# Collections

A collection represents a broad logical grouping of products.

Examples of collections could be:

* Winter Collection
* Premium Collection

### Portal View

#### View Collections

Assess the **Collection** screen in the console via the console navigation bar.

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#### Add New Collection

Click **Add New** to create a new collection

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Specified a Name and Description for the collection.

Click **Submit** to create the new collection.

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#### Edit Collection

Additional **Collection Details** can be specified including:

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Click **Save** to commit your modifications.

### Collection Properties

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Attributes" %}

| Element      | Description                            |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| collectionId | Internal Identifier for the collection |
| name         | Name of the collection                 |
| slug         | A Url slug to accese the collection    |
| description  | A Description for the collection       |
| attributes   | One or more key/value pairs            |
| {% endtab %} |                                        |

{% tab title="Sample Object" %}

```
{
  "collectionId": "string",
  "version": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "names": {
    "additionalProp1": "string",
    "additionalProp2": "string",
    "additionalProp3": "string"
  },
  "descriptions": {
    "additionalProp1": "string",
    "additionalProp2": "string",
    "additionalProp3": "string"
  },
  "isActive": true,
  "totalItems": 0,
  "attributes": {}
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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