In Pro/INTRALINK 3.x you became accustomed to toggling between different table displays, default views available out of the box and others ones you created.

The View drop down in the Pro/ENGINEER workspace with the next generation of Pro/INTRALINK and Windchill PDMLink allows you to easily change your table configuration and the Table View Manager allows you to create and modify your Table Views.

About Table Views

Information about the product data you work with is commonly presented in tables that list items in rows, and information about the items in columns. The number, content, and order of the columns and rows can strongly help or hinder your ability to work with large data sets. Therefore, the system provides an initial layout or view for each informational table, but also allows you to tailor your view of the information to best suit your objectives by selecting and ordering columns and applying filters to row content. Each table comes with a system-generated default view that determines how columns (generally listing item attributes) are displayed and may filter the table contents to list specified items in the rows. You can also select from alternative system-provided views that are listed in the View option list, located in the table title bar. Users and administrators can also add views of their own to the list.

Customizing Item Display with the Table View Manager

Most tables in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, including the workspace Item List table, come with a default view that displays item attributes in columns and the item types specified for the default view in rows. Using the Table View Manager, you can customize your workspace to display the item types and attributes that you choose.

Managing Table Views

To select the active view for a table:

1. Select a table view from the View drop-down list in the title bar of the table.

2. The table updates to show columns included in the view, and data rows identified by the view criteria.

Alternatively, you can create a custom view using the Table View Manager, as described below

Creating and Editing Table Views

You can edit a table view or create a new view to specify what columns are displayed and the order of the columns in the table, as well as the criteria that drive what rows are displayed in the table. You can do the editing while performing the relevant action (via the button next to the View list). You can save an existing view as a new view, modify the view, and set it to be the active view of that table. Custom table views can be created for each table type. Your saved views are listed in the View drop-down list. Each user sees system views, administrator-created views and his or her own user-created views.

Accessing the Table View Manager

To access the views for a specific table:

1. Go to the table.

2. In the title bar of the table, click .
The Table View Manager opens. The view list shows table views for the table. The current table view is highlighted. Note: You cannot apply your edits or deletions to tables other than the one through which you entered the Table View Manager.

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