Views are a very powerful component of the overall Aptify system. They are organized displays of data that represent subsets of the records contained in a Service. A user defines filters which constrain the data in the view. Once created, views are saved within each user's profile to be used again by simply selecting the view.
Views are similar to reports, in that they display a subset of data, but unlike reports, views provide a central way of navigating through the system allowing users to work with the data.
Aptify supports several types of views:
- List Views: Displays record data in a tabular format. See the Viewing System: List Views chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide for information on list views.
- Calendar Views: Displays record data on a calendar based on a record's start date/time and end date/time. See the Viewing System: Calendar Views chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide for information on calendar views.
- Chart Views: Displays record data in a graph or chart, such as in a column chart or pie chart. See the Viewing System: Chart Views chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide for information on chart views.
- Pivot Tables: Displays record data in a pivot table format. See the Viewing System: Pivot Tables chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide for information on pivot table views.
- Map Views: Plots address data on a map. See the Viewing System: Map Views chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide for details.
- Gantt Views: Displays record data in a Gantt chart to easily identify resource allocations. See the Viewing System: Gantt Views chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide.
Aptify supports several different operations to define how users interact with views and what information is displayed. This chapter describes the viewing system operations that are common among view types.
This topic covers the following sub-topics:
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Note: Additional topics on using the Viewing System can be found in the Viewing System chapter in the Aptify 5.5 User Guide.