Gathering Data with a ViewManager Object

Use one of the ViewManager methods to obtain information about Task objects and references while the session is running. The ViewManager’s ListView method allows you to customize your view with an input object list, the ContainerView method lets you view all objects in a folder, datacenter, resource pool, or other data container, and the InventoryView method lets you monitor the entire inventory. The smallest view you can create will be the most efficient way to retrieve task data.

The ViewManager has the following property:

viewList – An array of view references. Each array entry is a managed object reference to a view created by this View Manager.

See Retrieve Properties with the PropertyCollector for an example that uses the ContainerView method to access Inventory data.