Asset Bank allows for the creation of empty assets which do not have a file associated with them. There are many possible use cases for this which includes (but is not limited to):

• Creating an empty parent asset which imparts metadata to child assets later.
• Creating an indexable, searchable reference to an archived asset.
• Creating and attributing metadata to an asset before the file is uploaded.

If you are using Asset Types then creating a new Asset Type with no allowable media types (as in the screenshot below) will allow you to create assets without uploading a file. This is a common use case when creating empty parent assets.

If you do not use Asset Types or have no need for a dedicated Asset Type then contact our Customer Support Team to enable empty assets.

This will add an 'Add file later' checkbox on the standard upload page, allowing you to bypass uploading a file and go directly to the add metadata page.