# Update parent case property from its subcase or when the child case is closed

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/update-parent-case-property-from-its-subcase-or-when-the-child-case-is-closed/5608>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/update-parent-case-property-from-its-subcase-or-when-the-child-case-is-closed/5608 "2018-08-06T07:28:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_Nestle](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@Nick\_Nestle](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Nick_Nestle)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/update-parent-case-property-from-its-subcase-or-when-the-child-case-is-closed/5608/3 "2018-08-13T20:29:54Z")

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Hi Emeric,

On the case management page you can also type the word "parent" and it will show you the case properties for the parent. See the attached image for the example.

 ![parent](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/1X/80022d91a6ea2e22a96fcfb2d6be2f2ede12019e.png)

-Nick

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