# Manually create an asset in Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio
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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. From the project selector dropdown at the top of the page, choose the project that you want to create an asset in.

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Manage**, then under **Catalog management**, 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.