collections.md

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Organizing actions in collections

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You can use a collection to organize your actions. You can put actions into folder-style groups based on whatever categorization you need at your organization, such as by use case, internal team, or status.

Adding a collection

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To add a collection:

1. From the Actions page of your assistant, click New collection .

2. Enter a collection name of up to 64 characters. Each collection name must be unique.

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3. Click Add. The new collection is listed on the Actions page.

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You can also add a collection and move actions into it at the same time:

1. Select one or more actions by clicking the checkbox next to each action that you want to include.

2. Click Add to new collection.

3. Enter a collection name of up to 64 characters. Names don't need to be unique.

4. Click Add. The new collection is listed on the Actions page. Open the collection to see the actions you selected.

Moving actions into a collection

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You can move one or more actions into a collection. You can also move actions from one collection to another.

To move an action into an existing collection:

1. Select one or more actions by clicking the checkbox next to each action that you want to include.

2. Click Move to.

3. Select a collection, then click Move.

To move actions from one collection to another:

1. Open a collection.

2. Select one or more actions by clicking the checkbox next to each action that you want to include.

3. Click Move to.

4. Select a collection, then click Move.

Removing actions from a collection

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You can remove an action from a collection:

1. Open a collection.

2. Select one or more actions by clicking the checkbox next to each action that you want to include.

3. Click Remove from collection.

4. Open the Created by you list to see the actions you removed.

Renaming a collection

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To rename a collection:

1. From the Actions page of your assistant, click the overflow menu icon .

2. Click Rename.

3. Enter a new name of up to 64 characters. Names don't need to be unique.

4. Click Rename. The renamed collection is listed on the Actions page.

Deleting a collection

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You can delete a collection. No actions in the collection are deleted. They are moved into the Created by you list.

To delete a collection:

1. From the Actions page of your assistant, click the overflow menu icon .

2. Click Delete.

3. In the confirmation message, click Delete.