Difference between revisions of "HowTo:Create a new View"

Latest revision as of 06:58, 2 April 2024

To display objects in a hierarchical manner a View and its related ViewItem's (QUERYVIEWITEM, REFERENCEVIEWITEM and RELATIONVIEWITEM) are evaluated. A View must also obtain a set of root objects displayed on the first hierarchy level.

Creating the View instance

Navigate to the MetaClass View via the Class Browser
Create a new instance using the Bulk Editor
Set at least name and description

Configuring the View

Defining root objects

Relate single root objects via SYSREL VIEWROOT or a query fetching a list of objects via SYSREL VIEWROOTQUERY

Defining hierarchy levels

Relate a set of ViewItems to the View via SYSREL VIEW

Testing the View

Save all changes with Ctrl+S or the save command
Test the view in the View Test Environment.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-The [[View]] is used to make evident the references and relations between [[MetaClass]]'s with further ViewItem's ([[QUERYVIEWITEM]], [[REFERENCEVIEWITEM]] and [[RELATIONVIEWITEM]]).
+To display objects in a hierarchical manner a [[View]] and its related [[VIEWITEMS|ViewItem's]] ([[QUERYVIEWITEM]], [[REFERENCEVIEWITEM]] and [[RELATIONVIEWITEM]]) are evaluated.
+A View must also obtain a set of root objects displayed on the first hierarchy level.
+== Creating the View instance ==
 # Navigate to the MetaClass ''View'' via the ''[[Class Browser]]''<br/>[[File:UI_view_01.png|220 px|border|alt=View|View]]
 # Create a new instance using the ''[[Bulk Editor]]''<br/>[[File:UI_view_02.png|880 px|border|alt=View|View]]
-# Set at least name, description
+# Set at least name and description
-# Save the changes
-# To see now the entire structure in the [[View Test Environment]], nor the required ViewItem's must be added to view with the ''[[Relation Editor]]''.<br/>[[File:UI_view_03.png|330 px|border|alt=View|View]]
+== Configuring the View ==
+[[File:UI_view_03.png|330 px|border|alt=View|View]]
+=== Defining root objects ===
+# Relate single root objects via {{Rel|SYSREL_VIEWROOT|SYSREL_VIEWROOT}} or a query fetching a list of objects via {{Rel|SYSREL_VIEWROOTQUERY|SYSREL_VIEWROOTQUERY}}
+=== Defining hierarchy levels ===
+# Relate a set of ViewItems to the View via {{Rel|SYSREL_VIEW|SYSREL_VIEW}}
+== Testing the View ==
+# Save all changes with {{key press|Ctrl|S}} or the save command
+# Test the view in the [[View Test Environment]].
+==See also==
+* [[HowTo:Use a Query in a View]]
+* [[HowTo:Create a new ViewItem]]
+* [[HowTo:Create a new ReferenceViewItem automatically]]
-[[Category:How-To]]
+[[Category:How-To|Create a new View]]
-[[Category:UBIK Studio]]