diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectArray.js b/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectArray.js
index 5bd5715..bff428c 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectArray.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectArray.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useService } from 'bpmn-js-properties-panel';
+import {SpiffExtensionTextInput} from '../../extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextInput';
 import {
   isTextFieldEntryEdited,
   TextFieldEntry,
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ export function DataObjectArray(props) {
         idPrefix: id,
         element,
         dataObject,
+        commandStack,
+        moddle,
       }),
       autoFocusEntry: `${id}-dataObject`,
       remove: removeFactory({
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ function removeFactory(props) {
 }
 
 function DataObjectGroup(props) {
-  const { idPrefix, dataObject } = props;
+  const { idPrefix, dataObject, element, moddle, commandStack } = props;
 
   return [
     {
@@ -111,7 +114,16 @@ function DataObjectGroup(props) {
       isEdited: isTextFieldEntryEdited,
       idPrefix,
       dataObject,
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      businessObject: dataObject,
+      commandStack: commandStack,
+      moddle: moddle,
+      component: SpiffExtensionTextInput,
+      name: 'spiffworkflow:DataObjectCategory',
+      label: 'Data Object Category',
+      description: 'Useful for setting permissions on groups of data objects.',
+    },
   ];
 }
 
@@ -192,4 +204,4 @@ function DataObjectNameTextField(props) {
     setValue,
     debounce,
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectPropertiesProvider.js b/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectPropertiesProvider.js
index ce63e27..79afcf6 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectPropertiesProvider.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/DataObject/propertiesPanel/DataObjectPropertiesProvider.js
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ function createDataStateTextField(props) {
     element,
     id: `${id}-textField`,
     name: 'spiffworkflow:DataStateLabel',
-    label: 'Enter Data State of this reference?',
+    label: 'What is the state of this reference?',
     description: 'Enter the Data State for this reference.',
     getValue,
     setValue,
     debounce,
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/extensionHelpers.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/extensionHelpers.js
index 342b8f0..0d9c874 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/extensionHelpers.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/extensionHelpers.js
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ const PREFIX = 'spiffworkflow:';
  * @param element
  * @param name
  */
-export function getExtensionValue(element, name) {
+export function getExtensionValue(businessObject, name) {
 
   const useProperties = !name.startsWith(PREFIX);
   let extension;
   if (useProperties) {
-    extension = getExtensionProperty(element, name);
+    extension = getExtensionProperty(businessObject, name);
   } else {
-    extension = getExtension(element, name);
+    extension = getExtension(businessObject, name);
   }
   if (extension) {
     return extension.value;
@@ -48,20 +48,24 @@ export function getExtensionValue(element, name) {
   return '';
 }
 
-export function setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack) {
+export function setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack, businessObject) {
 
   const useProperties = !name.startsWith(PREFIX)
-  const { businessObject } = element;
+
+  let businessObjectToUse = businessObject
+  if (!businessObjectToUse) {
+    businessObjectToUse = element.businessObject;
+  }
 
   // Assure we have extensions
-  let extensions = businessObject.extensionElements;
+  let extensions = businessObjectToUse.extensionElements;
   if (!extensions) {
     extensions = moddle.create('bpmn:ExtensionElements');
   }
 
   if (useProperties) {
-    let properties = getExtension(element, SPIFF_PARENT_PROP);
-    let property = getExtensionProperty(element, name);
+    let properties = getExtension(businessObjectToUse, SPIFF_PARENT_PROP);
+    let property = getExtensionProperty(businessObjectToUse, name);
     if (!properties) {
       properties = moddle.create(SPIFF_PARENT_PROP);
       extensions.get('values').push(properties);
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ export function setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack) {
     property.value = value;
     property.name = name;
   } else {
-    let extension = getExtension(element, name);
+    let extension = getExtension(businessObjectToUse, name);
     if (!extension) {
       extension = moddle.create(name);
       extensions.get('values').push(extension)
@@ -83,19 +87,18 @@ export function setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack) {
 
   commandStack.execute('element.updateModdleProperties', {
     element,
-    moddleElement: businessObject,
+    moddleElement: businessObjectToUse,
     properties: {
       extensionElements: extensions,
     },
   });
 }
 
-function getExtension(element, name) {
-  const bizObj = element.businessObject;
-  if (!bizObj.extensionElements) {
+function getExtension(businessObject, name) {
+  if (!businessObject.extensionElements) {
     return null;
   }
-  const extensionElements = bizObj.extensionElements.get('values');
+  const extensionElements = businessObject.extensionElements.get('values');
   return extensionElements.filter(function (extensionElement) {
     if (extensionElement.$instanceOf(name)) {
       return true;
@@ -104,8 +107,8 @@ function getExtension(element, name) {
 }
 
