         <div class="form-group">
           <label for="#{k}" class="col-sm-4 control-label">#{k}</label>
           <div class="col-sm-8">
-            <input id="#{k}" class="form-control input-sm" value="#{v}">
+            <input id="#{k}" name="#{k}" class="form-control input-sm" value="#{v}">
           </div>
         </div>
       """

    @drawSelection()

  _propertyForm : (data) =>
    str = '<form class="form-horizontal" role="form">'

    str += '<div class="properties">'
    for k,v of data

      @DATAVIEW.html('<p class="text-muted text-center">Multiple items selected</p>')

    $('.add_property').on 'click', @clickNewProperty
    $('.graphedit-property-form').on 'submit', @submitPropertyForm

  # display highlight on selected items
  drawSelection : () =>
