> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.astera.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-studio/catalog-manager/opening-a-catalog.md).

# Opening a Catalog

Click any catalog name in the left panel to open it. The main area switches from the tenant overview to a detailed view of that catalog, listing every artifact it contains.

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### Catalog Header

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* **Manage Access** - Opens access control settings for the whole catalog (all artifacts in that catalog). You can set which roles can use, read, or write its artifacts.

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* **Delete Catalog** - Permanently removes the catalog and all its published artifacts from the tenant.

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Delete catalog is irreversible. Deleting a catalog removes all published artifacts from the organization. The source workspace is not affected, but any flows, agents, or dashboards that reference this catalog will lose access to its items until it is republished.
{% endhint %}

### The Artifact List

The body of the catalog view is a table listing every artifact published in that catalog.

* **Name** - The artifact name and its alias (shown in smaller text below, prefixed with @). The alias is the identifier other assets use to reference this artifact at runtime.
* **Type** - The kind of artifact — Dashboard, Dataprep, Dataflow, AI Skill, DB Connection, etc.
* **Full Path** - The complete path to the artifact within the catalog.
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* **Actions** - A globe icon (where available) to open the artifact in a browser, and a three-dot menu for additional options

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