Adding assets to a catalog (Watson Knowledge Catalog)

You can add assets to a catalog to share them with other catalog collaborators. Assets can contain up to 5000 columns, can contain duplicate names, and can be added to a catalog multiple times.

Required permissions
You must have the Editor or Admin role in the catalog to add assets to it.

To add an asset to a catalog, click Add to catalog on the catalog Browse page, import metadata, or publish assets from a project:

Watch the following video to see how to add assets to a catalog.

This video provides a visual method to learn the concepts and tasks in this documentation.

Add and update assets from a file

To add and update assets in bulk:

  1. Create a CSV file. The first row of the CSV file should contain headers that match the asset schema. Assets and properties should be listed in the following rows.
  2. In a catalog, click the Add to Catalog dropdown and select Metadata import from file.
  3. Browse for the CSV file or drag it onto the drop area.
  4. Click Add. Any conflicting properties are handled by the catalog's default Duplicate handling method method.

Custom asset types, properties, and relationships

To add a custom asset to a catalog:

  1. In a catalog, click the Add to catalog dropdown and select Custom asset.
  2. Assign a name and specificy the custom asset type.
  3. Click Create.

To learn how to create a custom asset type, see Creating custom asset types.

Next steps

Parent topic: Catalog assets