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title: "DataView"
slug: "dataview"
updated: 2023-11-16T11:47:43Z
published: 2023-11-16T11:47:43Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/dataview"
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# DataView

The DataView is the DataJet equivalent of "Select Field From Table" in SQL.

A DataView is a [Dataset Scratch](/v1/docs/dataset-scratch) report with a specific default view mode:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1700133573081.png)

Opening the Query Tree shows that **all records in the table** have been selected:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1700133541896.png)

A DataView can be created via the following methods:

- By dragging a data object from the [Project Explorer](/v1/docs/project-explorer-overview) to the Workspace and choosing DataView
- By Right-Clicking in [Database Tree](/v1/docs/database-tree) or [Database List](/v1/docs/database-list) and choosing "DataView"
- Right-Clicking in [Data Audit](/v1/docs/data-audit) and choosing "DataView"

See Also:

- [Instant Insights - DataView](/v1/docs/instant-insights-dataview)