Collection vs Sets

[_camille]

Hello !

Excerpt from @sambouwer very useful definitions: Terminology and Concepts

@sambouwer

• Set
  A filtered view of Objects that have the same Object type. Currently only an Object but will also be available as a Block soon. In this topic it is suggested to use the term “Search” or “Query” instead to better reflect the Object Type.
• Collection
  Similar to a Set, but you manually link Object to a Collection, and unlink Objects from a Collection. An Object can be linked to more than one Collection, so it behaves NOT the same as a traditional folder.

A Set is a way to search Data and display it. It does not modify data, so you your data won’t be related to it, it will only be shown there, not in the Graph View. You can choose to manually link your Objects to the Set using this method: Set elements in graph view? - #2 by lynxlove

A Collection is a way to manually link any Objects. When you link an Object to it, you modify the data by creating a relation between them, and it is displayed in the Graph View. If you create an Object from inside the Collection, it should automatically be linked to it.

TL;DR:

Sets:

• Automatically search Objects
• Does not modify Objects
• Is not displayed in the Graph View

Collections:

• Manually link Objects
• Modify Objects by creating a Relation between the Collection and the Object
• Is displayed in the Graph View