Data roots when queried through a view

Data roots when queried through a view

When we query data through a view, is the data stored in the view or the table? Is data from a view stored in the database?

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A VIEW is a compiled object. Data is always stored in the databases tables and through view you are looking at the underlying data 

SELECT a.col1, b.col2 from TABLE_A a, TABLE_B b WHERE a.col3 = b.col4

is equivalent to: 

CREATE VIEW a_view
AS
SELECT a.col1, b.col2 from TABLE_A a, TABLE_B b WHERE a.col3 = b.col4


SELECT * FROM a_view

This was first published in March 2006

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