# Custom asset category?

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**Created:** [November 23, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/custom-asset-category/339392 "2015-11-23T04:58:27Z")\
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You can register custom categories using the `RegisterAdvancedAssetCategory` function from the `AssetTools` module. You’d then need to use the registered category flag in the `GetCategories` function of your custom type asset actions.

The AI module provides an example of doing this. See `FAIModule::StartupModule` for the registration, and `FAssetTypeActions_Blackboard::GetCategories` for an example of using the registered flag in the asset type actions.

I notice that tutorial doesn’t actually cover creating asset type actions, however they’re pretty simple. `FAssetTypeActions_Enum` provides a pretty basic example, just remember to register them with the `AssetTools` module (via `RegisterAssetTypeActions`).

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