> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.visual-layer.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Views Tab
> Reference for the Views tab inside a Visual Layer dataset — saved filter combinations, monitoring, and sharing.
The **Views** tab lists every saved view for the dataset. A saved view captures a specific combination of filters, search queries, and thresholds so it can be reloaded, monitored for new matches, and shared with the team. For the full concept and workflow, see [Saved Views](/docs/collab-and-downstream/saved-views).
## Layout Overview
The Views tab is organized into two areas.
| Region | Purpose |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Views Table** | The list of saved views with their metadata, monitoring state, and row actions |
| **Expanded Row** | When a row is expanded, shows the query details, trend chart, preview grid, and share panel for the selected view |
## Views Table
The views table displays one row per saved view. Each row exposes a fixed set of columns plus a three-dot action menu.
| Column | Description |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name** | The view name. Click to expand the row and see full details. |
| **Total Results** | The cumulative count of items matching the view filters. |
| **Last Result** | How long ago the most recent matching result was detected. |
| **Creation Time** | When the view was created. |
| **Created By** | The user who created the view, shown as avatar and name. |
| **Monitoring** | Toggle to enable or disable alerts for this view. When enabled, users with access to the dataset receive a notification whenever new items match the view. See [Monitoring and Alerts](/docs/advanced-features/notifications) for alert delivery details. |
### Row Actions
Each row exposes a **Share** icon and a three-dot menu. The **Share** icon opens the [share panel](#share-panel) for emailing the view to a collaborator. The three-dot menu exposes **Delete**, which permanently removes the view and its trend data.
Views are immutable. To change a view's filters, delete it and create a new one from the [Explore tab](/docs/explore-and-search/dataset-interface-explore-tab). To manage saved views programmatically, see the [Saved Views API](/api-reference/saved-views).
## Expanded Row
Clicking a row expands it into two sections that sit inside the table.
### Query Details
The **Query Details** section is a read-only display of every filter captured in the view, shown as filter badges. An **Explore Results** button jumps to the [Explore tab](/docs/explore-and-search/dataset-interface-explore-tab) with the view's filters applied.
A saved view records the complete filter state at creation:
| Captured Element | Description |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text and semantic queries** | The natural-language search string, if any. See [Semantic Search](/docs/explore-and-search/using-search-filter#semantic-search-natural-language). |
| **VQL filters** | Visual Query Language filter expressions. |
| **Label and user tag selections** | Class [labels](/docs/advanced-dataset-management/importing-annotations) and custom [user tags](/docs/advanced-features/tag-iteams) applied as filters. |
| **Quality issue filters** | Duplicate, outlier, and mislabel filters. See [Quality & Confidence Thresholds](/docs/explore-and-search/using-search-filter#quality--confidence-thresholds). |
| **Entity type** | Whether the view targets images, objects, or video frames. |
| **Similarity thresholds** | Thresholds used in [Visual Search](/docs/explore-and-search/visual-search). |
| **Metadata source filters** | [Custom metadata](/docs/advanced-features/custom-metadata) filter values. |
| **Folder path filters** | Directory scoping applied to the view. |
### Trend Results and Preview
Below the query details, the expanded row displays a split panel:
| Panel | Description |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Results** (left) | A bar chart showing how the result count has changed over time. The chart displays the last 8 data points with timestamps and counts. Hovering any bar reveals the exact date and count for that point. |
| **Preview** (right) | A scrollable grid of thumbnail images from the current matching results. |
### Share Panel
The share panel is reached from either the row's **Share** icon or the expanded row. It contains a recipient email field, an optional personal message (up to 250 characters), and an **Invite** button that sends an email with the view context and a direct link. For the full procedure, see [Sharing a View](/docs/collab-and-downstream/saved-views#sharing-a-view).
Sharing a view does not grant additional access. Views are visible to every collaborator on the dataset, and the share action simply draws attention to a specific view.
## Related Resources
Create, monitor, share, and manage named filter queries
Overview of the full dataset workspace and the four tabs
How the monitoring and alerting system behind Views works
Build the filter combinations that become saved views