Images MDM

Hello all,
I am currently creating a repository for a demo.
I want to insert images in it. So i've created everything correctly in the console.
But when i am trying to insert an image through the data manager, it asks me for Data Group but i don't have any data group created !! And i don't know how to do it.
I know that there are specific tables not visible in the console and only editing in the data manager. BUT, how to do it when in the list of the data group from the data manager, you see only "Data Group(0)".
Hope i was clear..
Thanks.
JP

Hi,
You can refer the video in the link
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/library/uuid/a048a3cd-8293-2b10-d8a4-ace84875ee55
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/library/uuid/c00f4e13-8393-2b10-5389-90f43c41a6fc
Regards
Nisha

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