The view name is the entry point for opening the My Views, Manage Views, and Save View dialogs.

If the user has made changes to the user interface that affect the saved view, the view is marked with an asterisk (*) to indicate the unsaved changes. This happens when the user deletes or adds a filter to the filter bar, for example.

The My Views dialog contains all favorite views, including the default view, the pre-shipped standard views, and the views marked as favorites by the user. The default view and the pre-shipped standard views are marked as favorites automatically.

Default View

There can only be one default view, which the user can change in the Manage Views dialog. If the user sets a new default view, the last view remains as a favorite. The user can explicitly unfavorite the last view in the Manage Views dialog.

Pre-Shipped Standard Views

The standard view is the minimum set of filters delivered by SAP, and cannot be modified or deleted. It is flagged as a favorite and cannot be removed. There can be several pre-shipped standard views, depending on the use case.

Favorite Views

Users can mark views as favorites (or unfavorite them) in the Manage Views dialog. If more than 10 favorite views exist, a search option is displayed.

The views created by users themselves are favorited automatically, while views created by other users are unfavorited by default. This prevents the My Views popover from becoming overcrowded with public variants that are not relevant for the user.

The user can also mark public views as favourites.

Public Views

Public views are visible to all users who have access to the app. A view can be set to Public by individual users, key users, SAP (default delivery), or partners. All views that are set to Public are available within the Manage Views dialog.

A public view can be edited by the user who created it and by key users. All other users can only display the public view.

Actions in the My Views Dialog

Users can open the Manage Views dialog using the Manage button in the footer bar of the My Views dialog. From this dialog, users can Save changes to the current view, or choose Save As to create a new view, which opens the Save View dialog.

In the Manage Views dialog, users can make the following changes:

• Mark a view as a favorite
• Change the name of a self-created view
• Set a view as the default
• Apply the view automatically
• View the Sharing and Created By information of each view
• Delete a self-created view

In addition to the personal views users create for themselves, they can also see the pre-shipped and public views. A user can only modify his or her own views, and not public, pre-shipped, or third-party views created by other users. 
Exception: Key users can also change and delete views created by others.

The Save View dialog is for creating a new view. For each view, you can make the following settings:

• View: Name of the new view (required field)
• Set as Default: If checked, the new view is the new default view.
• Public: If checked, the new view is available to everyone who has access to the app.
• Apply Automatically: If checked, the view is applied immediately whenever it is selected. The user does not need to click or tap the Go button in the filter bar. This option is typically used if small adjustments need to be made to the filters before the user finally executes the search, or if the selection is likely to cause long loading times.