A global view extension is a free-form, general-purpose data view that appears in the vSphere Web Client main workspace.

Unlike the object workspaces for objects in the virtual infrastructure, a global view extension does not need to follow any particular tab structure. The structure of your global view can be simple or complex, depending on how you create the components for the extension. For more information on creating components for data view extensions, see Creating Data View Extensions.

Users can access global views through pointers in either the object navigator or the home screen. For users to access your global view extension, you must also create extensions that add a pointer to the object navigator, home screen, or both.