For a basic description of repositories and records, see Repositories and Records.
Repository View
To view the contents of a repository, open it in a Repository View. A Repository View can be opened in a tab or in a widget, (see Repository View Widget.) Typically, the term "Repository View" refers to a Repository View opened in a tab.
Open a Repository in a Repository View
To open a repository in a Repository View:
- Open the Feature Sidebar by selecting the Feature Sidebar icon
on the Tab bar
in the upper left of the screen. Figure 1. The Open Features Sidebar Icon
- Expand the Repository section to display a list of repository folders, select the desired folder, and select the desired repository.
- The repository will be opened in a Repository View tab.
Repository View activity bar
The Activity bar is at the top of the Repository View. The buttons there allow you to add
records, edit records, and delete records. Clicking the More Actions button 
in the Activity bar opens
a dropdown menu of additional actions you can perform on the records. For a more
detailed description of the items in the Activity bar, see the individual sections
of this document that describe their functionality.
Inline Editor Toggle
The Editor toggle on the Activity bar enables and disables the Inline Editor. If the circle in the toggle is on the left, the Inline Editor is turned off. If the circle in the toggle is on the right, the Inline Editor is turned on.
Preferences
The selected Preference determines which record attributes are displayed in the Repository View and in what order they are displayed. See Preferences for more details.
Record Validation Status
A record's validation status is noted by the icon in the Error column. The possible status values are:
Depending on how a repository is configured, it may also have an Overall Error Details column. The Overall Error Details column indicates whether a record's linked records' attributes have validation errors or warnings. The color of a record's Overall Error Details status icon is determined by:
- If any of the attributes in any of the record's linked records has a validation error, the Overall Error Details status icon will be red.
- If there are no validation errors but any of the attributes in any of the linked records has a validation warning, the Overall Error Details status icon will be yellow.
- If there are no validation errors or warnings for any of the attributes in any of the linked records, the Overall Error Details status icon will be yellow.
For a detailed description about record validation and the Record Error Status Indicator, see Record Validation.
List Views
The list of records can be viewed in three different formats:
Grid
View, Card
View, and Gallery View. The List View icons 
are located at the bottom
right of the Repository View.
Cover Flow
If the Cover Flow capability is enabled in the active Preference, the Image toggle will appear on the Repository View's activity bar. If the Image toggle is brown, the Cover Flow capability is turned off. If the Image toggle is green, the Cover Flow capability is turned on.
If the Cover Flow capability is on, instead of the records' images being displayed in-line with the records, they will be displayed in a series above the attribute headers in a Repository View. The images can be scrolled through and can be enlarged or reduced by sliding the Zoom slider below the images. Clicking on an image will cause its record to be selected. Selecting a record will cause its image to be displayed. Clicking the right or left arrows to the sides of the Cover Flow images will cause the Repository View to page forward or backward.