# Smart View - Default collection view

**URL:** <https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-view-default-collection-view/6807>\
**Category:** Feature suggestions\
**Tags:** howtos, smart-view\
**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-view-default-collection-view/6807 "2023-11-02T15:52:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shape\_Fit](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shape_fit/32/6598_2.png) [@Shape\_Fit](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Shape_Fit)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-view-default-collection-view/6807/1 "2023-11-02T15:52:20Z")

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I want to create a custom view with Smart View. This view will add additional features to the standard collection view. Therefore, first I need to create the standard collection view. Is there any known easy way to do this?

- Project name: ShapeFit
- Team name: Foixa AŞ
- Environment name: Development
- Agent (forest package) name & version: @forestadmin/agent 1.0.0
- Database type: PostgreSQL

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**Author:** ![nbouliol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/nbouliol/32/5777_2.png) [@nbouliol](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/nbouliol)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-view-default-collection-view/6807/2 "2023-11-02T16:09:41Z")

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Hello @Shape_Fit !

To help you with the good documentation, I need some more information.

Can you please fill the followings :

- Project name: …
- Team name: …
- Environment name: …
- Agent (forest package) name & version: …
- Database type: …

In addition to this, can you tell me what you mean by

> I need to create the standard collection view

Regards,  
Nicolas

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**Author:** ![Shape\_Fit](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shape_fit/32/6598_2.png) [@Shape\_Fit](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Shape_Fit)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/smart-view-default-collection-view/6807/3 "2023-11-02T16:24:39Z")

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- Project name: ShapeFit
- Team name: Foixa AŞ
- Environment name: Development
- Agent (forest package) name & version: @forestadmin/agent 1.0.0
- Database type: PostgreSQL

When I say standard collection view, I mean Forest-Admin’s default collection view.

![Screenshot 2023-11-02 at 19.24.27](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/forest/original/2X/b/bbadc3585e9658624d36fda77d05c7b2a72a6f55.png)

Wouldn’t it be nice if the already existing collection appeared directly when creating a Smart View? It would be a good starting point, especially for maintaining design integrity throughout the project