List Views
Overview
List Views are a feature in Salesforce that allow the user to manage data in a tabular format from an object or record level.
Types of List Views
List Views (Tabular)
Object level views allow the user to view and manage data in one place.
Standard list views come in all Salesforce Orgs and allow for quick visualization of Data through views like “Recently Viewed” , “My Accounts” or “Open Leads” to name a few.
A user can quickly see a collection of Data and have access to edit the records in-line, perform mass update/delete actions, search within the view or further filter and refine the view through custom filter criteria.
Views can be made private or shared with other groups of users or specific people. A user has full control of columns that can be displayed and custom sorting options.
Related Lists
These record level views serve a bit of a different purpose than a standard list view.
They primarily display data or collections of data related to a specific record being viewed by the user.
For Example, when on an Account you can see all related Contacts and Opportunities of that account, in their own separate lists.
With the advent of Lightning related lists also gained the ability to be dynamically hidden/shown and allowed for more columns to be displayed (up to 10).
Inline Editing is capable in a related list but there are a few nuances. Not all field types are editable and the users permissions dictate permission to allow editing.
Kanban View
Within a tabular list view, Salesforce gives you the ability to change the experience to represent the data in a Kanban view.
Users are able to create Groupings and Summaries to reflect the data they want to see object by object.
Who is Impacted?
Administrators
Admins in Salesforce are directly impacted by their ability to create and edit Views for their users.
End Users
End Users can utilize list views to filter collections of data for themselves and have quick glances into daily operations and customer information.
Customers
Customers that access Experience sites are also impacted as they control what data a customer can see when logged in.