 
-function getExtensionProperty(element, name) {
-  const parentElement = getExtension(element, SPIFF_PARENT_PROP);
+function getExtensionProperty(businessObject, name) {
+  const parentElement = getExtension(businessObject, SPIFF_PARENT_PROP);
   if (parentElement) {
     return parentElement.get('properties').filter(function (propertyElement) {
       return (
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionCheckboxEntry.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionCheckboxEntry.js
index 0a40be5..d1065c8 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionCheckboxEntry.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionCheckboxEntry.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function SpiffExtensionCheckboxEntry(props) {
   const debounce = useService('debounceInput');
 
   const getValue = () => {
-    return getExtensionValue(element, name)
+    return getExtensionValue(element.businessObject, name)
   }
 
   const setValue = value => {
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionLaunchButton.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionLaunchButton.js
index 16f3cf8..a983b61 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionLaunchButton.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionLaunchButton.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function SpiffExtensionLaunchButton(props) {
     className: 'spiffworkflow-properties-panel-button',
     id: `launch_editor_button_${name}`,
     onClick: () => {
-      const value = getExtensionValue(element, name);
+      const value = getExtensionValue(element.businessObject, name);
       eventBus.fire(event, {
         value,
         eventBus,
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionSelect.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionSelect.js
index 77f513c..3bd7a29 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionSelect.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionSelect.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function SpiffExtensionSelect(props) {
   const eventBus = useService('eventBus');
 
   const getValue = () => {
-    return getExtensionValue(element, name);
+    return getExtensionValue(element.businessObject, name);
   };
 
   const setValue = (value) => {
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextArea.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextArea.js
index bc54d26..7b72027 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextArea.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextArea.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function SpiffExtensionTextArea(props) {
   const debounce = useService('debounceInput');
 
   const getValue = () => {
-    return getExtensionValue(element, name)
+    return getExtensionValue(element.businessObject, name)
   }
 
   const setValue = value => {
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextInput.js b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextInput.js
index a72ad46..dbe765d 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextInput.js
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/extensions/propertiesPanel/SpiffExtensionTextInput.js
@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@ import {
  * @returns {string|null|*}
  */
 export function SpiffExtensionTextInput(props) {
-  const element = props.element;
-  const commandStack = props.commandStack, moddle = props.moddle;
-  const name = props.name, label = props.label, description = props.description;
+  const { element, commandStack, moddle, name, label, description, businessObject } = props;
   const debounce = useService('debounceInput');
 
   const getValue = () => {
-    return getExtensionValue(element, name)
+    return getExtensionValue(businessObject, name)
   }
 
   const setValue = value => {
-    setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack)
+    setExtensionValue(element, name, value, moddle, commandStack, businessObject)
   };
 
   return <TextFieldEntry
diff --git a/app/spiffworkflow/moddle/spiffworkflow.json b/app/spiffworkflow/moddle/spiffworkflow.json
index 5633d32..b6f343c 100644
--- a/app/spiffworkflow/moddle/spiffworkflow.json
+++ b/app/spiffworkflow/moddle/spiffworkflow.json
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "name": "DataObjectCategory",
+      "superClass": [ "Element" ],
+      "properties": [
+        {
+          "name": "value",
+          "isBody": true,
+          "type": "String"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "name": "SignalButtonLabel",
       "superClass": [ "Element" ],
diff --git a/test/spec/UserTaskPropsSpec.js b/test/spec/UserTaskPropsSpec.js
index aeeb023..ab412c6 100644
--- a/test/spec/UserTaskPropsSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/UserTaskPropsSpec.js
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ describe('Properties Panel for User Tasks', function () {
     eventBus.fire('spiff.jsonSchema.update', {
       value: 'new-schema.json',
     });
-    const jsonFile = getExtensionValue(userElement, 'formJsonSchemaFilename');
-    const uiFile = getExtensionValue(userElement, 'formUiSchemaFilename');
+    const jsonFile = getExtensionValue(userElement.businessObject, 'formJsonSchemaFilename');
+    const uiFile = getExtensionValue(userElement.businessObject, 'formUiSchemaFilename');
     expect(jsonFile).to.equal('new-schema.json');
     expect(uiFile).to.equal('new-uischema.json');
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('Properties Panel for User Tasks', function () {
     const businessObject = getBusinessObject(userElement);
     // The change is reflected in the business object
     let instructions = getExtensionValue(
-      userElement,
+      businessObject,
       'spiffworkflow:InstructionsForEndUser'
     );
     expect(instructions).to.equal('#Hello!');