**Source URL:** https://general.veevavault.dev/regulatory/mdl/component-types/searchcollection.md

**Class: ** `metadata`

Search collections allow you to create and edit groups of documents and objects that users can search at the same time as expanded searches.

Learn about <a href="https://platform.veevavault.help/en/lr/68708" target="_blank">Search Collections in 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. |
| description | Type: StringMax length: 255 | A description of the collection which users see when they click the question mark (?) icon on the expanded search results page. |

### Searchcollectionsection {#searchcollectionsection}

| 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. |
| document_type | Type: Component | The document type to include in the collection. |
| include_on_tab | Type: Boolean | If true, allows expanded searches on the collection in the related tab, if one is available for the selected object. |
| object | Type: Component | The object to include in the collection. |
| object_relationships | Type: StringMax length: 1500Multi-value | Relationships to objects in the collection. Each value must include a valid inbound relationship. You can configure object relationships from Admin > Configuration > Objects > {Object} > Relationships. |
| object_type | Type: ComponentMulti-value | The object type to filter on, if object types are enabled for the selected object. |
| tab_assignments | Type: StringMax length: 255Multi-value | If include_on_tab is true and the object has more than one tab available, specifies the tabs where users can access the collection. |
| vql_criteria | Type: StringMax length: 1500 | A Criteria VQL expression that defines the search scope of this collection. |

### Supported Operations {#supported-operations}

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

<ul style="padding-left:1.5em;margin-top:0.5rem"><li>**Alter:** <span>MDL Operation may not be supported for some multi-value attributes.</span></li></ul>


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