# Creating a Routelet from scratch

Available in...

* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Data Fabric
* Data Services Platform
* ESB
* MDM Platform
* Qlik Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Premium Edition
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

## About this task

In Talend Studio Repository tree view, click the Routelets node to expand the Routelets tree.

## Procedure

1. Right-click the Route Designs> Routelets node, and select Create Routelet on the contextual menu.

   !["Create Routelet" option from the contextual menu.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/create_routelet1.png)
2. In the New Routelet dialog box, fill in at least the Name field to designate the Routelet. You can also add information to ease the Routelet management, such as Purpose and Description.

   !["New Routelet" dialog box.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/create_routelet2.png)

   Routelet propertiesRoutelet properties
   | Field | Description |
   | --- | --- |
   | Name | Enter a name for your new Routelet. A message comes up if you enter<br>prohibited characters. |
   | Purpose | Enter the Routelet purpose or any useful information regarding the<br>Routelet in use. |
   | Description | Enter a description if need. |
   | Author | This field is read-only as it shows by default the current user login. |
   | Locker | This field is read-only as it shows by default the current user login. |
   | Version | The version is read-only. You can manually increment the version using the M and m buttons. |
   | Status | Select a status from the list. By default, the status you can select is development, testing, or<br>production. To define more statuses, see [Status settings](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/status-settings). |
   | Path | This field is read-only. It refers to the item access path in the repository. This field<br>is empty when the item is created in the root folder. |
3. Click Finish to validate your settings and close the dialog box.

   An empty design workspace opens up showing the Routelet name as tab label.
4. Include the components you need and connect them. Configure the components as you do in the usual Routes.

   ![Route "A_Basic_Routelet 0.1" in Talend Studio.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/create_routelet3.png)

## Results

Note that you can also include Routelets in a Routelet.

The next step is to use the Routelet you have just created in your usual Route.