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title: "Managing Assets"
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description: "Managing Assets"
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published: 2026-08-18T11:40:43Z
canonical: "docs.plainid.io/managing-assets"
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# Managing Assets

Assets represent the data objects your Policies and Conditions evaluate against. You create Assets within the context of a specific Asset Type, and each Asset carries the attributes you define for it. Once an Asset exists, you can edit its details or delete it.
 
## Creating an Asset
 
1. Select the relevant Policies Workspace.
2. Click the **Assets & Conditions** tab.
3. Select the Asset Type you want to add an Asset to. The Asset Type Settings screen appears.
4. Click the **Assets** tab.
5. Click **+ Add New Asset**. A **New Asset** panel opens on the right.
6. Fill in the required fields:
   - **Name**: a display name for the Asset.
   - **Asset ID**: a unique identifier for the Asset.
   - Any Asset Attributes defined for this Asset Type (for example, a text attribute or a multi-value attribute where you add one or more tags).
7. Click **Create**.
## Editing an Asset
 
1. Select the relevant Policies Workspace.
2. Click the **Assets & Conditions** tab.
3. Select the Asset Type that contains the Asset you want to edit. The Asset Type Settings screen appears.
4. Click the **Assets** tab.
5. Click the Asset's name in the list to open its details, and update the fields you need.
## Deleting an Asset
 
You can delete an Asset from either the Assets list or the Asset Details screen.
 
- From the Assets list, hover over the Asset's row and click **Delete Asset**.
- From the Asset Details screen, click **Delete Asset** in the top right corner.
Deleting an Asset is permanent and you cannot undo it.
 
## Viewing an Asset's Policies
 
From the Assets list, hover over an Asset's row and click **View Policy List** to see the Policies that reference that Asset.