> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://v2.dataos.info/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://v2.dataos.info/consume/understand/assets.md).

# Explore assets

Assets show what a Data Product is built from, what it publishes, and how data flows through the product. Use the Assets tab to review source datasets, curated outputs, semantic models, metrics, and the relationships between them.

From the Data Product page, select **Assets** in the Quick access bar. The left panel groups assets by **Overview**, **Seeds**, **Inputs**, **Outputs**, **Semantics**, and **Metrics**, and the **Overview** shows a holistic view of how data flows across the product.

![Assets tab showing the holistic view of a Data Product and the asset sections](/files/T037fKbCV8oJQYnPvQ5D)

## Asset sections

<table><thead><tr><th width="149.49359130859375">Section</th><th>Why it matters</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/JY9evsjF0algh3JgScGy">Overview</a></td><td>See how data flows end to end so you can decide what to query before digging into details.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/1Ff5qp3vqvjLBVuIXMA8">Seeds</a></td><td>Check the reference values and lookups that classify and enrich the data you consume.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/aOOlECFGsC8dDM523p0W">Inputs</a></td><td>Trace where the product's data originates and what raw fields it starts from.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/gcz9Drw8eiPBoMGFjhuJ">Outputs</a></td><td>Find the governed datasets you can consume downstream.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/XqbRIK0V838zfygEy5wV">Semantics</a></td><td>Pick business-ready dimensions and measures to query without learning the underlying tables.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/86QhosHWjS4RGKbKHxaG">Metrics</a></td><td>Reuse governed measures instead of recomputing them yourself.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## When to use assets

Use assets to answer questions such as:

| Question                                             | Where to look              |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| What data does this product read from?               | Inputs and lineage         |
| What datasets can be consumed downstream?            | Outputs                    |
| Which fields are available for analysis?             | Semantics                  |
| Which governed measures can be reused?               | Metrics                    |
| How does a field or metric flow through the product? | Overview graph and lineage |


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