Rock U - Reporting - Other Uses for Data Views

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Reports are only the beginning of what a data view can do. You can plug them in in Rock for things communication lists, workflows, and much much more. So let's talk about what those things are and how to use data views all across Rock. So some other valuable uses for data views are things that are even outside of reporting such as using a data view to do group syncing. You can get metrics with a DataView. You can use DataViews with Lava entity commands to output things based on a DataView. You can also use data views to filter on attendance analytics and giving analytics. You can use the person directory and attach a data view so you only get back a certain kind of person based on your filters. You can also use these data views for group requirements. So you can say someone isn't eligible for this group until they fall into this data view. You can also use it with heat maps to display a specific group of people. Hopefully, you're excited about all the ways that you can use data views. Remember, you can build the view once and use it all across Rock.