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title: "Snapshot hierarchy in a collection"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/AHP/649725444/Snapshot%20hierarchy%20in%20a%20collection"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Moving a snapshot in the collection hierarchy

A snapshot in a collection can be moved to a different location in the collection snapshot document hierarchy using the **Move to** option in the snapshot ellipsis in the space snapshot publishing dashboard.

![image](media://017a1143-32f1-4e97-8578-cbbe2ebd192d)

In the snapshot document ellipsis menu options

- choose **Move to**

![image](media://3055c297-e2c0-4ba1-89f5-5837dc8d13a9)

In the **Move to** dialog box drop down menu options to move snapshot within the current collection

![image](media://f02a7e45-c83d-442d-9e35-8c409cc4d51e)

- select the **Target Collection** to be the current collection
- choose the new parent snapshot document as the **Target Document**
- choose **Move**

The new hierarchical location of the snapshot document in the collection is updated in the snapshot publishing dashboard.

![image](media://255e2003-e914-4d8c-b3ec-96c19e87b26e)

Moving a snapshot in the document hierarchy in a collection moves the selected snapshot and any descendant snapshot documents to the new location retaining the parent-descendant relationship.

For example, moving <span style="color: #97a0af">**Digital Nomad - Remote Working Policy**</span> in the collection displayed above, also moves its descendant <span style="color: #97a0af">**HR Health Benefits - Digital Nomad**</span>.

![image](media://63c8f881-304e-4803-8f14-a45194aea749)

> 📝 A snapshot cannot be moved underneath an existing descendant.

A warning message is displayed if the selected new parent for the move is currently a descendant.

![image](media://d8aa07b8-3d53-4915-8b95-c383e2dd31f6)

The hierarchical location for a snapshot can also be set when

- choosing a different **Target Collection** in the **Move to** dialog box
- linking a snapshot to another collection using the **Link to** option in the snapshot ellipsis menu options

## Removing a snapshot from collection

The descendants of a snapshot removed from a collection are not removed. These are moved to be descendants of the next parent level in the ancestors.

For example, removing <span style="color: #97a0af">**Digital Nomad - Remote Working Policy**</span> from the collection displayed above, moves its descendant <span style="color: #97a0af">**HR Health Benefits - Digital Nomad**</span> to the root of the collection.

![image](media://7573ceef-18e1-45b5-b2d9-b6e996adb031)

> 📝 If there is no other ancestor the snapshot is moved to the root level in the collection hierarchy.

## Related pages

> Macro (contentbylabel)