A Model Manager server installation includes a web-based system for managing simulation projects via assets. This
asset management system forms a layer on top of the existing version control system for models and data files. You may think of an asset as a container for links to your model versions, data file versions, attached supplementary files, and various custom metadata fields. You can use the asset management system as either a standalone tool or as a subcomponent to existing systems within your organization — the existing systems could then, for example, contain web links to assets in the Model Manager server.