Views editor provides a summary of the views of the component. The editor can be used to add and remove views.
A view specifies a representation level of a component, e.g. there might be different views for simulation and synthesis. A component can have multiple views and one of them is selected as active when component is instantiated in a design.
Name is a mandatory identifier for the view.
View type is automatically determined by the view definition. A non-hierarchical view defines an independent one-level representation of the component. A hierarchical view implies there is a design describing the sub-components that together compose this component.
Description is an optional field for textual description of the view.
The editor contains a context menu that contains following options: