πΉ Views
With views you can create databases for your custom modules.
π©π»βπ»Β Usage (Admin)
Steps to create a View on your platform:
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Access the Views Section:
Navigate to Admin > Modules > Views tab and click on β+Viewβ
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Enter the name of your database. The url will automatically adapt to the viewβs name
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Enter a description for your view.
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Adapt the icon.
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Add a header image if wanted, select the possible layouts you want to display results in and select a default layout.
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Save your view and click on βGo to viewβ - Settings
- Access: Define which roles should have reading rights in your view. Alongside full and no access, a role can be given Referenced entries read access β it then only sees the entries that name that user through a reference attribute. Because a view draws on several modules, you choose from the user reference attributes of all the modules the view contains. This scope is available for reading only.
- Content: Define which modules should be shown in your view. You can only select custom modules here (ie. offers, requests, projects and news cannot be added here). Add any restrictions if necessary
- Filters: Define which filters should be shown. In the list of filters you see all the attributes your attribute library contains.
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Link the view in your navigation: Add a new navigation entry. In the βLinkβ section select βViewsβ for the target and select the view you want to link.
πΒ Use cases
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Combining Subcategories into One Major Topic
If you have different custom modules for various aspects of a major topic, you can merge all of them into a single view. For example:
- Major Topic: Finance β Your View
- Subtopics, each represented by a custom module:
- Personal Finances
- Family Finances
- Company Finances
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many views can I create?
The number of views you can create is unlimited