The_Info_Web/DATAVIEW RENDERING.md

Dataview Static Rendering

This vault uses Dataview queries to auto-generate index tables for people, events, organizations, programs, concepts, and places. Since Obsidian Publish cannot execute Dataview queries, they must be pre-rendered to static Markdown tables before publishing.

How It Works

• DATAVIEW - *.md files contain live Dataview queries (local only, excluded from publishing)
• MOC - *.md and KEY INDIVIDUALS.md / KEY EVENTS.md / KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md / KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.md / KEY CONCEPTS AND TECH.md / KEY PLACES.md are the static rendered versions (published to web)
• The render script (C:/temp/render_dataview.py) reads the DATAVIEW files and generates the static versions

Workflow

1. Edit pages' frontmatter (category, summary) in Obsidian as needed
2. Run the render script:

   py -3 C:/temp/render_dataview.py
   

3. Publish changes via Obsidian Publish — the static tables will appear on the website

Adding a New Category

1. Create DATAVIEW - MOC - [Category].md following the existing pattern
2. Run the render script to generate the static MOC - [Category].md
3. Add the DATAVIEW file to the publish exclusion list in .obsidian/publish.json

Files

File	Location	Purpose
Render script	C:/temp/render_dataview.py	Reads DATAVIEW files, writes static tables
Source templates	10 - PEOPLE/DATAVIEW - *.md (20 files)	Live Dataview queries for people
Published people tables	10 - PEOPLE/MOC - *.md, KEY INDIVIDUALS.md (20 files)	Static Markdown tables
Source templates	40 - EVENTS/DATAVIEW - KEY EVENTS.md	Live Dataview queries for events
Published events table	40 - EVENTS/KEY EVENTS.md	Static Markdown tables
Source template	20 - ORGANIZATIONS/DATAVIEW - KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md	Live Dataview queries for organizations
Published orgs table	20 - ORGANIZATIONS/KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md	Static Markdown tables
Source template	30 - PROGRAMS & PROJECTS/DATAVIEW - KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.md	Live Dataview queries for programs
Published programs table	30 - PROGRAMS & PROJECTS/KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.md	Static Markdown tables
Source template	50 - CONCEPTS & TECHNOLOGY/DATAVIEW - KEY CONCEPTS AND TECH.md	Live Dataview queries for concepts
Published concepts table	50 - CONCEPTS & TECHNOLOGY/KEY CONCEPTS AND TECH.md	Static Markdown tables
Source template	60 - PLACES/DATAVIEW - KEY PLACES.md	Live Dataview queries for places
Published places table	60 - PLACES/KEY PLACES.md	Static Markdown tables
Publish config	.obsidian/publish.json	Excludes DATAVIEW files from web

Dry Run

Preview changes without writing files:

py -3 C:/temp/render_dataview.py --dry-run