# 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* P | ManagedObjectReference[] to a View[] |

*May not be present P Required privilege: System.View

Methods

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

# CreateContainerView

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
container P | ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity | Since VI API 2.5
type* P | xsd:string[] | Since VI API 2.5
recursive P | xsd:boolean | Since VI API 2.5

*Need not be set P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ContainerView |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
RuntimeFault | Thrown 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

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a InventoryView |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
RuntimeFault | Thrown 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

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
obj* P | ManagedObjectReference[] | Since VI API 2.5

*Need not be set P Required privilege: obj

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ListView |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
RuntimeFault | Thrown 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

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the ViewManager used to make the method call.
view P | ManagedObjectReference to a View | Since VI API 2.5

P Required privilege: view

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ListView |

Faults

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

Events

Type
None