# Creating a Route Resource

Available in...

* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Data Fabric
* Data Services Platform
* ESB
* MDM Platform
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

## About this task

To create a new Route resource:

## Procedure

1. In the Repository of the Integration perspective, right-click the Resources node and select Create Resource from the contextual menu.

   ![Create Resource option.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/route-create_resource.png)

   The New Resource wizard opens to help you define the main properties of the new Route Resource.

   ![New Resource wizard.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/route-new_resource.png)
2. Enter the Resource properties:
   | Field | Description |
   | --- | --- |
   | Source File | The path to a local or remote file to create the Resource<br>from an existing file. |
   | Name | The name of the new Resource. A message comes up if you<br>enter prohibited characters. |
   | Purpose | The purpose of the Resource or any useful information<br>regarding the Resource use. |
   | Description | Resource description. |
   | Author | A read-only field that shows by default the current user<br>login. |
   | Locker | A read-only field that shows by default the login of the<br>user who owns the lock on the current Resource. This field<br>is empty when you are creating a Resource and has data only<br>when you are editing the properties of an existing<br>Resource. |
   | Version | A read-only field. You can manually increment the version<br>using the M and<br>m buttons. For more information,<br>see [Managing Job and Route versions](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/managing-job-and-route-versions). |
   | Status | A list to select from the status of the Resource you are<br>creating. |
   | Path | A list to select from the folder in which the Resource<br>will be created. |
3. Click Finish to create the Resource.

   If you create the Resource from scratch, an empty Resource opens in the editor on the design workspace.

   ![Empty resource in the editor.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/route-new_resource1.png)

   If you create the Resource from an existing file, the content of the source file is displayed in the editor on the design workspace.

   ![Resource in the editor.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/route-new_resource2.png)
4. Edit the code of your Resource and save it.