# Create a new asset characteristic template

Asset characteristic templates make it possible to define standardized information for assets. These templates contain predefined attributes that are relevant for certain asset types, such as area, capacity, or location. You can use existing characteristic templates or create your own templates and customize them individually.

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1. Navigate to **Engineering → Asset Modeling**.
2. Open any **asset template** by clicking.
3. Click on **\[G1]**, to access the overview of the available **asset characteristic templates** to open.\
   ▷ A list of existing asset characteristic templates opens **\[G3]**.
4. Click on **\[G1]**, to access the available **asset characteristic templates** to open.
5. **Select or create category**\
   ▷ A list of existing asset characteristic templates opens **\[G3]**.
6. To create a **new category** click on **\[G4]**.

   ▷ The following window opens to define the name of the characteristic:

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7. To create a **existing category** to edit, click on **\[G5]**.

   ▷ The window opens **\[G6].**
8. In **\[G7]** you can **translations** manage for the selected category.
9. To add a **new attribute** click on **\[G8]**.
10. The **Attribute title** is entered in **\[G9]** .
11. The **Unit** of the attribute (e.g. m², persons) is specified in **\[G10]** .
12. To add the **translations for an attribute** :

    Expand **\[G11]** page.
13. In **\[G13]** you can enter the translation for the respective language.
14. Additional languages can be added via **\[G12]** .
15. Translations can be removed with **\[G14]** .
16. With **\[G15]** attributes can be marked that should be deleted when saving.
17. Click on **\[G16]**, to save all changes.

The configured asset characteristics can then be used directly in the asset templates.


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