# Adding a Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) Database Click the **+ Add VEP database** button under the *VEP database* section on the [library file management page](https://help.multiomics.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/settings/library-file-management/broken-reference). If you are using an species supported by Connected Multiomics (i.e., human, mouse), a VEP database from [ENSEMBL](http://www.ensembl.org/info/data/ftp/index.html) will be available for automatic download. Select the **Download database** radio button and click **Create** (Figure 1).

Figure 1. For certain model organisms, automatic downloads of VEP databases are available.

If you are working with a custom assembly, choose the **Import database** radio button and click **Create** (Figure 1). A VEP database can be added from your local computer by clicking the option of *My Computer.* ENSEMBL maintains an extensive list of VEP databases for various species. We recommend going to [ENSEMBL's ftp download site](http://www.ensembl.org/info/data/ftp/index.html) and finding the VEP database download link for your species of interest. One VEP database is allowed per genome assembly. Once a VEP is successfully imported, the **+ Add VEP database** button will not be shown (Figure 2).