# Manually create an asset in Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio
Manually create an asset

In Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio, an asset is an entity that presents a single physical data object (for example, a table, a dashboard, a file) or virtual data object (for example, a view). For more information, see [Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio terminology and concepts](concepts.md). Publishing an asset manually is a one-time operation. You don't specify a run schedule for the asset, so it's not updated automatically if its source changes.

To manually create an asset through a project, you must be the owner or contributor of that project.

**To create an asset manually**

1. Navigate to Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio using the URL from your admin and log in using your SSO or AWS credentials. 

1. Choose **Select project** from the top navigation pane and select the project that you want to create an asset in.

1. Under **Project catalog** in the left side navigation, choose **Assets**.

1. On the **Inventory** tab, choose **Create**, then choose **Create asset**. choose **Create asset**.

1. For **Data asset details**, configure the following settings:
   + **Name** – The name of the asset.
   + **Description** – A description of the asset.

1. Choose **Next**.

1. For **Asset type details**, configure the following settings:
   + **Asset type** – The type of asset.
   + **Revision**.

1. If you are adding an **S3 object collection**, for **S3 location**, enter the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the source S3 bucket.

   Optionally, enter an S3 access point. For more information, see [Managing data access with Amazon S3 access points](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-points.html).

1. Choose **Next**.

1. Review the selections, then choose **Create**. 

   After the asset is created, it will be stored in the inventory until you decide to publish it.