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Changing an Instance Description
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Scenarios
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After an instance is created, you can add a description.

Procedure
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#. Log in to the management console.

#. Click |image1| in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.

#. Click |image2| in the upper left corner of the page and choose **Databases** > **GaussDB**. In the navigation pane on the left, click **GaussDB(for MySQL)**.

#. On the **Instances** page, locate the instance that you want to edit the description for and click |image3| in the **Description** column to edit the instance description. Then, click **OK**.

   Alternatively, click the instance name to go to the **Basic Information** page. In the **DB Instance Information** area, click |image4| in the **Description** field to edit the instance description.

   .. note::

      The instance description can contain up to 64 characters, and cannot start with and end with a space. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), and spaces are allowed.

   -  To submit the change, click |image5|.
   -  To cancel the change, click |image6|.

#. View the results on the **Basic Information** page.

   Alternatively, view the results on the **Instances** page.

.. |image1| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0218527002.png
.. |image2| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001563934877.png
.. |image3| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001513008494.png
.. |image4| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001513008494.png
.. |image5| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001563528757.png
.. |image6| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001512768946.png
