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    The document discusses views in databases and defines them as virtual tables defined by a query over one or more underlying base tables or other views. Views allow users to hide certain data, make queries easier, and modularize database access. Views are defined using a CREATE VIEW statement that specifies the view name and query. The query is then rewritten to use the underlying base tables rather than the view, and views can reference other views. The document provides an example of defining views over tables in a sample college admissions database.

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    The document discusses views in databases and defines them as virtual tables defined by a query over one or more underlying base tables or other views. Views allow users to hide certain data, make queries easier, and modularize database access. Views are defined using a CREATE VIEW statement that specifies the view name and query. The query is then rewritten to use the underlying base tables rather than the view, and views can reference other views. The document provides an example of defining views over tables in a sample college admissions database.

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    The document discusses views in databases and defines them as virtual tables defined by a query over one or more underlying base tables or other views. Views allow users to hide certain data, make queries easier, and modularize database access. Views are defined using a CREATE VIEW statement that specifies the view name and query. The query is then rewritten to use the underlying base tables rather than the view, and views can reference other views. The document provides an example of defining views over tables in a sample college admissions database.

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    Views

    Defining and
    Using Views
    Jennifer

    Defining & Using Views

    Three-level vision of database


    Physical Conceptual Logical

    Jennifer

    Defining & Using Views

    Why use views?


    Hide some data from some users
    Make some queries easier / more natural
    Modularity of database access
    Real applications tend to use
    lots and lots (and lots and
    lots!) of views

    Jennifer

    Defining & Using Views

    Defining and using views


    View V = ViewQuery(R1, R2, , Rn)
    Schema of V is schema of query result
    Query Q involving V, conceptually:
    V := ViewQuery(R1,R2,,Rn)
    Evaluate Q

    In reality, Q rewritten to use R1,,Rn


    instead of V
    Note: Ri could itself be a view
    Jennifer

    Defining & Using Views

    SQL Syntax
    Create View Vname As
    <Query>

    Jennifer

    Defining & Using Views

    SQL Syntax
    Create View Vname(A1,A2,,An) As
    <Query>

    Demo: simple college admissions


    database
    College(cName,state,enrollment)
    Student(sID,sName,GPA,sizeHS)
    Apply(sID,cName,major,decision)
    Jennifer

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