About Views

Views provide access to specific sets of functions, available through the toolbars and context menus. For example, the Problems view displays errors that exist in the model entities, so you use the Problems view to locate and resolve entity errors. You use the Dictionary view to model and review data in your workspace. The Dictionary view and the Problems view each provide access to a different set of Design Studio functions.

A view can appear by itself or it can be stacked with other views. Additionally, you can undock a view from the workbench. You can change the layout of a perspective by opening and closing views and by docking them in different positions in the workbench. Within a given perspective, views further define your Workbench layout and provide different presentations of resources.

The most common views in the Java perspective are the Problems, Outline, and Package Explorer views. The most common views in the Studio Design perspective are the Solution, Studio Projects, Dictionary, and Data Elements views. The most common views in the Environment perspective are the Cartridge Management view, Console view, and Environment view.

Many views are available that are not native to Design Studio but are required for a variety of tasks, including implementation and builds of cartridges. These include various General views, Team views, Debug views, Java views, and others.