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Added a bit of enhanced context for better agentic coding, based on this [Discord conversation](https://discord.com/channels/1130383047699738754/1130383048173682821/1501538550301331477). --------- Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix@twenty.com> Co-authored-by: Félix Malfait <felix.malfait@gmail.com>
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---
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title: Views
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description: Ship pre-configured saved views — column order, filters, groups — for objects in your app.
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icon: "list"
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---
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A **view** is a saved configuration for how records of an object are displayed: which fields appear, their order, whether they're visible, and any filters or groups applied. Use `defineView()` to ship pre-configured views with your app — typically a default index view for each custom object you create.
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```ts src/views/example-view.ts
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import { defineView, ViewKey } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
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import { EXAMPLE_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER } from '../objects/example-object';
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import { NAME_FIELD_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER } from '../objects/example-object';
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export default defineView({
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universalIdentifier: 'a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890',
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name: 'All example items',
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objectUniversalIdentifier: EXAMPLE_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER,
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icon: 'IconList',
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key: ViewKey.INDEX,
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position: 0,
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fields: [
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{
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universalIdentifier: 'f926bdb7-6af7-4683-9a09-adbca56c29f0',
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fieldMetadataUniversalIdentifier: NAME_FIELD_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER,
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position: 0,
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isVisible: true,
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size: 200,
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},
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],
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});
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```
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## Key points
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- `objectUniversalIdentifier` specifies which object this view applies to. It can be a custom object you defined or a standard Twenty object.
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- `key` determines the view type — `ViewKey.INDEX` is the main list view for the object.
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- `fields` controls which columns appear and in what order. Each field references a `fieldMetadataUniversalIdentifier`.
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- You can also declare `filters`, `filterGroups`, `groups`, and `fieldGroups` for advanced configurations.
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- `position` controls ordering when multiple views exist for the same object.
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## How views show up in the UI
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A view by itself isn't reachable from the sidebar. To make it appear there, pair it with a [navigation menu item](/developers/extend/apps/layout/navigation-menu-items) of type `VIEW` that points at the view's `universalIdentifier`. That's the canonical pattern: every custom object typically ships a default view + a sidebar entry that opens it.
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