diff --git a/jslib b/jslib
index 3b3b71d8..79fea92b 160000
--- a/jslib
+++ b/jslib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3b3b71d84192cc195f4626d6294b34d788641215
+Subproject commit 79fea92b8152c70ed59188d6acd4948dd81ed235
diff --git a/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.html b/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.html
index 2c0be6eb..00a6dd46 100644
--- a/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.html
+++ b/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.html
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
                     <label for="name">{{'name' | i18n}}</label>
                     <input id="name" class="form-control" type="text" name="Name" [(ngModel)]="name" required>
                 </div>
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <label for="externalId">{{'externalId' | i18n}}</label>
+                    <input id="externalId" class="form-control" type="text" name="ExternalId" [(ngModel)]="externalId">
+                    <small class="form-text text-muted">{{'externalIdDesc' | i18n}}</small>
+                </div>
                 <ng-container *ngIf="accessGroups">
                     <h3 class="mt-4 d-flex mb-0">
                         {{'groupAccess' | i18n}}
diff --git a/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.ts b/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.ts
index eff40e68..2bf8dd1f 100644
--- a/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/organizations/manage/collection-add-edit.component.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class CollectionAddEditComponent implements OnInit {
     accessGroups: boolean = false;
     title: string;
     name: string;
+    externalId: string;
     groups: GroupResponse[] = [];
     formPromise: Promise<any>;
     deletePromise: Promise<any>;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export class CollectionAddEditComponent implements OnInit {
             try {
                 const collection = await this.apiService.getCollectionDetails(this.organizationId, this.collectionId);
                 this.name = await this.cryptoService.decryptToUtf8(new CipherString(collection.name), this.orgKey);
+                this.externalId = collection.externalId;
                 if (collection.groups != null && this.groups.length > 0) {
                     collection.groups.forEach((s) => {
                         const group = this.groups.filter((g) => !g.accessAll && g.id === s.id);
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ export class CollectionAddEditComponent implements OnInit {
 
         const request = new CollectionRequest();
         request.name = (await this.cryptoService.encrypt(this.name, this.orgKey)).encryptedString;
+        request.externalId = this.externalId;
         request.groups = this.groups.filter((g) => (g as any).checked && !g.accessAll)
             .map((g) => new SelectionReadOnlyRequest(g.id, !!(g as any).readOnly));
 
diff --git a/src/app/organizations/manage/group-add-edit.component.html b/src/app/organizations/manage/group-add-edit.component.html
index d7537d52..1a59e55e 100644
--- a/src/app/organizations/manage/group-add-edit.component.html
+++ b/src/app/organizations/manage/group-add-edit.component.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="externalId">{{'externalId' | i18n}}</label>
                     <input id="externalId" class="form-control" type="text" name="ExternalId" [(ngModel)]="externalId">
-                    <small class="form-text text-muted">{{'externalIdGroupDesc' | i18n}}</small>
+                    <small class="form-text text-muted">{{'externalIdDesc' | i18n}}</small>
                 </div>
                 <h3 class="mt-4 d-flex">
                     <div class="mb-2">
diff --git a/src/locales/en/messages.json b/src/locales/en/messages.json
index f8c9d877..4843bd91 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -2044,8 +2044,8 @@
   "externalId": {
     "message": "External Id"
   },
-  "externalIdGroupDesc": {
-    "message": "The external id is used to link this group to an external system such as a user directory."
+  "externalIdDesc": {
+    "message": "The external id can be used as a reference or to link this resource to an external system such as a user directory."
   },
   "accessControl": {
     "message": "Access Control"