Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT

What is an Ad Hoc View?

The Ad Hoc Editor allows the ad hoc exploration of data - typically the data from a Domain. It is meant for users who would like to explore data, as opposed to running a pre-defined report that allows for only little interactivity.

Create an Ad Hoc View

To create an ad hoc view:

1. In the top-level menu, choose Create → Ad Hoc View

   

2. In the Select Data 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 window it is possible to 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 Public folder, if any), whereas the tree view presents them according to the repository folder structure. Select a domain or topic and click on Choose Data....
   List view:

   




Tree view:



3. In the next step, from all the attributes available from the chosen domain/topic, select all those that should be included in the ad hoc view. Attributes can either be double-clicked or dragged and dropped to the right-hand pane named Selected Fields. Of course, if required, all available attributes can be selected.

   

4. Additional (optional) options can be specified at this stage:
   1. Pre-Filters: the data for the ad hoc view can be filtered on any available attribute - for example, only accidents that happened in a specified date range could be considered
   2. Display: the order of appearance of the attributes can be changed, for example for ordering them logically
   3. Save as Topic: the specified selection of attributes, pre-filters and displays can be saved as another object type called Topic. A topic can also be the basis for an ad-hoc view.

   

5. Finally, click OK to validate the selection and proceed to the Ad Hoc Editor.

The Ad Hoc Editor

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