# 5.1. Introduction

<span lang="EN-GB">A View is a visual representation of ordered data (Attributes) concerning a safety event (accident or incident) to facilitate human analysis and its collection and introduction in a report. Views are groups of Topics placed in a particular sequence (hierarchical tree). </span>

<span lang="EN-GB">The specific Views available depend on the particular Authority the E2 user is connected to and their user roles. </span>

<span lang="EN-GB">Administrators can build Authority Views in E2. They can access the Views management through the ‘Views management’ menu displayed in the bar:</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB">This menu is divided into Sections, Views and Webforms:</span>

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