Building Collection Trees

Building Collection Trees

Collection trees create a logical and easy-to-navigate structure for your content. A Collection Tree starts with a top-level container (either a Collection or Library Organizer) and then is made up of sub-Collections that contain assets. By default the same permissions are assigned to all Sub-Collections, providing a natural navigation aid.

You can have as many sub-collections in a tree as is necessary to ensure that your assets are well-organized.

We strongly recommend assigning permissions to the top level item (Organizer or Collection) and then adding sub-Collections that inherit those permissions.

The first step in building a Collection Tree is to create a top-level Library Organizer and assign Group permissions to that Organizer. The next step is to add sub-Collections. Read on to see the two ways to add sub-Collections to a parent container.

Create a Sub-collection

When you create a sub-Collection it will by default inherit all parent permissions. 

  • Mouse over theInfo_Popup.pngInfo pop-over next to the desired Parent Collection.
  • Click "Add Collection".
  • Give your collection a name and description.
  • Click "Create".

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Move an Existing Collection into a Collection Tree

When you drag an existing Collection into a new Organizer it will assume all permissions of the new parent container. Follow these steps to move Collections:

  • Enter Rearrange Mode by clicking the Rearrange_Mode.pngpencil at the top of the Libraries panel.
  • Locate the Collection you want to move and drag it to its desired location.
  • A blue line will appear to indicate where the Collection is being moved.
  • Exit Rearrange Mode by clicking theRearrange_Mode_-_Shaded.pngpencil again.

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The indented blue line indicates the Collection “Marketing” will become a Sub-collection under the Parent Collection “Cheese”. It will inherit the permissions from Grey Barn Creamery Library.


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