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Selecting the double arrow icon in the bottom left corner will expand or contract the left hand view pane to reveal the names of the views:
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Views can be added or modified created in two ways:
A. Add, modify, or delete a view by accessing the settings menu in the top right corner of the window, or by clicking the + button on the bottom-left.:
While in the settings configuration, select the bottom icon to access the views.
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- Drag Handle: This can be used to re-order viewlets views by clicking and dragging on a row.
- Icon: You can set whichever icon you'd like to best represent the view that you're building. Chose from dozens of options to best fit your project.
- Name: What you'd like to call your view.
- View ID: These id's are assigned to the components that are created for Niagara behind the scenes.
- Context: The assigned location that the particular view will reside and be visible when navigating. IE if you had a "Database" view assigned to the top level (^), you would see this view when you're on the 'home' page. If you added a "Dashboard" view on a site level (site) when you navigate to any site, that dashboard would be available on the left side menu. The top 'home' page would not have this dashboard view as it was assigned to the 'site' level and not the 'top' level.
B. A quicker method of just adding a view once you're already in the correct context, simply click the + button on the bottom-left:
Note: Views can only be deleted or edited once created via method A. through the view settings.
Creating a View
When Creating a view, click the 'Add' button at the bottom of the view pane. You're given a choice of 7 different view types, as seen below.
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