Creation of collections Create the collection in the session. This session is the central session from which you can maintain all aspects of collections. The initial status of a collection after creation is In Progress. Connect solutions to the collection in the session. Validate the collection in the session. Export the collection in the session. Release the collection by changing the from Exported to Released in the session. You can only release a collection if the is Exported. Optionally, publish the collection by selecting the check box in the session. You can only publish a collection if the is Released. Optionally, you can view the collection history in the session.