# 2023.5.0 - February 28, 2023

### Custom Item & Asset IDs

Catalog items and Assets can now be referenced with user defined **Custom ID**s, allowing for items to be referenced how you know them as, rather than a randomly generated string of letters and numbers. This makes managing references easier to understand, less error prone, and more flexible.

Under all Catalog items and Assets you can now define a **Custom ID** field with a string. Note this string must be unique as it will be used to reference this item.

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Once set, wherever this item used to have to be referenced by Asset ID it can now also be referenced via the Custom ID - This includes APIs, Item/Asset Embeds, and Custom Rules.

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### Bugs/Cases

* DEV-895 Support for Product API with CAS
* DEV-918 Creating Asset/Item via Assets API causes 404 Scene Not Found on UI
* DEV-420 Empty configurations removed in VP renders for stage and item
* DEV-845 EPS file import issues
* DEV-907 PDF API returning 500 error
* DEV-920 Part Reference Values not passing through to child configurators properly