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title: Data Docs
description: "Assette Data Docs are specialized content components designed to export structured data from a single **Data Object**. Available under the **Authoring Center** tab in the **[Navigation Menu](https://learn.assette.com/docs/the-assette-navigation-bar/)**, Data Docs empower business users to generate clean, well-organized data extracts—such as holdings…"
url: "https://learn.assette.com/docs/data-docs/"
updated: "2025-05-08"
category: Users / Authoring Center / Data Docs
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# Data Docs

Assette Data Docs are specialized content components designed to export structured data from a single **Data Object**. Available under the **Authoring Center** tab in the **[Navigation Menu](https://learn.assette.com/docs/the-assette-navigation-bar/)**, Data Docs empower business users to generate clean, well-organized data extracts—such as holdings reports or transaction summaries—with minimal technical expertise.

Whether the end users are clients, consultants, or internal teams, Data Docs provide a streamlined way to deliver raw or tabular data that complements narrative and visual content.

![Data Docs 1](https://learn.assette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-4-1024x507.png)

## The Problem Data Docs Solve

Investment management firms frequently need to share **structured datasets** alongside traditional PDF reports or presentations. Common needs include:

- Providing clients with underlying **holdings or transaction detail**
- Enabling consultants to run **independent analysis** using firm-supplied data
- Supporting internal teams with **auditable data views** for oversight or compliance

Before Data Docs, producing and distributing these datasets often required **manual data pulls**, **custom Excel formatting**, or **engineering intervention**—all of which introduced inefficiency and risk.

**Data Docs solve this by** offering a governed, no-code framework for extracting and formatting data in a repeatable, scalable way.

## Key Features

### 1. Single Data Object Foundation

Each Data Doc is built on **one Data Object**, which defines the source and shape of the data. This ensures consistency with the firm’s **data governance model** and avoids discrepancies across outputs.

### 2. Field Selection and Ordering

Users can choose which fields to include and control the order in which they appear—providing clarity and focus without modifying the underlying data model.

### 3. Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping

Data Docs support advanced customization:

- **Sort by** one or more fields
- **Filter** the data to include only relevant entries (e.g., exclude zero balances)
- **Group** data for easier interpretation (e.g., by sector or account)

### 4. Multiple Export Formats

Data Docs can be exported in:

- **CSV**: Ideal for compatibility with various systems
- **Excel (XLSX)**: Supports business-friendly formatting, tabs, and formulas

### 5. No-Code Configuration

All configuration is done via Assette’s **UI-based editor**, enabling **non-technical users**—such as client service, marketing, or compliance professionals—to build and update Data Docs independently.

## Use Cases

| Use Case | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Client Holdings Export** | Share account-level holdings in Excel with clients on a recurring basis |
| **Transaction Reports** | Provide monthly or quarterly transaction logs filtered by strategy or product |
| **Consultant Reports** | Deliver benchmark-relative data to consultants in a structured, analyzable format |
| **Internal Review Files** | Enable compliance or oversight teams to audit raw portfolio data |

## Benefits

- **Operational Efficiency**: Reduces dependency on IT and custom scripting
- **Governed Accuracy**: All data flows from validated, approved Data Objects
- **Client Flexibility**: Meets diverse delivery preferences—tabular data alongside PDFs
- **User Empowerment**: Puts content control in the hands of business users
- **Repeatability**: Supports consistent formats for ongoing client or regulatory needs

## How to Access and Create a Data Doc

1. Navigate to the **Authoring Center** via the **menu**.
2. Select **Data Docs** from the available content options.
3. Choose a **Data Object** as the data source.
4. Configure fields, filters, sorting, and grouping using the visual editor.
5. Save and export in the desired format (CSV or Excel).

**Assette Data Docs** provide a powerful yet user-friendly mechanism for generating structured data exports that are accurate, consistent, and aligned with firm standards. By enabling non-technical users to define, configure, and deliver raw data content, Data Docs streamline operational workflows and enhance client servicing.