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# Working with document-based data

For document-based data connectors - currently [MongoDB](/app/setting-up-your-database/mongodb.md) - **Database View** and **Table View** are replaced by **Collection View**. "Collection" is the term that Structural uses to refer to MongoDB collections.

For JSON columns in file connector and PostgreSQL workspaces, you can use **Document View** to view and assign generators to JSON fields.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Scan collections</strong><br><br>Collection scans identify the fields and data types in a collection.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use Collection View</strong><br><br>Configure generators and collection modes.</td><td><a href="/app/generation/working-with-document-based-data/mongodb-collection-view.md">Using Collection View</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use Document View for JSON columns</strong><br><br>Assign generators to fields in JSON columns.</td><td><a href="/app/generation/working-with-document-based-data/json-document-view.md">Using Document View for JSON columns</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Assign generators to path expressions</strong><br><br>In <strong>Collection View</strong> or <strong>Document View</strong>, assign a generator to fields that match a JSONPath expression.</td><td><a href="/app/generation/working-with-document-based-data/document-path-expressions.md">Assigning generators to path expressions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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