Collection definition

This document is for Invicti Platform

A Collection is a flexible grouping mechanism used to organize assets and even applications, making it ideal for creating reusable, business-aligned structures and—and for managing access control.

Key features

Groups assets and applications:

Collections can include:
- Individual assets
- Entire applications (and therefore, their assets)
Many-to-many relationship:
- An asset or application can belong to multiple collections
- This allows for overlapping, reusable groupings
Nested structure:

Because collections can contain applications, they indirectly group all assets within those applications
Access permissions:

Collections are commonly used to control what users can access:
- Assign users or teams to specific collections
- Limit visibility to only the assets and applications inside
- Ideal for business units, regions, or client-specific segregation
No dedicated dashboard:

Collections are primarily used for organization, filtering, and access management—they don't have their own vulnerability dashboard like Applications do
Best for:
- Organizing by team, environment, or business function
- Managing user permissions and visibility across different parts of the organization