# Configuring Tab Collections

Tab collections gather related tabs into collections, which users access by clicking the _Tab Collections_ icon to open the _Tab Collections_ menu. Admins can configure [custom tab collections][1], [control access to tab collections][2], and [assign preferred tab collections to users](/en/lr/953/#Preferred_Tab_Collection).

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### System-Managed Tab Collections

Vault includes the following system-managed tab collections:

* **All**: Includes all non-Admin tabs a user has permission to view, including _Home_, _Library_, _Reports_, _Dashboards_, and _Loader_, plus application and [custom tabs](/en/lr/23516/). You can exclude this option for all users in your Vault from the Tab Collections menu from **Settings > General Settings > User Interface Options > Hide the All option in Tab Collections Menu**.
* **Business Admin**: Includes the _Objects_, _Picklists_, and _Templates_ tabs. You must have the _Admin: Business Admin Objects: Read_ permission to view and access the _Objects_ tab. Learn more about [Business Admin](/en/lr/57307/).
* **Admin**: Includes the Logs, Users & Groups, Configuration, Operations, Deployment, and Settings tabs. Learn more about [Vault Admin](/en/lr/728/).

You cannot edit, delete, or inactivate system-managed tab collections.

Users do not see a tab collection in the _Tab Collections_ menu if their security profile and permission sets do not grant access. If a user only has access to _All_, Vault does not display the _Tab Collections_ icon.

## Accessing Tab Collection Configuration

Configuration options for custom tab collections are located in **Admin > Configuration > Tab Collections**. To view or configure, you must have a security profile that grants the correct _Admin: Tab Collections_ permissions.

## Creating Custom Tab Collections {#Create_Tab_Collection}

Each Vault allows up to 50 custom tab collections. To create a new tab collection:

1. From the **Tab Collections** page, click **Create**.
2. Enter the **Label** that will appear in the _Tab Collections_ menu.
3. The **Name** field auto-fills based on the label value, but is editable. This value is only visible via the Vault API.
4. Optional: Set the **Status** to **Inactive** to prevent users from viewing or accessing the collection.
5. Optional: Enter the **Help Content** that users will see when hovering over the tab collection label in the primary navigation bar.
6. Add tabs and menus, then click **Save**.

### Adding Tabs & Menus

You can add tabs directly to a tab collection or classify tabs under one or more menus.
Each tab collection and menu must contain at least one tab, and you can add up to 20 tabs to each menu or collection.
To add tabs and menus:

1. From the **Add Tabs** dropdown, select **Add Tabs** or **Add Menu**. You can also click **Add Tabs** to add tabs.
2. If adding a menu, enter the **Tab Collection Menu Name**.
3. Use the arrows to move the tabs you want to include in the menu or tab collection from the **Available** column to the **Selected** column. To search tabs, enter the tab name in **Search Available**. You cannot add a menu to another menu.
4. Optional: Click **Restore Defaults** to discard changes and start over.
5. When finished, click **Save**.

## Editing Tab Collections {#Edit_Tab_Collection}

To edit an existing tab collection, navigate to **Admin > Configuration > User Interface > Tab Collections** and click the name of the tab collection you want to change, then click **Edit**.

### Editing Tabs & Menus

To edit or delete a menu, from the **[Tab Collection] Tabs** column of the tab collection detail page, click the ellipses icon to the right of a menu name, then select **Edit** or **Delete**.
To delete a tab, click the ellipses icon to the right of a tab name, then select **Delete**.

### Reordering Tabs & Menus

From the **[Tab Collection] Tabs** column of the tab collection detail page, click **Reorder**, then drag menus and tabs into their new positions. Click **Save**.

## Controlling Access to Tab Collections {#Control_Tab_Collection_Access}

Access to tab collections is controlled through a user's permission sets. All standard permission sets with the exception of _Legal User Actions_ grant the _Tabs: All Tab Collections: View_ permission. Learn more about [Tab permissions](/en/lr/22824/#tab-permissions).

## Deleting Tab Collections

To delete a tab collection, click **Delete** on the tab collection detail page. You cannot undo this action. To inactivate a tab temporarily, click **Edit** on the tab collection detail page, then set the tab collection's **Status** to **Inactive**.

## Related Permissions

You can complete all steps in this article with the standard _System Admin_ or _Vault Owner_ [security profile](/en/lr/5721/#SecurityProfiles). If your Vault uses custom security profiles, your profile must grant the following permission:

|Permission|Access Details|
|----------|--------------|
|_Admin: Tab Collections: Create, Edit, Delete_|Ability to edit, configure, and delete tab collections.|

[1]: #Create_Tab_Collection
[2]: #Control_Tab_Collection_Access