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title: Base Asset Reference Input
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description: The base Analytics asset.
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# Base Asset Reference Input

The base Analytics asset.

Inherited by [AssetReferenceInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_requests_asset_reference_input.htm "An Analytics asset reference."), [SlackReferenceInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_requests_slack_reference_input.htm "The reference for a Slack entity."), and [TypedAssetReferenceInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_requests_typed_asset_reference_input.htm "A typed Analytics asset reference.").

Properties

| Property Name | Type | Description | Required or Optional | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| description | String | Short description of the asset | Required for POST; Optional in PATCH | 36.0 |
| name | String | The asset developer name. | Required for POST; Not allowed to edit in PATCH | 36.0 |
| label | String | The asset label. | Optional in POST and PATCH | 37.0 |