Proficiencies = new Meteor.Collection("proficiencies"); Schemas.Proficiency = new SimpleSchema({ charId: { type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id }, name: { type: String }, //indicates what type of thing proficiency originated from type: { type: String, defaultValue: "editable", allowedValues: ["editable", "feature", "buff", "equipment", "inate"] }, //the id of the feature, buff or item that created this effect sourceId: { type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id, optional: true }, }); Proficiencies.attachSchema(Schemas.Proficiency);