-copy-portions-aspects-of-form-fields-youve-set-up-in-actions-so-you-dont-need-to-do-the-same-work-over/987)
**Author:** [@hweinstein](https://community.palantir.com/u/hweinstein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/can-you-copy-portions-aspects-of-form-fields-youve-set-up-in-actions-so-you-dont-need-to-do-the-same-work-over/987 "2024-08-15T14:00:48Z")
I’ve got a few action types that have the same overrides and constraints. I don’t want to set the override and constraint manually each type in the exact same way each time – would it be possible to copy/paste overrides/… --- ## [Feature request: Add MCP tools for managing Object Type Groups](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-add-mcp-tools-for-managing-object-type-groups/6043)
**Author:** [@ujjalb](https://community.palantir.com/u/ujjalb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-add-mcp-tools-for-managing-object-type-groups/6043 "2026-02-19T09:50:34Z")
The Palantir MCP server currently has no tools for creating, updating, or assigning Object Type Groups (type groups). Groups are a core organizational primitive in Ontology Manager, but they can only be managed through t… --- ## [Feature request: create\_or\_update\_foundry\_object\_type should support Compass project association](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-create-or-update-foundry-object-type-should-support-compass-project-association/6038)
**Author:** [@ujjalb](https://community.palantir.com/u/ujjalb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-create-or-update-foundry-object-type-should-support-compass-project-association/6038 "2026-02-18T12:21:12Z")
Hi, When creating object types via palantir-mcp, the resulting OTs are not associated with any Compass Ontology Project — they’re effectively “homeless” in the Compass hierarchy. AI FDE’s internal create\_object\_type to… --- ## [Formatted Duration on Objects Doesn't Display Negative Numbers](https://community.palantir.com/t/formatted-duration-on-objects-doesnt-display-negative-numbers/7374)
**Author:** [@green](https://community.palantir.com/u/green)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/formatted-duration-on-objects-doesnt-display-negative-numbers/7374 "2026-10-15T14:00:33Z")
Hello, Does anyone know if it’s possible to show negative time durations in Insight/Object Explorer please, or is this a #bug ? I have a property ‘Lead Time’ that is a duration, in seconds, set to be displayed as a hum… --- ## [B2C Collaboration Architecture Advice](https://community.palantir.com/t/b2c-collaboration-architecture-advice/7360)
**Author:** [@dpryshchepa](https://community.palantir.com/u/dpryshchepa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/b2c-collaboration-architecture-advice/7360 "2026-10-15T13:05:44Z")
Hi guys, we’re starting to build out new application which will be customer-facing. It is first customer-facing application, so we don’t have much experience with it. I’ve read documentation, chatted with AI FDE and Cl… --- ## [Seeking Help On Palantir Foundry Testing](https://community.palantir.com/t/seeking-help-on-palantir-foundry-testing/7378)
**Author:** [@chetang](https://community.palantir.com/u/chetang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/seeking-help-on-palantir-foundry-testing/7378 "2026-10-14T18:43:59Z")
Hi All, I ama new to Palantir Foundry and want to know how to perform step by step testing done on Palantir Foundry Platform starting with Data ingestion, Transformation and Ontology etc. Kindly advise. Regards, Chet… --- ## [Lessons from building with the AI FDE: what it nails, and what to tell it up front](https://community.palantir.com/t/lessons-from-building-with-the-ai-fde-what-it-nails-and-what-to-tell-it-up-front/7377)
**Author:** [@2ffa006a15b15457d492](https://community.palantir.com/u/2ffa006a15b15457d492)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/lessons-from-building-with-the-ai-fde-what-it-nails-and-what-to-tell-it-up-front/7377 "2026-10-14T15:14:43Z")
I wrote up some lessons from building with the AI FDE on Foundry: Blog Link Sharing the key points here too, in case they save someone else some time. On documented platform paths it’s genuinely fast. It mapped twenty-… --- ## [Question regarding materialized datasets based on restricted views (Hydrating status issue)](https://community.palantir.com/t/question-regarding-materialized-datasets-based-on-restricted-views-hydrating-status-issue/7376)
**Author:** [@Elodie](https://community.palantir.com/u/Elodie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/question-regarding-materialized-datasets-based-on-restricted-views-hydrating-status-issue/7376 "2026-10-14T15:14:11Z")
Hello, I have a question regarding materialized datasets built from restricted views. Some of our objects are based on restricted views and serve as inputs for front-end write operations. Because I need to use this dat… --- ## [Enable Shared Management Or Copy Paster Of Submission Criteria Management With Ontology Actions](https://community.palantir.com/t/enable-shared-management-or-copy-paster-of-submission-criteria-management-with-ontology-actions/1030)
**Author:** [@clos11](https://community.palantir.com/u/clos11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/enable-shared-management-or-copy-paster-of-submission-criteria-management-with-ontology-actions/1030 "2024-10-02T15:07:45Z")
Give context on the use case / what you’re trying to achieve When setting up actions in ontology, the submission criteria and become complex, especially when being deployed to support multiple actions for a specific use… --- ## [Time Series setup when the Object is its own "Sensor"](https://community.palantir.com/t/time-series-setup-when-the-object-is-its-own-sensor/7315)
