Modify a collection

You can modify any object in the collection by adding a navigation link, configuring, moving or deleting the object or by adding new objects to the collection.

1. To modify the collection, right-click the collection and click Modify Collection.

   The collection switches to Modify mode and displays your symbols inside a stencil, showing one set of symbols for a single asset. The objects on the display that are outside of the modified collection are grayed out.

2. Once the collection is in Modify mode, you can change it by performing one or more of the following:

   • Search for data and add new data symbols to the collection.

     Note: You cannot add an asset comparison table, events table, or XY plot, which are disabled in Modify mode.

   • Switch symbol types.

   • Move, resize, copy/paste, or delete existing objects in the collection.

   • Format all objects in the collection.

   • Add navigation links to all objects inside the collection. See Contextual navigation links.

     Note: If you add a hyperlink to a symbol in the collection for one asset in Modify mode, the hyperlink will be rendered for all the assets of the same type inside the collection.

   • Configure multi-state behaviors for any object inside the collection. See Multi-state behaviors.

     Note: After you configure a multi-state for one of the objects, you can swap its "trigger" data source by dragging a new attribute into the Multi-State Attribute section of the Add Multi-State pane.

   • Add images, text, shapes, and graphics from the graphics library.

   Note: When modifying a collection, the rest of display is locked for editing. You cannot add, move, or copy/paste items outside of the collection stencil.

3. After modifying the collection, click the exit button or right-click inside the empty area of the collection and click Exit Modify Mode to exit Modify mode.

   The collection refreshes and displays the modified symbols for all assets of the same type based on the collection search criteria.