Item attributes vs. form fields: are they the same?

[cnewtonne]

Dear Kinook,
I have a template that uses a custom form I created. This form was build using attributes I also created. However, when I select this item I see none of these form attributes listed in the item attribute pane. What does this mean?

- does it matter if these custom attributes show in the item attribute pane? If not, is having them on the form as good?

- What actually associates a new attribute to an item, putting it on a form or inserting it in item attribute pane or may be both?

Thank you