Add a preview variable - Add a preview variable - You can add a variable that lets you preview the view or filter results as another user or using a different date. You cannot perform this procedure for a related view. To add a preview variable, perform the following steps. - Perceptive Content - View Designer - Perceptive-Content/View-Designer/Foundation-26.1/View-Designer-User-Help/View-Designer-User-Help/Customize-a-view-layout/Preview/Add-a-preview-variable - Foundation 26.1 - Foundation 26.1

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Perceptive Content
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View Designer
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Foundation 26.1
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2026-04-16T22:36:45.342000
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You can add a variable that lets you preview the view or filter results as another user or using a different date. You cannot perform this procedure for a related view. To add a preview variable, perform the following steps.

  1. In View Designer, in the Preview pane, click the Preview Variable button.
  2. In the Preview Variables dialog box, do one or both of the following options:
    • To substitute a different date for the current date, under Date and Time, click the second button and then enter the date you want.
    • To substitute a different user name for your own user name, under User, click the second button and then enter the user name you want.
  3. Click OK.