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# Trigger Collection

> Manually start collection jobs for resources

## Overview

Trigger manual collection jobs to collect data immediately without waiting for the scheduled time. Useful for testing, recovering from failures, or urgent data refreshes.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Resource">
    Go to the resource detail page or collection page
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Start Collection">
    Click the **Start a Collection** button in the top-right corner
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Collection Type">
    For resources with incremental load type, you can choose:

    * **Incremental Collection** - Collect only new/changed data (default)
    * **Full Refresh** - Collect all data, ignoring the incremental field

    <Tip>
      Use Full Refresh to recover from data issues or when you suspect incremental collection missed records.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Monitor Job">
    The collection job starts immediately. Monitor progress in the Jobs section
  </Step>
</Steps>