# Create Assets

## Create a New Asset

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1. In the menu bar, click **Assets \[A]**

   ▷ The "Assets" menu with the **Asset list \[J]** appears
2. Click on **\[B]**

   ▷ The **Add Asset \[C]** window appears
3. Under **\[D]**, select the [↗ Asset Template](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/mandatory-base/assets/broken-reference)
4. Under **\[E]**, give the asset a [↗ GAI](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/preface/glossary#gai) 7
   1. ◈ The GAI is an identifier that can be used to uniquely identify every asset.
5. Under **\[F]**, give the asset a name.

   ◈ The asset will appear in BuildingPro Suites under this name. Choose a name that is as descriptive and human-readable as possible. Machine readability is not important for this point.
6. Under **\[F]**, give the asset a description.

   ◈ This description serves as a help or reminder for users of BuildingPro Suites.
7. Under **\[H]**, enter any external ID numbers associated with the asset.
8. Click on Save **\[I]**

   ▷ The asset has been created

   ▷ The new asset now appears in the **Asset list \[J]**

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You can customize other aspects of the asset. You can find out how to do this in [↗ Configure an Asset](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/mandatory-base/assets/configure-an-asset)
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If you want to create a floor:

1. Please select the "Floor" asset template in **\[D]**. This template is available in BuildingPro Suites by default.
2. Note the further information in the chapter[ ↗ Create a Floor.](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/platform/map-and-floor/floor/create-a-floor)
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