Can you create new views via script?

[Ariel_Gross]

I did some searching but wanted to be certain since I’m still relatively new to the scripting block.

Does anyone know if there is a way to create new views?

My use case is that I currently manually create a suite of views each time I add a new client and/or project. For every project I will have an All view that shows everything about it, then an Open view that only shows stuff that’s currently being worked on, an Invoice view that gives me a summary of the tasks that need to be invoiced to make my invoicing faster, etc.

Currently I have template views that I duplicate and update the related filters to have it show the right records. I’d love to automate this with the scripting block, but I don’t see a way to create new views from script.

Am I missing something? Anyone else have any ideas?

Thanks!

[BobBannanas]

I think the only think you can create is records.

[Olpy_Acaflo]

Ariel_Gross:

Currently I have template views that I duplicate and update the related filters to have it show the right records. I’d love to automate this with the scripting block, but I don’t see a way to create new views from script.

Hello,

I got the same questions, and a little more:

• what you just asked ;
• how to programmatically (by Script Block) do what we can do while creating or modifying one table from UI:

• add FIELD ;
• modify FIELD type & its format ;
• move FIELD between other FIELDS ;
• rename FIELD ;
• delete FIELD ;
• create / modify Linked FIELD ;
• create / modify LOOKUP FIELD ;
• create / modify FORMULA ;
  …/…
  because I’m creating my own TABLE Templates
  then I would programmatically (by Script Block) rename, copy and/or move it into its BASE then Create-Read-Modify-Write-Move FIELDs as I just wrote.

@Kasra @Dru_Knox @Stephen_Suen

Best,

olπ

[Stephen_Suen]

At this time, you cannot programmatically create or modify tables, views, or fields via the scripting block. You’ll have to manually perform those actions in the main table UI.

[Ariel_Gross]

Thanks, Stephen (and all).

Humbly requesting this feature :pray:

[Olpy_Acaflo]

Thanks, Ariel and Stephen
So do I :pray:

[Bruce_Halliburt]

I can see this being very useful too - one example being to give subcontractors their own read-only view of work assigned to them without having to set them up manually.

[Olpy_Acaflo]

Stephen_Suen:

At this time, you cannot programmatically create or modify tables, views, or fields via the scripting block. You’ll have to manually perform those actions in the main table UI.

Thank you @Stephen_Suen & Script-Block team !
I hope these instructions will be added in a future evolution of Script-Block, in a not too distant future, because I’m tired of cloning my tables-templates by adapting Field-Names and Field-Types and Views by hand.
Thank you for your understanding,
olπ

[Russell_Bishop1]

Automating creating Views, Dashboards… that would be a dream.

At the moment I have to do this manually and it takes ages…

1. New Project
2. Create 3 new Views – Add Filters (manually paste name of linked record)
3. Create Dashboard
4. Duplicate Blocks from existing Dashboard
5. Change all Blocks to use new Views

Please help me :pray:

[nino_regala]

Any updates on this?

Would love to have this option or even a block that can create multiple views.