Reference: View definition artifact

This article is a reference for a viewDefinition.json artifact in Azure Managed Applications. For more information about authoring views configuration, see View definition artifact.

View definition

The following JSON shows an example of viewDefinition.json file for Azure Managed Applications:

{
  "views": [
    {
      "kind": "Overview",
      "properties": {
        "header": "Welcome to your Demo Azure Managed Application",
        "description": "This Managed application with Custom Provider is for demo purposes only.",
        "commands": [
          {
            "displayName": "Ping Action",
            "path": "/customping",
            "icon": "LaunchCurrent"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "kind": "CustomResources",
      "properties": {
        "displayName": "Users",
        "version": "1.0.0.0",
        "resourceType": "users",
        "createUIDefinition": {
          "parameters": {
            "steps": [
              {
                "name": "add",
                "label": "Add user",
                "elements": [
                  {
                    "name": "name",
                    "label": "User's Full Name",
                    "type": "Microsoft.Common.TextBox",
                    "defaultValue": "",
                    "toolTip": "Provide a full user name.",
                    "constraints": {
                      "required": true
                    }
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "location",
                    "label": "User's Location",
                    "type": "Microsoft.Common.TextBox",
                    "defaultValue": "",
                    "toolTip": "Provide a Location.",
                    "constraints": {
                      "required": true
                    }
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "outputs": {
              "name": "[steps('add').name]",
              "properties": {
                "FullName": "[steps('add').name]",
                "Location": "[steps('add').location]"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "commands": [
          {
            "displayName": "Custom Context Action",
            "path": "users/contextAction",
            "icon": "Start"
          }
        ],
        "columns": [
          {
            "key": "properties.FullName",
            "displayName": "Full Name"
          },
          {
            "key": "properties.Location",
            "displayName": "Location",
            "optional": true
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

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