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WaveAnalyticAssetCollection

Represents a collection of Analytics assets. This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

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Important

File Suffix and Directory Location

WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection components have the suffix .collection and are stored in the wave folder.

Version

WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection components are available in API version 58.0 and later.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
collectionType	string	The collection type.
color	string	The display color for the collection.
description	string	The description that appears in the user interface.
folder	string	The internal API name of the folder or application.
items	WaveAnalayticAssestCollectionItem	A list of Analytics asset items.
label	string	The label for the collection.
shares	FolderShare	The folder sharing rules.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>  
2<WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3  <collectionType>static</collectionType>
4  <color>#1b96ff</color>
5  <description>A collection of my Dashboards</description>
6  <folder>Shared</folder>
7  <label>My Dashboard Collection</label>
8  <items>
9     <item>
10        <asset>Dashboard One</asset>
11        <assetType>dashboard</assetType>
12        <sortOrder>1</sortOrder>
13     </item>
14     <item>
15        <asset>Dashboard Two</asset>
16        <assetType>dashboard</assetType>
17        <sortOrder>2</sortOrder>
18     </item>
19  </items>
20  <shares>
21    <accessLevel>EditAllContents</accessLevel>
22    <sharedTo>shareswith@org.ee</sharedTo>
23    <sharedToType>User</sharedToType>
24  </shares>
25</WaveAnalyticsAssetCollection>

Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character * (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File.

WaveAnalyticAssestCollectionItem

WaveAnalyticAssestCollectionItem represents an Analytics asset item.

Field	Field Type	Description
asset	string	The asset name.
assetType	string	The asset type.
sortOrder	int	The sort order for the asset.

Metadata API Developer Guide