Deleting a Collection

To delete a collection, follow these steps.

Note: Prerequisites: lists permissions required to delete a collection.

1. Navigate to the content folder that contains the collection that you want to delete.
2. Choose View > Collection. The View Collections screen appears.
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3. Click the collection you want to delete.
4. Click Delete (). A confirmation message appears.

   Alternatively, hover the cursor over the Collection, right click the mouse, and click Delete collection name.

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   If this collection requires approval, and the user who is deleting cannot approve changes, the following occurs. See Also: Setting Up Collection Approval

   • The collection’s status changes to Marked for Deletion (M), and an email notification is sent to all approval users for the collection. One of the approval users must open the Edit Collection screen and click the Delete or Decline button.
   • If an approval user clicks Delete (), the collection is removed from your Web site.
   • If an approval user clicks Decline (), the user who submitted the deletion is notified by email but no Web site changes are made.

     Note: Any user with permission to edit a collection can perform the undo function until the content is approved

5. Click OK to proceed.