This property is typically used to persist the current view as an application setting, so views are preserved across sessions.
public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); // assign data to FlexPivot panel _c1FlexPivotPanel.DataSource = GetDataTable(); // load/create default view try { _c1FlexPivotPanel.ViewDefinition = Properties.Settings.Default.FlexPivotView; } catch { } } // save this view as the default void _btnSaveAsDefault_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { try { Properties.Settings.Default.FlexPivotView = _c1FlexPivotPanel.ViewDefinition; Properties.Settings.Default.Save(); } catch (Exception x) { MessageBox.Show(x.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error); } }