To create new views and update existing views, use the /pathways/api/view interfaces.

• To retrieve the list of existing views, use GET /pathways/api/views.
• To retrieve details about a specific views, use GET /pathways/api/view/[id]. For details, see Retrieving Data Using the Pathways API.
• To create a new view, use POST /pathways/api/view/new. For example, the request below adds a new view called “Customer View”.

  POST /pathways/api/view
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207244890|EBNGlMeU4zFYKJIFbhIavCVk4/U=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
  <soc:PViewDetail xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">
      <members>PTPORTAL:1:200,PTPORTAL:1:1</members>
      <name>Customer View</name>
      <ownerId>PTPORTAL:1:1</ownerId>
      <published>true</published>
      <subscribers>PTPORTAL:1:201,PTPORTAL:1:1,PTPORTAL:2:201</subscribers>
  </soc:PViewDetail>
  

  The response confirms that the new view was created and includes the details passed in the request.

  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
  <soc:PViewDetail xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">
      <created>2008-04-03T10:50:55.477-07:00</created>
      <id>8aa289731910767e01191569a5f30003</id>
      <lastModified>2008-04-03T10:50:55.507-07:00</lastModified>
      <members>PTPORTAL:1:200,PTPORTAL:1:1</members>
      <name>Customer View</name>
      <ownerId>PTPORTAL:1:1</ownerId>
      <published>true</published>
      <subscribers>PTPORTAL:2:201,PTPORTAL:1:201,PTPORTAL:1:1</subscribers>
  </soc:PViewDetail>
  

• To modify an existing view, use PUT /pathways/api/view/[id] as shown in the example request below.

  PUT /pathways/api/view/8aa289731303557b0113086b1ece0003
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207332050|KHt3F4KlgmlBuntcrEKQpFcQGq8=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
  <soc:PViewDetail xmlns:soc="http://social.bea.com/pathways">	<members>PTPORTAL:1:203</members>
  	<name>Marketing view</name>
  	<published>false</published>	<subscribers>PTPORTAL:1:203,PTPORTAL:1:204</subscribers>
  </soc:PViewDetail>
  

  If the update was successful, the response code will be HTTP 202 Accepted. As with creating a new view, the response also includes the details passed in the request.
• To delete an existing view, use DELETE /pathways/api/view/[id]. There is no need to include details about the view, as shown in the example request below.

  DELETE /pathways/api/view/8aa289731910767e01191569a5f30003
  CSP-Session-Token: 1|1207330830|loGCMTzUMaJMBW4w22ACHoLUH0Y=
  Accept-Language: en-us
  ACCEPT: text/xml,application/xml
  

  If the delete was successful, the response code will be HTTP 202 Accepted. The response also includes details about the view that was deleted, including the creation date.