**Author:** [@gdf](https://community.palantir.com/u/gdf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/time-series-setup-when-the-object-is-its-own-sensor/7315 "2026-10-13T18:13:51Z")
Hello, I would like to suggest a small but critical addition to the Time Series documentation to prevent a common point of confusion for beginners discovering the Ontology Manager (OMA). 1. The Context & The Gap The cu… --- ## [TypeScript v2 Functions CI: local SDK generation resolves Global Branch and object import, then OntologiesV2.get returns OntologyNotFound](https://community.palantir.com/t/typescript-v2-functions-ci-local-sdk-generation-resolves-global-branch-and-object-import-then-ontologiesv2-get-returns-ontologynotfound/7367)
**Author:** [@Ashah1306](https://community.palantir.com/u/Ashah1306)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/typescript-v2-functions-ci-local-sdk-generation-resolves-global-branch-and-object-import-then-ontologiesv2-get-returns-ontologynotfound/7367 "2026-10-12T14:56:48Z")
Hello, We are seeing a reproducible failure while building TypeScript v2 Functions repositories that use a local Ontology SDK and Global Branching. We’re hoping someone else has run into the same issue and have successf… --- ## [Ontology Manager doesn't raise issues about unmapped columns](https://community.palantir.com/t/ontology-manager-doesnt-raise-issues-about-unmapped-columns/7359)
**Author:** [@Ham](https://community.palantir.com/u/Ham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/ontology-manager-doesnt-raise-issues-about-unmapped-columns/7359 "2026-10-09T12:23:08Z")
I’ve had multiple cases where I’ve made adjustments to data pipelines and their output datasets, but forgot to map the new columns for the object type in the Ontology Manager. It’s especially error prone if a pipeline pr… --- ## [How to temporary flush the content of an Object Type?](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-to-temporary-flush-the-content-of-an-object-type/997)
**Author:** [@VincentF](https://community.palantir.com/u/VincentF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-to-temporary-flush-the-content-of-an-object-type/997 "2025-01-20T14:07:58Z")
I have a test object which has numerous rows (\>1M) and which daily indexed storage cost. I would like to temporarily “flush” this object so that no Object instance is indexed. I don’t want to delete the configuration of… --- ## [FR: Have control over the size of pop-up ontology action forms in workshop](https://community.palantir.com/t/fr-have-control-over-the-size-of-pop-up-ontology-action-forms-in-workshop/5502)
**Author:** [@pedrotorres](https://community.palantir.com/u/pedrotorres)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/fr-have-control-over-the-size-of-pop-up-ontology-action-forms-in-workshop/5502 "2026-02-09T16:59:41Z")
Hello! I am currently working on a workshop app where part of it involves using an ontology action that I made into a table, as we want to allow bulk uploads and bulk edits and all of that fun stuff. However, the table… --- ## [Global branch visibility across platform](https://community.palantir.com/t/global-branch-visibility-across-platform/7296)
**Author:** [@Benutzer7](https://community.palantir.com/u/Benutzer7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/global-branch-visibility-across-platform/7296 "2026-10-06T22:13:48Z")
Hey all, Ive got an opportunity to play around with global branching recently. It really is a game changer compared to before. But there are few drawbacks that I came across(or am I missing a setting/maybe the feature … --- ## [Special Values for Inline Actions](https://community.palantir.com/t/special-values-for-inline-actions/1372)
**Author:** [@ispokes](https://community.palantir.com/u/ispokes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/special-values-for-inline-actions/1372 "2026-10-06T20:44:20Z")
Hey team, is there any reason we don’t allow inline actions to user ‘Current Time’ or ‘Current User’ ? It makes it much harder to track object metadata when trying to track who is performing these inline actions and when… --- ## [Feature Request: Custom Ordering of Properties in OMA](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-custom-ordering-of-properties-in-oma/7305)
**Author:** [@gdf](https://community.palantir.com/u/gdf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-custom-ordering-of-properties-in-oma/7305 "2026-10-06T00:35:06Z")
Overview I would like to propose an enhancement for Ontology Manager (OMA): introducing the ability to explicitly order Object Properties. The goal is to establish a deterministic, globally applied column and property or… --- ## [Deletin multiple objects at the same time](https://community.palantir.com/t/deletin-multiple-objects-at-the-same-time/7329)
**Author:** [@Coder](https://community.palantir.com/u/Coder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/deletin-multiple-objects-at-the-same-time/7329 "2026-10-05T21:15:00Z")
Hi community, what is the most effective/fastest ways to delete objects/actions in bulk? I have over \> 50 objects that I want to delete all at once instead of doing it one by one. --- ## [My ontology indexing costs are high. What can I do to decrease them?](https://community.palantir.com/t/my-ontology-indexing-costs-are-high-what-can-i-do-to-decrease-them/7178)
