In the whatIf? platform views are the method used for interacting dynamically with the model. Views are used to import and export data, interact with the user, do analysis and display it to the user, do iterative runs of the model to converge on parameter settings and every combination of these.

Display views are read only views into the model which do not change any model data but instead pull data from the model. These can be considered as reporting view. Here are some uses of display views:

• Overlaying data from various scenarios to enable easy comparisons
• Manipulate and display model output data into coherent graphs and tables. Graphs, tables, maps and excel are the available display tools
• Provides the ability to expand the functionality of the original model through manipulating and further processing the data
• Export the results for use outside the mode

• Importing data from various external sources
• Interacting with the user to fill variables for scenario creation

• Providing the structure to run the model multiple times where each subsequent run uses updated variable settings.
• Used primarily for adjusting variables to achieve convergence for calibration