> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.custral.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Object Views

> How an Object renders across the workspace.

Every Object can have one or more **Views** that determine how its records appear: as a table, a board, a document, a dashboard, and more. When you create an Object, Custral seeds it with a starter set of Views (for example an **Overview** document and **Conversations** / **Analytics** panels).

## View types

Each View renders the Object's data in a different way:

| Type             | Renders as                                              |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Database**     | A records table, board, or list for the Object          |
| **Dashboard**    | A grid of blocks (charts, metrics, embeds)              |
| **Document**     | A rich-text / notes layout                              |
| **Single block** | A single embedded block (e.g. Conversations, Analytics) |
| **Stack**        | A stacked layout of components                          |

A View either belongs to an Object or to a standalone page.

## Where Views appear

* Opening an Object from the sidebar shows its records in the Object's primary database View.
* Opening a single record shows that Object's record layout (document + any embedded blocks).
* Relation pickers (when you search to link a record) use live record search, not a separate View.

## See also

* [Modifying Objects](/data/objects/modify)
* [Database View](/surfaces/views/types/database)
* [Record routing](/surfaces/records/overview)


## Related topics

- [Object Views](/surfaces/records/views.md)
- [Modifying Objects](/data/objects/modify.md)
- [Object Templates](/data/objects/templates.md)
- [Record Routing](/surfaces/records/overview.md)
- [Surfaces](/surfaces/overview.md)