This document provides an introduction to the Views module in Drupal. It explains that Views allows users to query a database and build lists and displays without needing specialized SQL knowledge. The session will demonstrate how to create a simple view and discuss when Views is useful and some examples of its capabilities. It also lists some advanced topics that other sessions at the event will cover, such as exposed filters, relationships, and exporting views to code.

1. Basic Views
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2. Who is this presentation for?
● Audience ● Comfortable with
– New Drupal Users – Drupal terminology
– Site Admins – Content Types
– Developers who – CCK
know SQL – Blocks

3. At the end of the session you'll know:
The kinds of problems Views can solve.
How to create a simple View.
That you can explore further.

4. What is Views?
Views is a query builder.
It works with your database.
Views is not scary.

5. When to use Views
● Views is great for:
– Showing lists of things
● Nodes
● Users
● More...
● Views is not great for:
– Complex SQL queries
– High Performance

6. Why Use Views?
● Complex Displays
● Rapid Development
● No Specialized Knowledge
● Integrates with other modules

7. Examples
http://sandcamp.org
Let's make a view!

8. Further Topics
● Advanced Views – Brenda
– Sun 11am – Balboa Room
– Exposed Filters
– Arguments
– Relationships
– Attachments
● Export to code
– hook_default_views()
– views_embed_view()
● Addon modules @
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