**Author:** [@ckucera](https://community.palantir.com/u/ckucera)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/my-ontology-indexing-costs-are-high-what-can-i-do-to-decrease-them/7178 "2026-10-01T23:16:53Z")
Hi all, after seeing quite a few Funnel syncs, wanted to share some strategies for decreasing Funnel costs. Curious for what has worked best for you! --- ## [Feature Request: Display Backing Property Name for the "Title" Special Property](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-display-backing-property-name-for-the-title-special-property/7306)
**Author:** [@gdf](https://community.palantir.com/u/gdf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/feature-request-display-backing-property-name-for-the-title-special-property/7306 "2026-10-01T12:15:08Z")
Overview I would like to propose an enhancement for applications that display Ontology Object Types (such as Ontology Manager, Object Explorer, Workshop, etc.). The request is to append the underlying property/column nam… --- ## [Maintain Correct Private Ontology Alignment with Space in Object Type Creation Wizard](https://community.palantir.com/t/maintain-correct-private-ontology-alignment-with-space-in-object-type-creation-wizard/4782)
**Author:** [@HugoRodrigues](https://community.palantir.com/u/HugoRodrigues)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/maintain-correct-private-ontology-alignment-with-space-in-object-type-creation-wizard/4782 "2025-08-15T13:15:34Z")
Following on this thread: Can I create an Object Type in an Ontology, with a backing dataset in the non-corresponding namespace? - Ask the Community - Palantir Developer Community \*\*Feature Request:\*\* When creating an … --- ## [How to bulk apply an action/function to all existing objects](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-to-bulk-apply-an-action-function-to-all-existing-objects/963)
**Author:** [@ishan](https://community.palantir.com/u/ishan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/how-to-bulk-apply-an-action-function-to-all-existing-objects/963 "2025-01-17T10:42:50Z")
Just wanted to check whether there’s any good way to apply a function/action to a large (~500k) amount of objects? We have quite a few cases where we want to add a new property to an ontology object, and be able to back… --- ## [Object Reference Searchable Properties in Forms](https://community.palantir.com/t/object-reference-searchable-properties-in-forms/7261)
**Author:** [@pedrotorres](https://community.palantir.com/u/pedrotorres)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/object-reference-searchable-properties-in-forms/7261 "2026-09-28T07:24:39Z")
Hello! I have a question that is bugging me for a while, and hopefully someone can help me. We use Ontology Actions A LOT. We use them because they are easy to create, easy to implement in different applications and p… --- ## [Conditional Visible / Disabled / Required overrides bug](https://community.palantir.com/t/conditional-visible-disabled-required-overrides-bug/7275)
**Author:** [@dpryshchepa](https://community.palantir.com/u/dpryshchepa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/conditional-visible-disabled-required-overrides-bug/7275 "2026-09-24T20:28:06Z")
When you set the same condition to Visible + Required (I want to have property in the action form visible and required if \[THIS\] selected), it makes it either visible, or required - not both in the same time. The latest… --- ## [Media reference based icons no longer showing unless media reference property is separately displayed](https://community.palantir.com/t/media-reference-based-icons-no-longer-showing-unless-media-reference-property-is-separately-displayed/7273)
**Author:** [@ovalwonder](https://community.palantir.com/u/ovalwonder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/media-reference-based-icons-no-longer-showing-unless-media-reference-property-is-separately-displayed/7273 "2026-09-24T20:26:49Z")
I have a handful of objects that use a Media Reference property as the object icon, which I display in an Object Table. Until recently, this worked well, however at some point they started showing the generic icon for t… --- ## [Can't load a saved Ontology Scenario](https://community.palantir.com/t/cant-load-a-saved-ontology-scenario/7272)
**Author:** [@pintu](https://community.palantir.com/u/pintu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/cant-load-a-saved-ontology-scenario/7272 "2026-09-24T15:20:55Z")
I’ve created a scenario in workshop using the new Ontology Scenarios \[Beta\] following the steps outlined here: https://www.palantir.com/docs/foundry/ontology/overview-ontology-scenario/#scenarios-beta However I’m trying… --- ## [Configure Ontology Property Configuration Through Metadata File](https://community.palantir.com/t/configure-ontology-property-configuration-through-metadata-file/1231)
**Author:** [@jf\_baudron](https://community.palantir.com/u/jf_baudron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.palantir.com/t/configure-ontology-property-configuration-through-metadata-file/1231 "2024-09-23T16:30:31Z")
Hello! Here is what I have been doing recently: pivoting a dataset to have values as columns ending up with 100 value columns I need, for each of these columns, to customize: their class their numeric formatting thei… [Next page](https://community.palantir.com/tag/ontology-management/11.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=ontology-management)