Background for Views

You can use views to display your data in the Anthology Student database. Views is a feature unique to Anthology Student. You create views in grid and chart formats containing data from most of the modules in Anthology Student (such as the Contact Manager and Financial Aid module).

For example, you can create views that enable you to:

  • Quickly access the data that you refer to frequently
  • Track and complete your work faster
  • Compile and analyze data more efficiently

You can create a view using all the related data in the database. Once saved, the views are available on demand and can be pinned to the Views page for quick and easy access.

For example, program data from Admissions is related to data from Academic Records because:

  • A prospect becomes a student
  • A student is associated with a program

You can include the program data from Academic Records in an Admissions view because it is related.

View Types

While a view refers to a collection of data, a view type is the format used to display the data. Once you have created a view, you can easily switch between the view types. The table explains the view types and the icons that you can use to distinguish between them. Reports are no longer supported.

View Type Description Icon
Chart Displays the view in a chart. Icon for the pie chart.
Grid Displays the view in a grid. Icon for a grid.

When a View is predefined and installed with Anthology Student, the name will be prefixed with Anthology -.

Data Available in Views

In the current release, views can access the most commonly used data and any of its related data in the following modules.

  • Academic Records
  • Admissions
  • Career Services
  • Contact Manager
  • Financial Aid
  • Student Accounts
  • Student Services

Anthology Student filters the data in Views and grids so that the data displayed is for the campuses (CampusIds) that are associated with your user ID. For example, if your user ID is associated with three campuses, the Views and grids will contain data for those three campuses.

Modules, Objects, and Properties in a Query

To add data to a view, you select the modules, objects, and then the properties to include in the query. The table lists the items you use to create the query.

Item in List

Definition

Example

Additional Information

Module

Corresponds to modules in the legacy interface.

The Academics module.

The exception is the Common object. It contains information that appears across modules (such as students, staff, and campuses).

Object

Corresponds to a category of information in the legacy interface module.

The Programs object in the Academics module corresponds to:

  • Lists menu > Academic Records command > Programs tab

  • Program Code Setup dialog displayed when you use the Edit button on the Programs tab

A predictive search option is available. You can type into the search bar to find the Object for use. You have to select the displayed Object from the drop-down. The predictive search option helps you to search without wading through the available lists, saving time and minimizing missing a field on the list that exists.

Property

Corresponds to a field containing data in the object. When selected, it becomes:

  • A column of data in a grid

  • The data that you can add to a report and chart

The Name property corresponds to the Description field on the Select the Configuration tile > expand Academic Records > select Programs.


Not all of the fields are always available. For example, although the Program Group is listed in the Program Code Setup dialog, it is not a property of the Program. It is selectable as a property in the Program Group object instead.

A predictive search option is available for the Available Properties list. You can type into the search bar to find the Available Property for use. You use the search icon or select the Enter/Return key to search the particular property. Available Properties also enables you to search for three levels of child properties. The Available Properties search bar:

  • Highlights your search keyword from the list of properties available within that object

  • Only triggers when you press the Enter button or select the Search icon

  • Displays a spinner/loader for objects with large entity sizes before you can access Available Properties

Relationship of an Object to a Property

The relationship of an object to a property in the legacy interface of Anthology Student is displayed when you select the Lists menu > Academic Records > Programs tab and use the Edit button on the tab to access the Program Code Setup dialog.

Objects with Related Data

When an object has related data, you can add the properties of the related object to the view. The illustration shows how related objects are displayed in the Student Web App.

Two related objects as they apprear in the Available Properties list.

When you create or edit a View in Anthology Student, the system generates an OData query using the selected entity properties/columns. The system limits the number of properties in the OData query to 90. Views will not be displayed and OData queries will not succeed when the limit is exceeded. Opening an existing View that exceeds 90 properties will redirect you back to the grid, where you must select Show Query and edit the properties. If necessary, contact Anthology Support for assistance to modify your custom Views or queries.

Standard Views Installed With Anthology Student

Standard views are installed with Anthology Student so that you have examples to review and views that you can use immediately. Standard views cannot be deleted, removed, or renamed like the custom views that you create, except if you have System Administrator access.

Standard views are prefixed with Anthology -.

Expand the following sections to review the standard views, the type of data included, the audience, and whether the view is available as a grid, chart, or both.