What is collection

A Collection is a flexible grouping mechanism used to organize assets and even applications, making it ideal for creating reusable, business-aligned structures — and for managing access control.

Key features

1. Groups assets and applications:
   Collections can include:
   

• Individual assets
• Entire applications (and therefore, their assets)
  

2. Many-to-many relationship:
   

• An asset or application can belong to multiple collections
• This allows for overlapping, reusable groupings
  

3. Nested structure:
   Because collections can contain applications, they indirectly group all assets within those applications
   
4. Access permissions:
   Collections are commonly used to control what users can access:
   

• Assign users or teams to specific collections
  
• Limit visibility to only the assets and applications inside
  
• Ideal for business units, regions, or client-specific segregation
  

5. No dedicated dashboard:
   Collections are primarily used for organization, filtering, and access management — they do not have their own vulnerability dashboard like Applications do
   
6. Best for:
   

• Organizing by team, environment, or business function
  
• Managing user permissions and visibility across different parts of the organization