Collection

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Collection

Collections are your virtual folders, where content and items can be sorted into and "Bookmarked"

Collections can be created for every category into the Project Explorer

When you delete an item from a favorite folder, it is still available into the "All" category - only the bookmark is deleted

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Create a Collection

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1.Select with your Mouse a Category into Project Explorer

2.Rightclick and open Context Menu

3."Add Collection"

4.When a Collection is created into Project Explorer, VERTEX additionally introduces an "All" sub category where all items of your parent Category are sorted in automatically.

5.Select with your mouse an item from this "All" Category and drag it to your Collection "

6.Select the new Collection with your Mouse and enter a custom name with help of the context menu or the shortcut "F2"
 

You are able to create a Collection as a child of another Collection.

Create a Collection is  possible for every Category into Project Explorer, e.g. also for Systems, Canvas, Surfaces

 

informationWhen a Collection is created into Project Explorer, VERTEX additionally introduces an "All" sub category where all items of your parent Category are sorted in automatically.
 

 

Advanced: Content Sharing to certain Target Systems with help of Collections

With the help of Collections you are able to create advanced content sharing presets

Collections that are created into the "All" Category into Project Explorer can host items from different Categories -e.g. Systems and also Content

When 1 or multiple Systems were added into this kind of Collection, all Content that is imported into this category, only is shared to this Target Systems