Creating Views | SharePoint 2010 Tutorial pdf

Creating Views

So far we’ve created a simplified view for entering items in the Phone List, we’ve seen the Datasheet view, and we’ve created a view for the Phone List web part. That’s a pretty good survey of the basic uses of views;
use views to:
=> Simplify data entry.
=> Summarize information in a web part.
=> Group or filter information for a specific purpose or audience.
Earlier, I said views are like reports. Actually, they are a lot better: reports are static, but views are updated every time you refresh the web page. In this section, I’ll focus on how to create views that help monitor the status of items in an Issue Tracking list.
The Issue Tracking list is one of the most useful templates included in SharePoint. It helps manage problems (a friend calls those opportunities) and their resolution. It can automatically send email when an issue is assigned and keeps a history of the issue as changes are made.