Manage collections

You can view and manage collections from the Collections page and access a collection's Overview, Components, Alerts, and Settings pages by clicking the name of a collection. The Overview page provides information related to status, collected attributes, important metrics, and the number of open alerts. The Components page provides a list of the collection's components and their individual alert status. The Alerts page provides a list of alerts for components that are associated with the collection. The Settings page allows you to edit the name, description, and feature service settings for a collection, edit the expression, and configure notifications and incidents specific to that collection.

Learn more about the collection feature service schema

View collection details and components

You can view collection details from the collection's Overview page and a list of its components from the collection's Components page. You must be assigned a Viewer role to view collection details. To view a collection's details and its components complete these steps:

1. Access ArcGIS Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with the following status icons:

   Icon	Description
   	Indicates that there are no open alerts.
   	Indicates that a component within the collection has an open info alert that may require further investigation.
   	Indicates that a component within the collection has an open warning alert that requires further investigation.
   	Indicates that a component within the collection has an open critical alert that requires immediate investigation.
   	Indicates that alerting is turned off for a subcomponent's metric.
   	Indicates that an observer for a component within the collection failed to run.

   Note:

   The status of a collection is inherited from its components. The status will reflect the component with the most severe status.

3. Click the name of the collection you want to view.

   The collection's Overview page appears with collection details and metrics.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

4. Click the Components tab.

   The collection's Components page appears with a list of its components sorted alphabetically by component name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, click Hide to choose which columns to hide or show, click Labels to filter the list by the chosen label, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list by the chosen category. You can also search for specific components by typing a keyword in the Search by component name or address text box.

   Learn more about managing components

Edit collections

You can edit the name and description of a collection from the collection's Settings page. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to edit collections. To edit a collection, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with a list of collections sorted alphabetically by collection name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

3. Click the More options button for the collection you want to edit and click Edit in Settings.

   The collection's Settings page appears.

4. Click Edit next to Name on the Settings page.

   The Edit Collection dialog box appears.

5. Edit the collection's name and description as necessary in the Collection Name and Description text boxes.
6. Click Save.

   The collection is updated.

Edit collection feature service settings

You can turn the collection feature service on or off and configure its security settings. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to edit collection feature service settings. To edit collection feature service settings, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with a list of collections sorted alphabetically by collection name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

3. Click More options for the collection whose feature service you want to edit and click Edit in Settings.

   The collection's Settings page appears.

4. Click Edit next to Enable Feature Service on the Settings page.

   The Feature Service Settings dialog box appears.

5. Edit the collection's feature service settings as necessary.
6. Click Save.

   The collection's feature service settings are updated.

Edit collection expressions

You can edit collection expressions from a collection's Settings page. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to edit collection expressions. To edit a collection expression, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with a list of collections sorted alphabetically by collection name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

3. Click the More options button for the collection that contains the expression that you want to edit and click Edit in Settings.

   The collection's Settings page appears.

4. Click Expression from the side of the page.

   The Expression page appears.

5. Click Edit.

   The expression builder changes to edit mode.

6. Edit the expression as necessary.
7. Optionally, click Test and click the Results tab to show a list of components that match the expression.
8. Click Save.

   The collection expression is updated.

Add a collection to your favorites

You can add collections that you want to closely monitor to your list of favorite items and instantly access them from the My Favorites page. To add a collection to your favorites, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with a list of collections sorted alphabetically by collection name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

3. Click Add to Favorites for a collection to add it to your favorites list.

   Tip:

   To remove a collection from your favorites list, click Remove from Favorites .

Delete a collection

When a collection is deleted, attached notifications and incidents are also deleted. All the components in the collection remain registered, retain their labels, and are still subject to qualifying incidents and custom notifications. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to delete collections. To delete a collection, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Collections.

   The Collections page appears with a list of collections sorted alphabetically by collection name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method, click Filter to create a query to filter the list, and click the categories at the side of the page to filter the list. You can also search for specific collections by typing a keyword in the Search by collection name or description text box.

3. Click the More options button for the collection you want to delete and click Delete.

   A confirmation dialog box appears.

   Caution:

   Deleting a collection is permanent and can't be undone.

4. Click Delete.

The collection is deleted. All the components in the collection remain registered and retain their labels. Attached notifications and analyses are also deleted.