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# Collections

Collections are groups of values (such as product SKUs, store IDs, or category names) that can be referenced in other modules. Use the collection import to load these values in bulk rather than entering them manually.

**File format:** CSV

### Sample file

{% file src="/files/lFmnSklhePMGJF3i4Dvu" %}

{% code title="collections-import-sample.csv" %}

```csv
value
SKU-001
SKU-002
SKU-003
SKU-004
SKU-005
```

{% endcode %}

### Format rules

* The file **must** include the header row `value`
* Each subsequent row contains one collection value
* The collection must contain **at least three records**
* No extra columns — only `value` is supported
* Save as `.csv` with UTF-8 encoding

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Minimum three records required.** Collections must contain at least three values. Files with fewer records will not be accepted.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Collections are used in other modules, e.g. campaign conditions or custom fields.** Once imported, you can reference the collection in campaign expressions — for example, to award points only for purchases of products whose SKU is in a specific collection.
{% endhint %}

### Common mistakes

<table><thead><tr><th width="280.42578125">Mistake</th><th>Fix</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fewer than three values</td><td>The minimum is three records</td></tr><tr><td>Missing <code>description</code> column</td><td>Both <code>value</code> and <code>description</code> columns are required, even if there is no description.</td></tr><tr><td>Missing header row</td><td>The <code>value,description</code> header is required</td></tr></tbody></table>

To find out more, please refer to the article below:

{% content-ref url="/pages/tEXVuJgauZZ0TVDNSUHc" %}
[Collections](/main-features/collections.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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