6.5. Working with views as a developer
As an application developer, you may have additional requirements for a view in a database than a regular user. Therefore, you will probably build “administrative” views in order to be able to keep an eye on columns that are hidden to regular users, for example, create an All Documents view, or a view showing replication and save conflicts (using the $Conflicts field). These views are also a great help for administrators when the database is used in the production environment.
Tip
Users can see hidden views by holding Ctrl+Shift while selecting View/GoTo, or holding down the Ctrl+Shift keys and double-clicking the database icon. Hiding a view is not a security measure, but simply a design option.
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