Managed Object - ViewManager

Property of
ServiceContent
See also
ContainerView, InventoryView, ListView, ManagedEntity, View
Since
VI API 2.5


Managed Object Description

Properties

Name Type Description
viewList* PManagedObjectReference[]
to a View[]


*May not be presentP Required privilege: System.View

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CreateContainerView, CreateInventoryView, CreateListView, CreateListViewFromView

CreateContainerView

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
container PManagedObjectReference
to a ManagedEntity

Since VI API 2.5
type* Pxsd:string[]

Since VI API 2.5
recursive Pxsd:boolean

Since VI API 2.5
*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a ContainerView

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



CreateInventoryView

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a InventoryView

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



CreateListView

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
obj* PManagedObjectReference[]

Since VI API 2.5
*Need not be set P Required privilege: obj

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a ListView

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



CreateListViewFromView

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
view PManagedObjectReference
to a View

Since VI API 2.5
P Required privilege: view

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a ListView

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None