How to Create a Data View from the Data Model
Step-by-step guide to creating a Data View derived from the central data model. Define entities in model.neoarc, create a Data View, select a profile, pick entities with the entity picker, and inspect properties via the Entity Overlay.
Goal
Create a Data View that derives its graph nodes and property tables from the project's central data model (model.neoarc). Data Views use the file extension .data-view.json with fileType: "data-view". Each view selects a subset of entities from the model, applies a profile (database or search) for type resolution, and renders them on an interactive force-directed graph canvas with Entity Overlay for inspecting properties.
Step 1: Open the Data Model and Add Entities
The data model is the single source of truth for all entities in your project. Every Data View reads from this model.
Step 2: Create a New Data View
Step 3: Select a Profile
The profile controls how abstract model types resolve to concrete types in the Entity Overlay.
Step 4: Pick Entities from the Model
Step 5: Arrange the Graph and Inspect Entities
Step 6: Save
Save the Data View (Ctrl+S). The file stores the selected entity IDs, profile, node positions, and view settings. The underlying entity definitions remain in model.neoarc. Changes to the model propagate to all views that reference the affected entities.