> ## 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.

<div className="integrations-table">
  | 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 |
</div>

## 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.

<div className="integrations-table">
  | 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. |
</div>

### 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

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Saved Views" icon="blend" href="/docs/collab-and-downstream/saved-views">
    Create, monitor, share, and manage named filter queries
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dataset Interface Reference" icon="layout-dashboard" href="/docs/explore-and-search/dataset-interface-reference">
    Overview of the full dataset workspace and the four tabs
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitoring and Alerts" icon="blend" href="/docs/advanced-features/notifications">
    How the monitoring and alerting system behind Views works
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore Tab" icon="search" href="/docs/explore-and-search/dataset-interface-explore-tab">
    Build the filter combinations that become saved views
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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