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66 lines
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## Collection Types
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ErsatzTV does not schedule individual media items; only collections of items can be scheduled. There are three (3) collection types:
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- `Collection`: contains manually-added items
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- `Smart Collection`: contains items from search results or imported Trakt Lists, and updates dynamically
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- `Multi Collection`: contains other Collections and Smart Collections.
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### Collections
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Collections are created manually by adding individual media items to it. There is no restriction on media type. A collection can contain a single media type, eg. movies or any combination of media types.
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The items to be added can be found by browsing your libraries or by using ErsatzTV's powerful [Search](../search) feature. An empty collection can be created under `Lists` > `Collections` > `Add Collection`.
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To create a collection, find the media items you would like to include and select them by clicking the selection button in the top left of the poster:
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Then, add to a collection by clicking the `Add To Collection` button at the top of the page.
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In the `Add To Collection` dialog, either select an existing collection for the items, or enter a new collection name to create a collection and add all of the selected items in a single step.
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### Smart Collections
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Smart Collections are created by saving searches or saving imported Trakt Lists.
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#### From Searches
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To create a smart collection, type a search query in the search box and press enter.
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If the result shown meets your expectations, save as a Smart Collection by clicking the `Save As` button.
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If it doesn't meet your expectations, refine the search query until it does and then save.
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#### From Imported Trakt Lists
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To import a Trakt List, navigate to the `Lists` > `Trakt Lists` page and click the `Add Trakt List` button. Trakt lists can be imported by url or by `user/list`.
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- To re-download a Trakt List, simply add it again. There is no need to delete.
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- Unmatched item details are written to the log.
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- Trakt Lists can only be scheduled after being saved as a Smart Collection.
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To see matching items from an imported Trakt list, click the search button on the row of the Trakt List.
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### Multi Collections
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Multi Collections contain other Collections and/or Smart Collections. The primary purpose of these are to enable the scheduling of sets of Media Items in a controlled manner.
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Here we are referring to Movie Boxsets, e.g. X-Men Collection, Star Trek Collection and Before... Collection as well as related movies and tv show groups such as Arrowverse, MARVEL Cinematic Universe, Worlds of DC and Battlestar Galactica (Reboot).
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To Add a Multi Collection
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- Navigate to `Lists` > `Collections` and click the `Add Multi Collection` button
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- Give the Multi Collection a name
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- Add collections and/or smart collections as required and click `Add Multi Collection` to save
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---
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Big Buck Bunny: (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / [www.bigbuckbunny.org](https://www.bigbuckbunny.org)
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Sintel: © copyright Blender Foundation | [www.sintel.org](https://www.sintel.org)
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Tears of Steel: (CC) Blender Foundation | [mango.blender.org](https://mango.blender.org)
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