If you do not select a view from either the Views menu or Views arrow, then the system displays the contents using the view layout as specified in the Type and Attribute Management utility. Similarly, if you do not select a filter from the Filters menu, the system displays the contents using the filter layout as specified in the Type and Attribute Management utility. These views and filters are different from the default views and filters that are designated manually.

Your administrator might create system views and filters, as well as group views and filters. The naming of these views and filters, as well as personal views and filters, is governed by a set of rules. For more information, see Naming Views and Filters.

Your administrator might also designate a certain system view or filter as the default view or filter for the entire system. The system automatically selects this view or filter from the available list of views or filters. You can override the default system view or filter by designating your personal view or filter as the default, by selecting the Default View or Default Filter checkbox.

Subtypes inherit default views and filters from higher types in the type hierarchy. You can override this inheritance by setting a different view or filter as the default for a particular subtype.

For example, if you set the Design view or filter as your default for the Product/Apparel type, then the following types would also have the Design view or filter as the default:

If the above were true, and you then created a personal view or filter called Review for the Product/Apparel/Mens type, the Design view or filter would remain the default for all of the above listed types. However, the Product/Apparel/Mens type and all of its subtypes (Product/Apparel/Mens/Active, Product/Apparel/Mens/Career, and Product/Apparel/Mens/Casual) would now have the Review view or filter as its default.

You can designate a different personal view or filter as the default at any time by selecting the Default View or Default Filter checkbox. Doing so removes the default designation from any other view or filter for that activity or type combination.