<li>In the top-level menu, choose '''Create → Ad Hoc View'''
[[File:MINT_adhoc_create.png|center]]</li>
<li>In the '''Select Data Chooser ''' window, select the data the Ad Hoc View should be based on - this can be either a '''domain''' or a '''topic'''. In the Select Data ChooserIt window it is possible to navigate click switch between a list and a tree view by clicking on the respective icon in the top left corner. The list view provides a list of all available domains and topics in a flat structure (including those from the '''DomainsPublic''' and navigate folder, if any), whereas the tree view presents them according to the place in the repository where the domains are - then select the folder structure. Select a domain that the ad hoc view should be built on or topic and click on '''Choose Data...'''. <br />List view:[[File:MINT_adhoc_choose_data_list.png|center]]</li> <br />Tree view:[[File:MINT_adhoc_choose_domainMINT_adhoc_choose_data_tree.png|center]]</li>
<li>In the next step, from all the attributes available from the chosen domains, select all those that should be included in the ad hoc view. Attributes can either be double-clicked or dragged and droppde to the right-hand pane named '''Selected Fields'''. Of course, if required, all available attributes can be selected.
[[File:MINT_adhoc_select_fields.png|center]]</li>