Create a View - Nextedy Documentation

Open the Sheet Configuration

Open your powersheet document
Go to Menu > Configuration > Edit Sheet Configuration
Locate or add a views section in the YAML

Menu dropdown in the Powersheet toolbar showing Document, Edit, History, Configuration, Column, Filter & Sort, Row grouping, and Freeze entries

Configuration submenu expanded from the Menu dropdown, exposing Edit Sheet Configuration and Edit Data Model entries

Define a View

Each view is a named entry under the views section. It specifies which columns to hide by setting their visible property to false:

views:
  Without V&V:
    columns:
      validationTestCases.validationTestCase:
        visible: false
      systemRequirements.systemRequirement.verificationTestCases.verificationTestCase:
        visible: false

This creates a view called “Without V&V” that hides the validation and verification test case columns while keeping all other columns visible.

Understand View Properties

Property	Description
View name (key)	Display name shown in the view switcher (e.g., `Without V&V`)
`default`	Set to `true` to apply this view automatically when the document loads. Only one view should be marked as the default.
`columns`	Object defining column visibility overrides for this view
`columns.<binding>`	Column identified by its binding path from the `columns` section
`columns.<binding>.visible`	Set to `false` to hide the column in this view

Mark a view as the default by adding default: true to it; that view then loads automatically instead of the base view. See the Views reference for full default-view behavior.

Views control which columns are shown or hidden. They do not change column widths, formatters, or other properties. All columns not mentioned in the view remain visible at their default settings.

Create Multiple Views

Define several views for different analysis needs:

views:
  Full RTM:
    columns: {}

  Requirements Only:
    columns:
      hazard:
        visible: false
      riskControls.riskControl:
        visible: false
      verificationTestCases.verificationTestCase:
        visible: false
      validationTestCases.validationTestCase:
        visible: false

  Risk Analysis:
    columns:
      systemRequirements.systemRequirement.designRequirements.designRequirement:
        visible: false
      verificationTestCases.verificationTestCase:
        visible: false
      validationTestCases.validationTestCase:
        visible: false

Switch Between Views

In the sheet UI, users switch views using the view selector in the toolbar. When a view is applied:

Column visibility updates immediately based on the view definition
To return to the base view, clear the view selection

Views are especially helpful for RTM configurations with 20+ columns spanning requirements, design, risks, and tests. Define task-specific views so users see only what they need for their current work.

The column binding paths in the view definition must match the binding paths used in the columns section exactly. A mismatch will cause the visibility override to be silently ignored.

Complete Example

columns:
  title:
    title: User Need
    width: 200
  systemRequirements.systemRequirement:
    title: System Req
    multiItem: true
    display: title
  hazard:
    title: Hazard
    display: title
  riskControls.riskControl:
    title: Risk Control
    multiItem: true
    display: title

views:
  Requirements Focus:
    default: true
    columns:
      hazard:
        visible: false
      riskControls.riskControl:
        visible: false

  Risk Focus:
    columns:
      systemRequirements.systemRequirement:
        visible: false

Verify

After saving the sheet configuration, reload the powersheet document. You should now see:

The view selector appears in the toolbar with your defined view names
Selecting a view hides the specified columns immediately
Clearing the view selection restores all columns to their default visibility

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