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description: Represents a collection of Analytics assets. This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.
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# WaveAnalyticAssetCollection

Represents a collection of Analytics assets. This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

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#### Important

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## File Suffix and Directory Location

WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection components have the suffix .collection and are stored in the wave folder.

## Version

WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection components are available in API version 58.0 and later.

## Fields

| Field Name | Field Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| collectionType | string | The collection type. |
| color | string | The display color for the collection. |
| description | string | The description that appears in the user interface. |
| folder | string | The internal API name of the folder or application. |
| items | [WaveAnalayticAssestCollectionItem](#waveanalyticassetcollectionitem) | A list of Analytics asset items. |
| label | string | The label for the collection. |
| shares | [FolderShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_foldershare.htm#meta_foldershare "Represents the settings for enhanced analytics folder sharing. Users can control access to reports or dashboards by giving others Viewer, Editor, or Manager access to the folder that contains the report or dashboard.") | The folder sharing rules. |

## Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection component.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>  
<WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
  <collectionType\>static</collectionType\>
  <color\>#1b96ff</color\>
  <description\>A collection of my Dashboards</description\>
  <folder\>Shared</folder\>
  <label\>My Dashboard Collection</label\>
  <items\>
     <item\>
        <asset\>Dashboard One</asset\>
        <assetType\>dashboard</assetType\>
        <sortOrder\>1</sortOrder\>
     </item\>
     <item\>
        <asset\>Dashboard Two</asset\>
        <assetType\>dashboard</assetType\>
        <sortOrder\>2</sortOrder\>
     </item\>
  </items\>
  <shares\>
    <accessLevel\>EditAllContents</accessLevel\>
    <sharedTo\>shareswith@org.ee</sharedTo\>
    <sharedToType\>User</sharedToType\>
  </shares\>
</WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection\>

## Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character \* (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see [Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.api_meta.meta/api_meta/file_based_zip_file.htm).

## WaveAnalyticAssestCollectionItem

WaveAnalyticAssestCollectionItem represents an Analytics asset item.

| Field | Field Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| asset | string | The asset name. |
| assetType | string | The asset type. |
| sortOrder | int | The sort order for the asset. |