The WebUI provides two different ways to start the creation of a View:


  1. Create a View from the Add menu in the Catalog section



  1. Create a View from the View Section:



Both approaches have the same results, the only difference is in the first case the user is aware from the start of which Folder will contain the View object, as the object is explicitly added to a Folder. When using the second approach, it is also possible to define which Folder will contain the View entity from the View definition UI.


Using on any of the approaches above will show the View creation UI:



At this point the View is created, but not saved into the Project. Other team members will not see it until you press the "Save" button. At the top-right corner of the UI, a button with a gear icon displays the View configuration options.


Typically, you will add one or more visual layers to the View before saving it. The Adding Layers to a View section covers how to add layers of data to a View.


Once the view displays some content, you can provide a meaningful name to it and capture its thumbnail from the "General" section found in the View configuration panel:



It is possible to save your changes to the view by clicking any of the "Save" buttons in the View configuration panel. One is found in the "General" section and the second is in the "Layers" section.