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Altering Views with the View Definition Wizard

You can use the View Definition Wizard to alter an existing view.

You can make a simple change, such as field visibility, or make more significant changes such as changing the type or format of the view. The View Definition Wizard examines the tables previously defined for the view and presents you with appropriate choices for the type and format of the view.

Note: If you want to re-create an .avw view file in Web format or re-create a 1.0 format view the 2.0 format, see Re-Creating Windows Views and 1.0 Views in 2.0 Format.

Note: If you want to change the view characteristics only (that is, properties such as visible fields, restrictions, sort orders, and chart properties), you can also do so with the Alter View Wizard. See Customizing Views for information. By using the Alter View Wizard, you do not have to first locate the view file; instead, simply load the view from the Process Navigator and select its Alter View icon in the upper right corner.

Follow this basic process:

Copy the view file that you wish to alter to the ...\per-site\files-to-convert folder, such as:
C:\Program Files\Afmxx\tools\tomcat\webapps\archibus\schema\per-site\files-to-convert

On the Process Navigator, open the View Definition Wizard at:

System Administration/Add-In Manager/Run View Definition Wizard

Choose the Load button. The system lists all views in the \..\per-site\files-to-convert folder.
In the list box, click on the view that you want to alter. Then do one of the following:

If you want to verify the view that this view file loads, click Display Selected View. The view appears in its own window.
If this is the view that you want to edit, close its window and choose "Load View and Continue to Select Type."
If this is not the view that you want to alter, close the view and then choose another view file to examine.

If you are certain of the view that you want to edit and don't need to first have the system display it, choose "Load View and Continue to Select Type."

Once you choose "Load View and Continue to Select Type," the wizard loads the selected view into the View Definition Wizard so that you can alter it.

The Wizard displays the Select Type screen. (Note that the system does not select the existing type for you. This enables you to change the type of view it is.)

If you want to retain the view's existing format, choose its current format.
If you want to change an existing view to a new format with the same tables, such as changing an edit form view to a report view, select the new format.
Choose "Continue to Select Pattern."

Based on the tables that already exist in the view and the type of view specified above, the wizard presents the appropriate view formats. Choose the current format or a new format and then choose Continue to set the tables to display

The wizard presents the tables that the view currently presents. You can change these tables if you wish.

If you want to retain the view's current tables, choose Next to move to the next screen.
If you want to change a table, choose the "Choose a Different Table" option.

For each table in the view, the wizard shows your existing settings for field visibility, sort order, standard, restrictions, and options. Change these options as necessary. For information on these options, see Defining New Views .
Preview, save the view, and it to the Process Navigator as described in Defining New Views .

When saving the view, you can provide the existing file name, or specify a new file name.
When adding the view to the Process Navigator, you can assign to the same location as the original view, or specify a new location.

Editing Advanced Views

If you load into the View Definition Wizard a view that was not originally created with the Wizard, the view may contain features and advanced formatting that is not supported by the View Definition Wizard. The Wizard will use the existing view information to display on its forms as much information as it can, but it will not preserve the hand-edited elements.

The View Definition Wizard can load and interpret one .axvw file. In some situations, a view might be comprised of multiple .axvw, .xsl, or .js files. For situations with multiple .axvw files, combine the table-groups into one file.