The CWE “View” Methods
A CWE “View” is a collection of weaknesses organized for a specific purpose or targeted at a specific audience. Most Views are a subset of the overall CWE list, but some Views include all CWE weaknesses. Using a View allows easier navigation of the CWE list according to a specific point of view. Note that a View is not a weakness itself but is a specific grouping of the CWE list. Depending on the View and its purpose, it may contain a flat list of CWE weaknesses, or it could contain a hierarchical view of CWE weaknesses broken into Categories.
Developer View (View-699)
This View organizes a subset of ~400 CWEs around concepts that are frequently used or encountered in software development. By design, this view is only 2 levels deep. The top level has categories of developer-friendly concepts to facilitate easier navigation (remember: never map a vulnerability to a CWE Category). The second level contains Base level weaknesses.