**Source URL:** https://general.veevavault.dev/clinical/mdl/component-types/tabcollection.md

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Tab collections are groups of related tabs relevant to particular roles or tasks. When you view a tab collection, Vault displays its tabs in the primary navigation bar.

Learn more in <a href="https://platform.veevavault.help/en/lr/542174" target="_blank">Vault Help</a>.

| Attribute | Metadata | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| label | Type: StringMax length: 60 | UI-friendly string in the Vault's base language. |
| active | Type: Boolean | Indicates whether the component is active. |
| help_content | Type: StringMax length: 150 | Text that appears in the UI when users hover over the label in the tab bar. |

### Tabcollectionitem {#tabcollectionitem}

| Attribute | Metadata | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| label | Type: StringMax length: 60 | UI-friendly string in the Vault's base language. |
| active | Type: Boolean | Indicates whether the component is active. |
| tabs | Type: ComponentMulti-value | For items of type Menu, a list of Tabs to include in the menu. |
| order | Type: NumberRequired | The order in which the Tab appears in the Tab Collection Menu. |
| tab | Type: Component | For items of type Tab, the Tab to include in the collection. For example, Tab.products__c. |
| type | Type: EnumRequiredAllowed values:TabMenu | Indicates whether the item is a Tab or a Menu. |

### Supported Operations {#supported-operations}

| Operation | Support |
| --- | --- |
| Create | Yes |
| Recreate | Yes |
| Alter | Yes |
| Drop | Yes |
| Rename | Yes |
| Describe | Yes |
| Generate Recreate | Yes |
| Queryable | Yes |


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