View 

Definition

A view describes the layout and behavior of a rectangular area of a user interface.

Use

Every Web Dynpro application has at least one view. The layout of a view is made up of different user interface elements, which can be nested in each other. The positioning of interface elements in one view is supported by the supplied layout variants.

Navigation between different views is enabled by plugs. These can be divided into inbound and outbound plugs. Inbound plugs define the possible entry points of a view. Outbound plugs enable navigation to another view. To navigate from one view to another, each outbound plug from the first view must be linked to one inbound plug of the second view with the help of navigation links. An outbound plug can only have one navigation link, but one inbound plug can be controlled by multiple outbound plugs.

Information on which plugs are connected with each other is not contained in the individual views. This information is stored separately in navigation.

Multiple views can be classified in view sets. The Web Dynpro concept provides a range of preconfigured view sets. You can use a view set, for example, to display more than one view in the browser window, or to use the same view more than once within a Web Dynpro application.