Data Views
Data views provide interactive visual exploration of model entities with an entity overlay for on-demand property inspection, configurable display modes for persistence and search contexts, and relationship navigation.
Interactive Entity Exploration
Data views provide a visual canvas showing model entities as nodes with their relationships. Unlike traditional ERD diagrams that render everything at once, data views use an entity overlay pattern for on-demand property inspection. Click any entity to open a detailed overlay rather than trying to fit all property details into small table boxes on the canvas.
Entity Overlay
The entity overlay is the primary inspection tool. It shows all properties with their types, key roles (primary, foreign, unique), and governance metadata. For database-focused views, it shows the resolved column types for the active profile, so you see the actual SQL types rather than abstract model types. For search views, it shows searchability settings, faceting configuration, and analyser choices.
Display Modes
Two view modes serve different audiences. Persistence mode is designed for database architects working with table structures, column types, and key relationships. Search mode is designed for teams configuring search indexes, where the relevant information is field analysers, faceting, and query capabilities. Each mode surfaces the relevant profile information in the entity overlay, keeping the interface focused on the task at hand.