diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-config-mgmt/datamodel.itop-config-mgmt.xml b/datamodels/2.x/itop-config-mgmt/datamodel.itop-config-mgmt.xml
index 9e20d4840c..5f4a0320d8 100755
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-config-mgmt/datamodel.itop-config-mgmt.xml
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-config-mgmt/datamodel.itop-config-mgmt.xml
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@
         <field id="physicalinterface_list" xsi:type="AttributeLinkedSet">
           <linked_class>PhysicalInterface</linked_class>
           <ext_key_to_me>connectableci_id</ext_key_to_me>
+          <edit_mode>in_place</edit_mode>
           <count_min>0</count_min>
           <count_max>0</count_max>
         </field>