# Views System

View Maintenance |

View Maintenance is used to Define a View, as well as edit, reorganize and print existing view definitions.

To invoke this window, use one of the following methods:

Location | Method
From the PxPlus IDE Main Launcher | Expand the Views category and select View Maintenance.
From the NOMADS Session Manager | From the menu bar, select Utilities > Views Definition.
PxPlus statement | CALL "*views/views;View_Maintenance"
PxPlus statement | PROCESS "View_Main","*views/views.en"
From the PxPlus Command line | Enter: VU

View Maintenance presents a list of all available data sources and views in their logical groups. Selecting a data group, data source or view allows access to different maintenance functionality:

Data Groups | Double clicking on a data group expands (or collapses) a tree view of current data sources and views in that group. Right clicking on a data group displays a popup menu with the following options:
Add a New Group | Invokes the Define a Group window.
Update Group Properties | Brings up the group definition for editing.
Copy to another Group | Prompts you for the name of a group to copy to.
Delete Group | Displays a message prior to deletion.
Print | Presents a choice of print options: Print Groups and Print Items in this Group.
Data Sources | Double clicking on a data source displays a message for creating a new view from the selected data source. Responding Yes invokes the Define a View window. Right clicking on a data source displays a popup menu with the following options:
Create a View from this Data Source | Invokes the Define a View window.
Print Data Source Definition | Prints the definition.
Views | Double clicking on a view invokes the Define a View window for editing the selected view. Right clicking on a view displays a popup menu with the following options:
Add a New View | First prompts you to select a data source to use. After that, the Define a View window is launched.
Update View Properties | Brings up the view definition for editing.
Copy to another View | Prompts you for the name of a view to copy to. An Add to current Group check box option is provided, which is selected by default.
Delete View and all References | Displays a message prior to deletion.
Remove View from Group | Removes the selected view from the group and puts it in the {Unassigned} default group.
Print View Definition | Presents a choice of print options: Print Groups and Print Items in this Group.

## See Also

Data Source Maintenance