Accessing out-of-the-box views
A view is a metadata layer that defines relationships between tables and to identify fields to be accessed by the reports. Each view contains multiple folders, which contain fields that you can use to create reports.
You can access and edit the out-of-the-box views in TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse if you are one of the following users:
- DWNetworkAdmin
- Reporting user with the TrueSight Component Administrator role in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform
This topic provides the list of out-of-the-box views, and the instructions on accessing out-of-the-box views.
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The following table provides the list of out-of-the-box views.
Do the following:
Log in to the TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse console.
- In the left navigation bar, expand Browse > Views.
- Under By Folder, click All.
All the available views are displayed in the main pane in Thumbnails view. - (optional) To see the views in a list, click Layout in the toolbar, and select List. The main pane displays a list of all the views.
Double-click the view that you want to check.
The View Summary window appears, which contains the following tabs:Tab
Description
General
Contains the details of the view, for example, the source name, the current status, and so on. You can also download the view documentation including the data dictionary in PDF or word format by using the Download PDF documentation or Download DOC documentation link.
Fields
Contains the list of columns in the view.
SQL
Contains the SQL query that is used to create the view
Reports
Contains the list of the reports in which the view is used