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Collections Metadata

Last updated on October 10, 2026.

This article details the specific metadata that must be added to CMS items for these to be successfully displayed and managed within the Instance Admin.

Field Name Field Label Input Type Data Type Required Description
metadata Metadata Input String Yes The main metadata identifier used to store and retrieve configuration information for the collection
metadata.page_name Collection Name Input String Yes The name of the collection page.
metadata.is_details_layout_enabled Details Layout Toggle Boolean Yes Enables or disables the details layout for individual items within the collection. For example, in a news collection, each article has its own page that follows a shared template defined by the details layout
metadata.is_list_layout_enabled List Layout Toggle Boolean Yes Enables or disables the list layout view, which displays multiple items from the collection in a summarized or tabular format — such as a list of news articles.
metadata.source_name Source Dropdown String Yes Source name from which the collection data is derived. This field is used to connect the collection to its underlying data source.
metadata.is_auth_policy_enabled Apply Auth Policy Toggle Boolean No Indicates whether authentication policy enforcement is enabled. When enabled, access to the collection and its items is restricted based on defined authorization rules.
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