--- title: "Asset Attribute Datasource" slug: "asset-attribute-datasource-12-1" updated: 2026-03-19T14:20:57Z published: 2026-03-19T14:20:57Z canonical: "docs.bazefield.com/asset-attribute-datasource-12-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bazefield.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Asset Attribute Datasource A **Asset Attribute datasource** is a type of datasource used to configure and manage asset attributes. The concept of an *attribute* is explained in detail in [Attributes](/product/docs/attributes). If you are novice to the concept of Datasource, you can have more information in [Data Sources](/product/docs/data-sources) & [Create Data Source](/product/docs/create-data-source-2) Let’s now go through each section of the datasource step by step. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a0786c0f-b171-4b24-8860-c32eb7ef2738/Images/Documentation/image(349).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T21%3A08%3A00Z&se=2026-11-06T22%3A08%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=PDUE5ANEBQvCmoRd7U0mpX6jLasgS8tr%2Bbj0gWVmjU8%3D) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a0786c0f-b171-4b24-8860-c32eb7ef2738/Images/Documentation/image(351).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T21%3A08%3A00Z&se=2026-11-06T22%3A08%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=PDUE5ANEBQvCmoRd7U0mpX6jLasgS8tr%2Bbj0gWVmjU8%3D) #### Attribute Configuration Click Add Attribute, a pop will open : ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a0786c0f-b171-4b24-8860-c32eb7ef2738/Images/Documentation/image(353).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T21%3A08%3A00Z&se=2026-11-06T22%3A08%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=PDUE5ANEBQvCmoRd7U0mpX6jLasgS8tr%2Bbj0gWVmjU8%3D) You can select an attribute and give it a Data Name. The attribute types available are : - Strings attributes - Numerical attributes - Bollean attributes. Save & Publish to use this datasource in widgets. The compatible widgets with this datasource type are: - Analytic Maps - [Asset Metric Chart](/product/docs/asset-metric-chart-3) - [Asset Summarized Metrics](/product/docs/asset-summarized-metrics-2) - Category Bar Chart - [Heatmap](/product/docs/heatmap-2) - [Report Writer](/product/docs/report-writer-2) - [Single KPI](/product/docs/single-kpi-3) - [Time Series Trend](/product/docs/time-series-trend-2) - [Time Summarized Metrics](/product/docs/time-summarized-metrics-2) - Waterfall - [XY](/product/docs/xy-2)