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Defining Verity Collections with ColdFusion Administrator

There are two ways to create a new Verity collection. The first and most straightforward method is to build a collection in ColdFusion Administrator. This method provides a graphic interface to find the files and folders you want to add to the collection, and it's pretty hard to go wrong.

The second method is a little trickier, but it has certain advantages over the graphic interface. In this method, you use a special tag called <CFCOLLECTION> in a ColdFusion template. This is ideal for situations in which a user or employee needs the ability to create or manage Verity collections, but doesn't have access to ColdFusion Administrator. You can use the tag to design a form page that will ...