Creating a Collection

This section explains how to create a collection in a site that does not support multiple languages. To create collections in several languages, see Working with a Collection in a Multi-Language System.

Prerequisite: To create a collection, a user must have one of these criteria.

• Administrators group member
• assigned one of these roles See Also: Defining Roles
  • Collection and Menu Admin
  • Collection Admin
  • Folder User Admin
  • Collection Approver
• granted Collections permission for the collection’s folder. Permission is granted on the folder Permission screen > Advanced tab. See Also: Managing Folder Permissions

NOTE: Only users assigned to the Administrators group, Collection and Menu Admin role, or Collection Admin role can work with Collections via the Collections tab.

To create a new collection, choose one of the following methods. The Add Collection screen appears.

• To create a collection in a specified folder, navigate to it, and choose New > Collection.
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• To create the collection in the root folder, choose Content > Collections > Collections then click Add.

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• Hover the cursor over Collections, right click the mouse, and click Add Collection.
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  Complete the screen using the following table.

  Field	Description
  Title	Assign a unique title to the collection.
  Template	Enter the default template for the collection. This template is used to display the content of the links generated if no template is assigned in the custom function. If left blank, the links use their respective Quicklinks. See Also: Using a Default Template vs. Quicklinks for a Collection
  Description	Add a more detailed description for the collection.
  Include Subfolders	Check if you want to add to the collection content in subfolders of the content folder.
  Approval is Required	See Setting Up Collection Approval

Click Save when finished.

A collection’s folder appears on the Content > Collections > Collection Report screen, in the Path column. No value (\ ) in the Path column indicates the root folder.

Now that you have created the collection, you would typically add content to it. See Creating New Content for a Collection and Assigning Content to the Collection.