collect/views/view_collection_index.xml

<odoo>
    <record id="collection_index_tree_view" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">collection.index.tree.view</field>
        <field name="model">collection.index</field>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <list string="Collection Index" create="0">
            </list>
        </field>
    </record>

    <record id="collection_index_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
        <field name="name">Collection Index</field>
        <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
        <field name="res_model">collection.index</field>
        <field name="view_mode">list</field>
        <field name="view_id" ref="collection_index_tree_view"/>
    </record>

    <menuitem id="collection_index_menu" name="Collection Index" action="collection_index_action" sequence="2"/>
</odoo>