A view is a type of table. Views display rows and columns of information, and they can be shared and queried just like a table. Unlike tables, views do not store data. Instead, views are essentially queries of other data already in Synapse. They allow you to see groups of files, tables, projects, or submissions and any associated metadata annotations about those items. The scope of a view defines what items that you want to group together. For example, you can set the scope to be multiple projects or a small number of folders
Annotations are an essential component to building a view. Annotations are labels that you apply to your data, stored as key-value pairs in Synapse. You can use annotations to select specific subsets of your data across many projects or folders and group things together in one view.
You can use a view to:
Search and query many files, tables, projects, and submissions at once
View and edit file or table metadata annotations in bulk
Group or link files, tables, projects, or submissions together by their annotations
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Updating the Scope or Content of a View
Views can be edited to change the scope or what types of content are The scope of a view defines what items are grouped together to appear in the view. For example, you can set the scope to be multiple projects or a small number of folders. You can change the scope to edit the types of content displayed. Navigate to the view and then select Show Scope of View in the Tools menu. Click Edit Scope to view and change your view preferences. Once you click Save, Synapse may take a few moments to rebuild the updated view.
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