Collections

A collection is how Directus organises data. Every type of information in the platform — sessions, speakers, attendees, abstracts, support tickets — is stored in its own collection. Think of each collection as a structured list, where every entry in the list is one record of that type.

Collections are what you see listed in the left sidebar when you open the Content module. Clicking one opens the list of records it holds.

The structure of a collection — what fields it has, how it relates to other collections — is defined in the Data Model, which is the administrator's tool for shaping the platform. Most congress staff will never need to go there. The Data Model is for when the platform itself needs to change — adding a new field to a form, creating a new type of record, or linking two collections together.

Further reading

• Collections — Directus Docs