Nuxeo Platform User Documentation

Collections

Updated: December 4, 2024

Collections are a folder-like document in which you can classify existing documents. Documents are not actually copied or moved into the collection, which only holds a link to the document in its original location.

It enables you to create your own organization of the content without duplicating content and having the size of the content growing uncontrollably.

The list of collections available to you is available from the side menu, in the Collections tab.

Click on the collection title to go on the collection and see the list of the documents that are classified in it.

Click on a document to consult it. The main view shows the document. The unfolded side panel shows the content of the collection. You can click on the icon  to see the collections list.

Collecting Documents

You can classify any type of document in a collection. You just need to have Read access to the document to be able to collect it. Collecting a document doesn't give you more permissions on the document: your permissions are the one defined on the original parent of the document.

Documents can be collected:

  • Individually by clicking on the icon  of the document
  • By batch by selecting documents from a list of documents and clicking on the icon  in the selection header.

In both cases you can select the collection by:

  • Browsing the collections in the list
  • Starting to type the collection name and select it
  • Typing a new collection name to create it

The list of collections the document is available from is displayed on its View tab.

Creating Collections

Collections can be created in workspaces and folders.

There are two ways to create a collection:

  • Like any other document, using the button : Just fill in the creation form and the collection is created in the current workspace / folder.
  • Directly from the Add to collection popup: collections about to be created are displayed with the icon , while existing collections are displayed in the drop down list. The collection is created in your personal workspaces, in a My Collections folder.

Sharing Collections

Removing Documents from Collections

To remove a document from a collection click on the icon of the collection from the document view.

To remove several documents from a collection:

  1. Go to the Collections tab in your side menu.
  2. Click on the collection name that you want to manage.
  3. Select the documents to remove using the checkboxes.
  4. In the selection header, click on the Remove from collection icon .

In both ways documents are immediately removed from the collection.