# Anypoint Exchange asset types and sharing

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What Anypoint Exchange catalogs (APIs, spec fragments, connectors, templates, examples, DataWeave libraries, policies, rulesets and more), how to tell similar asset types apart, and who can see an asset: your organization, your business group, everyone (Provided by MuleSoft) or an Exchange public portal.

- Certification: Salesforce MuleSoft Integration Foundations
- Exam section: Describe the components and benefits of Anypoint Platform for system integration
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/mulesoft-integration-foundations

**Official exam objective:**

> Describe and classify the types of reusable assets in Anypoint Exchange that form the building blocks of integration solutions.

## What the exam expects

- Classify a reusable building block as the right Exchange asset type.
- Tell apart look-alike types: template vs example, API spec fragment vs API group, DataWeave library vs connector.
- Name governance and management assets that live in Exchange, such as policies and rulesets.
- State who can see an asset: your organization, a business group, all customers or the public.

Key terms:
- **Anypoint Exchange**: a curated catalog of reusable assets that you publish, share, discover and reuse.
- **Template**: a packaged integration pattern built on best practices that you complete and customize.
- **Example**: an application ready to run in Anypoint Studio that demonstrates a use case.
- **API spec fragment**: a part of an API specification reused to build a complete one.
- **Exchange public portal**: a portal that gives developers outside your organization access to selected assets.

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Template | Packaged integration pattern you complete and customize | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| Example | App ready to run in Anypoint Studio | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| REST API spec formats | RAML or OAS 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| AsyncAPI versions | 2.0 and 2.6 | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| Ruleset asset | YAML files that describe a ruleset | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| Mule Applications | Published by API, not shown in the Exchange UI | [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types) |
| Provided by MuleSoft | Publicly available to all customers | [Exchange Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/) |
| Your organization's assets | Private, not visible outside it | [Exchange Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/) |
| Business group assets | Automatically provided to that group's developers | [Publishing Assets](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/about-sharing-assets) |
| Public portal access | Viewable without logging in | [Public Portals](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/about-portals) |

## Check yourself

- Which three ways of working with assets does a private Exchange grant internal developers?
- Why can't you find a Mule Applications asset by browsing the Exchange UI?
- When you cannot find an asset in the current business group, what should you do?
- What did Exchange public portals replace?

## Sources

- [Asset Types](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/asset-types)
- [Anypoint Exchange Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/)
- [Publishing Assets](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/about-sharing-assets)
- [Exchange Public Portals](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/about-portals)
- [Anypoint Exchange](https://www.mulesoft.com/platform/exchange)
- [Anypoint Connectors Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 4 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the MuleSoft Integration Foundations pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams