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title: "Create a Collection"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/AHP/649790626/Create%20a%20Collection"
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> ℹ️ A **collection viewer** does not need to have any view permission for the source Confluence pages to view the snapshots in a collection using the [collections global viewer](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/650119475) accessed in the Confluence header.

![image](media://e5a5bce9-26b8-4475-98d3-038c260c0c5f)

> ℹ️ A **collection contributor** can be a [collection manager](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649531257) and space administrator in another space. A collection manager added as a contributor can link the collection to their space.

![image](media://f0dc7d7b-b821-474a-aae7-18a82329f83f)

Once a collection is created

- one or more [snapshots can be created](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/650346611) and added by collection contributors in the space
- snapshots can be added from other [spaces linked to the collection](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/650348255)
- page editors who have been added as contributors to the collection can add snapshots from a space that has been linked to the collection
- the space administrator can [manage the collection in the space](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649858264) and [snapshots in collections](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/650346690) using the snapshot publishing dashboard

> 📝 The collection manager must be a space administrator and a member of the user group added to **Snapshot Publishers** in the app [global configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649693784).

## Create a collection

**Collections **are created by a [collection manager](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649531257) in any space enabled for snapshot publishing where they are a space administrator.

![image](media://a1320ae0-368f-4bc0-b24b-141118e52dc5)

> 📝 A space enabled for snapshot publishing creates a default collection for the space. This collection name is the spacekey for the space.

Choose the **Add Collection** button option.

In the **New Collection** dialog box add a name for the collection and a description.

![image](media://a0caa038-5391-4f4e-b4fa-96af267c4773)

> ✅ The collection permissions for **Viewers** and **Contributors** can be added now or amended later.

To add user permissions for the collection

- choose **Viewers**/**Contributors** dropdown **Groups** menu

![image](media://4b48d649-722f-48d4-900c-3c45ac61dd47)

- select **Groups** or **Users**
- use the **Unset** drop-down menu to add one or more Confluence user groups or users

After adding users and user groups who are viewers and/or contributors

- choose **Save** to create the collection and add to the current space

![image](media://a5b9fabb-be9a-415f-a160-ee64dc521576)

On a Confluence document in the space, the added collection is available as a collection option in the snapshot publishing popup to add a snapshot document.

![image](media://ce04c68e-4372-4c8d-994f-065b931d60c5)

> ℹ️ If a user is not added as a **contributor**, the collection is not available to add a snapshot document in the snapshot publishing popup for that user.

## Managing a collection in a space

A space administrator can [manage a collection in a space](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649858264) using the space snapshot publishing dashboard using the ellipsis menu option for each collection.

![image](media://4c9e1b42-c8fd-4575-aa51-8ea1e1e6b39c)

> 📝 The** Edit** and **Remove** options will only be accessible if the current space administrator is also the collection manager for the collection.

## Managing a snapshot in a collection

A snapshot in a collection in the space can be [managed by the space administrator](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/649824873) using the snapshot ellipsis menu for each snapshot.

![image](media://64c609d6-36e1-45e2-b724-5e0f31847c68)

A space administrator can

- link the snapshot to another collection in the space
- move the snapshot to another collection in the space
- remove the snapshot from the current collection

## Linking a collection to a space

**Collections **created in other spaces** **can be [linked to a space](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHP/pages/650348255) that is enabled for snapshot publishing using the space tools snapshot publishing dashboard.

Linking a collection created in another space allows users in the current space to add snapshots from the space to that collection. 

![image](media://a04336dc-4709-456b-b188-200f22558d21)

## Related pages

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