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<refentry id="SQL-CREATEVIEW">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-CREATEVIEW-TITLE">CREATE VIEW</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>CREATE VIEW</refname>
<refpurpose>define a new view</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
class="PARAMETER">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] AS <replaceable class="PARAMETER">query</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>CREATE VIEW</command> defines a view of a query. The view
is not physically materialized. Instead, the query is run everytime
the view is referenced in a query.
</para>
<para>
<command>CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW</command> is similar, but if a view
of the same name already exists, it is replaced. You can only replace
a view with a new query that generates the identical set of columns
(i.e., same column names and data types).
</para>
<para>
If a schema name is given (for example, <literal>CREATE VIEW
myschema.myview ...</>) then the view is created in the
specified schema. Otherwise it is created in the current schema.
The view name must be distinct from the name of any other view, table,
sequence, or index in the same schema.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a view to be created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
An optional list of names to be used for columns of the view.
If not given, the column names are deduced from the query.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">query</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A query (that is, a <command>SELECT</> statement) which will
provide the columns and rows of the view.
</para>
<para>
Refer to <xref linkend="sql-select" endterm="sql-select-title">
for more information about valid queries.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>CREATE VIEW</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if the view was successfully created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>WARNING: Attribute '<replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable>' has an unknown type</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The view will be created having a column with an unknown type if
you do not specify it. For example, the following command gives
this warning:
<programlisting>
CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT 'Hello World'
</programlisting>
whereas this command does not:
<programlisting>
CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT text 'Hello World'
</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
<para>
Currently, views are read only: the system will not allow an insert,
update, or delete on a view. You can get the effect of an updatable
view by creating rules that rewrite inserts, etc. on the view into
appropriate actions on other tables. For more information see
<xref linkend="sql-createrule" endterm="sql-createrule-title">.
</para>
<para>
Use the <command>DROP VIEW</command> statement to drop views.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
Create a view consisting of all comedy films:
<programlisting>
CREATE VIEW comedies AS
SELECT *
FROM films
WHERE kind = 'Comedy';
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
The SQL standard specifies some additional capabilities for the
<command>CREATE VIEW</command> statement:
<synopsis>
CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
AS query
[ WITH [ CASCADE | LOCAL ] CHECK OPTION ]
</synopsis>
</para>
<para>
The optional clauses for the full SQL command are:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>CHECK OPTION</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This option is to do with updatable views. All
<command>INSERT</> and <command>UPDATE</> commands on the view
will be checked to ensure data satisfy the view-defining
condition (that is, the new data would be visible through the
view). If they do not, the update will be rejected.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>LOCAL</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check for integrity on this view.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check for integrity on this view and on any dependent
view. <literal>CASCADE</> is assumed if neither
<literal>CASCADE</> nor <literal>LOCAL</> is specified.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
<command>CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW</command> is a
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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