Deleting a view

Views show up in multiple places. When you're tempted to delete a view, ask yourself: Do I want to delete this entire view, or do I just want to no longer show it in one part of the UI?

Don't delete a view when you just want to hide it in one part of the UI. When you delete a view, areas in the UI that use the view are adjusted:

  • Report templates: The view is removed from the report template
  • Dashboards: The view widget displays the message The view does not exist
  • Further Analysis panel of badges on the Analysis tab: The link to the view is removed
  • Details > Views tab for the selected object: The view is removed from the list

vRealize Operations will display a message informing you that deleting the view will modify the report ...

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