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# IDataAccessMethods

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-ui](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/index.md)
- Kind: interface
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-ui/src/base/results/dataAccess.ts

Defines methods to access data in the data view.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface IDataAccessMethods 
```

## Remarks

These methods and types are recommended in favor of directly accessing the underlying data, headers and descriptors.

## Methods

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [asTable()](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.idataaccessmethods/index.md#idataaccessmethodsastable) | **_(ALPHA)_** |
| [series()](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.idataaccessmethods/index.md#idataaccessmethodsseries) |  |
| [slices()](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.idataaccessmethods/index.md#idataaccessmethodsslices) |  |

## Method details

### IDataAccessMethods.asTable()

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
asTable(): ITableData;
```
**Returns:**

[ITableData](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.itabledata/index.md)

data as a table data.

### IDataAccessMethods.series()

**Signature:**

```typescript
series(): IDataSeriesCollection;
```
**Returns:**

[IDataSeriesCollection](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.idataseriescollection/index.md)

collection of data series that are available in the data view

### IDataAccessMethods.slices()

**Signature:**

```typescript
slices(): IDataSliceCollection;
```
**Returns:**

[IDataSliceCollection](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui/sdk-ui.idataslicecollection/index.md)

collection of data slices that are available in the data view