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description: Collections enable you to curate analytics to create a more personalized experience that makes it easier to find and use the information that matters most to you. Your analytics can be drawn from different apps and folders into a single collection that brings together all items in one place. In addition, collections can be used to personalize the home page and save you time and effort in finding the information you need.
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# Curate and Share Insights with Collections

Collections enable you to curate analytics to create a more personalized experience that makes it easier to find and use the information that matters most to you. Your analytics can be drawn from different apps and folders into a single collection that brings together all items in one place. In addition, collections can be used to personalize the home page and save you time and effort in finding the information you need.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Also available with CRM Analytics, which is available for an extra cost in <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d152198e69 ">To use a collection:</td>
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                <dt style="font-weight:bold;padding-top:.25rem;">Enhanced Folder Sharing</dt>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d152198e69 ">To use a collection with CRM Analytics items:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d152198e69 ">Use CRM Analytics</td>
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![CRM Analytics home page with collections.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_home_collection.png)

- **[Create a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create collections of important items to personalize the home page and have quick access to them.
- **[Add Items to a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Curate analytics items for your collection. Items can exist simultaneously in multiple collections.
- **[Preserve and Share CRM Analytics Dashboard Views in a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_share_views.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create dashboard views with selected filters and options then add them to your collections to share a specific view of the dashboard with others.
- **[Share a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_share.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Curate a collection and share it with your colleagues to contribute content.
- **[Pin and Hide a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_pin.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    End users can pin and hide their collections giving them more options with customizing their homepage. Admins and managers have the option to pin collections to end-user homepages and promote trusted content among groups and teams.
- **[Edit Collections](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_edit.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You can edit your collection properties, such as name and description, and also delete the collection altogether. Shared users with the Manager role can also edit and delete the collection.
- **[Arrange Items in a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_arrange.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Organize items in your collection to your liking.
- **[Remove Items from a Collection](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_remove.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Easily remove items that are no longer relevant from a collection.
- **[Add Collections to Lightning Pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_home_collection_embed.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Insert and display collections to your Lightning pages using the CRM Analytics Collection component.
- **[Subscribe to Multiple Shared Collections](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_subscriptions_collections.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Subscribe to collections of lenses and receive a daily or weekly email with updates on your most important charts and metrics, and table data in `.csv` attachments. Subscribe to as many as four collections that you created or that were shared with you. Each collection subscription has its own schedule for when you receive CRM Analytics email.