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title: Add Members to a Collection
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# Add Members to a Collection (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly](../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly.md)]

  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)], you can add leaf and consolidated members to a collection.  
  
## Prerequisites  
 To perform this procedure:  
  
-   You must have permission to access the **Explorer** functional area.  
  
-   You must have a minimum of **Update** permission to the collection model object that you are adding members to.  
  
-   A collection must exist. For more information, see [Create a Collection (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/create-a-collection-master-data-services.md).  
  
### To add members to a collection  
  
1.  On the [!INCLUDE[ssMDSmdm](../includes/ssmdsmdm-md.md)] home page, from the **Model** list, select a model.  
  
2.  From the **Version** list, select a version.  
  
3.  Click **Explorer**.  
  
4.  From the menu bar, point to **Collections** and click *entity_name*.  
  
5.  In the grid, click the row for the collection you want to add members to.  
  
6.  Click the **Collection Members** tab.  
  
7.  Click **Edit Members**.  
  
8.  To filter the list of available members, select from the list on the left.  
  
9. Click the row with the member you want to add and click **Add**.  
  
10. Optionally, rearrange collection members by clicking **Up** or **Down**.  
  
11. Optionally, set weight values by clicking the value in the **Weight** column.  
  
## See Also  
 [Collections (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/collections-master-data-services.md)