4.8 File Collections

About File Collections

Project Collaborators and Administrators can add files stored in the VRE Core into personal Collections. These ‘virtual folders’ allow a user to organize and group their files without affecting the file’s storage location or data lineage. Currently, collections are only visible to their creator - future versions of the VRE will include the option to share Collections with other Project Members.

How to Create a Collection

To create a new Collection for organizing files, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the File Explorer on your Project Landing Page and click +Create Collection
2. Enter a Collection Name and press enter or click Save 
3. In the VRE Core folder, select one or more files and click Add to Collection (note: one file can be added to multiple collections)
   • You may add the file(s) to the Collection you just created by selecting it from the dropdown and clicking Add to Existing Collection.  
   • You may also add the file(s) to a new Collection, you will be prompted to enter a Name for your Collection and select a Privacy level.  
4. Your selected file(s) will be added to your new Collection automatically.

Managing Collections

To view the files in your Collection, click the Collection name in the File Explorer section of your Project Landing Page. 

To remove files from your Collection, check the boxes next to the files you wish to remove and click Remove From Collection.

If you wish to delete a Collection, navigate to your Collection in the File Explorer and click the Delete Collection button in the File Explorer Action bar.

See Also: 

File Explorer 

File Upload

Data Lineage