| collid | | unique key |
| collname | | name |
| primarytitle | | text or graphic for web page |
| primaryhref | | ref to organizational website DLF e.g. |
| secondarytitle | | a second level title |
| extendedname | | additional verbiage |
| host | | data host (as opposed to machine running the cgi) |
| ignoreon | | DLPS use for installation remove this line on certain machines |
| [short,long,download,email]recordfilter | |
| webdir | | path component for collection-specific templates |
| dddir | | path component for index e.g. idx/b/bmp |
| dd | | name of index (can be a list if more than one index) |
| map | | terminology map file or 'default' |
| xpatexec | | full path to executable |
| port | | for remote XPat operations |
| minmaxyear | | date range covered by collection |
| searchregions | | exact text to appear in restriction pulldowns |