Duplicate a View

You can create new views based on an existing view.

To duplicate a view:

1. Launch the Configure Views task from the Tasks panel tab in the Product Information Management or Product Development work area.
   The View Management page is displayed.
2. Click the object card for which you need the view. For example, click the Items card.
   The Views page is displayed.
3. Select the row corresponding to the predefined view, Product Hub Search, by clicking in the row and click Duplicate.
4. Update the Views and Description fields. The Code is automatically generated. The Default check box is selected by default indicating the view will be used when you launch the search from Product Information Management work area.
5. Add additional attributes to the view if required.
   Note: You can add the attributes to the view only if the attributes are in the index.
   To add additional attributes to the view:

   1. From the Attributes drop-down list, select the attribute you want to add.

      You can enter characters corresponding to the attribute name, attribute group, or an object. The suggested results are displayed based on the characters that are entered. For example, these are common searches:

      • Enter one or more characters for the attribute name. For example, enter Li to find Life Cycle Phase.
      • Enter one or more characters for the attribute group name. For example, enter Manufacturer items to find attributes that are part of this group.
      • Enter one or more characters for the object name. For example, enter Item Category to find the attributes for the item category assignment group.

      The selected attribute along with the additional column values are displayed.

   2. You can also add the data presence indicator attributes if required.
   3. Specify the following for the attribute for views used in search pages:
      • Display Columns: Move the slider if you want the attribute to be displayed as a column in the search results on the Product Management Search page.
      • Keyword Search: Move the slider if you want the attribute to be enabled for keyword search on the Product Management Search page.
        Note: This isn’t applicable for data presence indicator attributes.
      • Filter Chip: Move the slider if you want the attribute to be displayed as filter chip beneath the Search box on the Product Management Search page.
      • Filter Chip Type: Select the type of filter chip.
      Note: Filter Chip and Filter Chip Type is aplicable only for views on Search pages.
   4. Click the check mark icon in the Action column to add the row to the table. The row will be added as the first row in the table.
6. Click Save.
   The view is saved. The search configuration is created, and the view is registered with the object’s index.