spark-instrumented-optimizer/docs/sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-view.md
Huaxin Gao 2beca777b6 [SPARK-28795][FOLLOW-UP] Links should point to html instead of md files
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
Use html files for the links

### Why are the changes needed?
links not working

### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes

### How was this patch tested?
Used jekyll build and serve to verify.

Closes #26494 from huaxingao/spark-28795.

Authored-by: Huaxin Gao <huaxing@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <sean.owen@databricks.com>
2019-11-13 07:10:20 -06:00

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Description

Views are based on the result-set of an SQL query. CREATE VIEW constructs a virtual table that has no physical data therefore other operations like ALTER VIEW and DROP VIEW only change metadata.

Syntax

{% highlight sql %} CREATE [OR REPLACE] [[GLOBAL] TEMPORARY] VIEW [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]view_name create_view_clauses AS query; {% endhighlight %}

Parameters

OR REPLACE
If a view of same name already exists, it will be replaced.
[GLOBAL] TEMPORARY
TEMPORARY views are session-scoped and will be dropped when session ends because it skips persisting the definition in the underlying metastore, if any. GLOBAL TEMPORARY views are tied to a system preserved temporary database `global_temp`.
IF NOT EXISTS
Creates a view if it does not exists.
create_view_clauses
These clauses are optional and order insensitive. It can be of following formats.
  • [(column_name [COMMENT column_comment], ...) ] to specify column-level comments.
  • [COMMENT view_comment] to specify view-level comments.
  • [TBLPROPERTIES (property_name = property_value, ...)] to add metadata key-value pairs.
query
A SELECT statement that constructs the view from base tables or other views.

Examples

{% highlight sql %} -- Create or replace view for experienced_employee with comments. CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW experienced_employee (ID COMMENT 'Unique identification number', Name) COMMENT 'View for experienced employees' AS SELECT id, name FROM all_employee WHERE working_years > 5;

-- Create a global temporary view subscribed_movies if it does not exist. CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY VIEW IF NOT EXISTS subscribed_movies AS SELECT mo.member_id, mb.full_name, mo.movie_title FROM movies AS mo INNER JOIN members AS mb ON mo.member_id = mb.id; {% endhighlight %}