>I can create an index on a remote view, but when I close the view index seems to be lost. How can I reopen the view and its index with it?

You can create a static image of the view, it doesn't support REQUERY()

* create a off line view with a struct cdx
USE dbc!myView
INDEX ON 1  TAG sometag
CREATEOFFLINE('myView',"dbcpath")

For a dynamic image, activate dbc's events:

PROCEDURE dbc_AfterOpenTable(cAliasName)
   DO CASE
     CASE CURSORGETPROP("SourceName") == "MYVIEW"
         IF EMPTY(TAGNO("sometag"))
            INDEX ON 1  TAG sometag
         ELSE
            * REINDEX
            SET ORDER TO sometag
         ENDIF
   ENDCASE