# Things

After your Instance has been created, it can be applied to your Things in the Machines tab. 

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1. **Bulk Select**: select one or more Things to apply the same instance to
2. **Apply/Remove Instance:** the relevant option will be enabled depending on the machines selected
3. **Row Menu**: if you only wish to modify the Instance for a single Thing 

#### Publish

In the Things page, at the top bar, there is an option to publish dimension and instances. Remember, only published dimensions and instances are available in dataset editor.

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Publish button is visible only for user having both, Dimension Write and Things Write permissions.
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