View

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Overview

A view is a tool for analyzing and presenting data. Following is a description of the apects and features of a view.

Table

A view is based on a table. Although the view can include data from related tables, the table on which the view is based upon is always part of the view. There can be multiple views of the same table showing different selection of data and different calculations and presentations.

Filter

The view has a filter that determines which of the table rows will be included in the view.

Field Selection

You can select the fields that are displayed in the view. You make field selections using the View Editor.

Type

The view is one of 3 types: List, Pivot, or Chart.