## Add owners

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/discovery/how-tos/add-owners

> Add owners to data assets to establish clear responsibility and build trust. Asset owners maintain the asset and serve as the primary contact for questions about data frequency, status, and quality.

Add owners to your data assets to establish clear responsibility and build user trust. Asset owners maintain the data asset and serve as the primary contact for questions about data frequency, status, updates, and overall quality. Ownership enriches the asset profile and helps users quickly reach the right person.

## Add owners to your assets

To add or update owners for a data asset, follow these steps:

1. On the Atlan homepage, click on **all assets**.

 If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, click **Assets** in the left menu.

2. Click on an asset to view its asset profile.
3. In the _Overview_ menu to the right, click **+** under _Owners_ to access a list of users.
4. To assign owners, you can either:
 - Click the **checkbox** next to an individual user's name. 
 - Toggle to _groups_ in the top right and select an entire group of users. 
5. Click **Save**.

Your asset profile now displays the asset owners. 🎉

## Search by asset owners

You can also filter your assets by asset owners. Here are the steps:

1. In the _Filters_ menu on the _Assets_ page, click **Owners**. 
2. Click the **checkbox** next to an owner name to view their owned assets.

## Manage column owners

By default, column assets don't display an Owner property. 

If you want to manage column owners as distinct from owners of Tables, in the _Labs_ menu on the _Admin_ page, toggle on **Enable owners for columns**.

This setting causes the Owner attribute to display (and be editable based on standard permissions) in the asset profile for column assets.

:::info **Did you know?** 
 You can select **No Owners** in the _Owners_ filter to view assets that currently have no assigned owners and assign accordingly if needed.

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