On large electrical systems, such as distribution networks, the amount of elements represented at System level as well as on Substations and Feeders can become so large that it may affect their understanding. For this situation, Schematic Views were created, which are drawing areas that only represent the most relevant elements from one or more complex systems.

Elements represented on Schematic Views are called Virtual Objects, and they are a representation of a real object belonging to a Substation or to a Feeder.