# Autogenerate Views inside the Perspective View Folder Structure (Self Aware SCADA)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/autogenerate-views-inside-the-perspective-view-folder-structure-self-aware-scada/63204>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 19, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/autogenerate-views-inside-the-perspective-view-folder-structure-self-aware-scada/63204 "2022-08-19T14:42:50Z")\
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I can offer some tips, but be aware that everything you do here is outside the realm of supported territory, so you will have to do a lot of the legwork yourself.

To start, you’ll need to get to the project.

```auto
from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer import IgnitionDesigner

context = IgnitionDesigner.getFrame().context

```

Will get you a [`DesignerContext`](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.19/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/designer/model/DesignerContext.html).  
DesignerContext has a method `getProject()`, which gives you a [`DesignableProject`](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.19/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/designer/project/DesignableProject.html).

DesignableProject has a _ton_ of utility methods. You will need to learn how our `ProjectResource` class works and how it stores data, and how resources are keyed by type and location.

For the actual resource, you will want to manually construct a [`ViewConfig`](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.19/com/inductiveautomation/perspective/common/config/ViewConfig.html) instance with the appropriate children.

Once you have a view config, GSON-serialize it appropriately, store it with the correct resource data key in your ProjectResource, and then you’ll have new resources showing up in your designer. You’ll probably have to save in the designer, then reopen the project for the rest of Perspective to pick them up properly.

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