What is the difference between view and table?

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A table is structured with columns and rows, while a view is a virtual table extracted from a database. The table is an independent data object while views are usually depending on the table. The table is an actual or real table that exists in physical locations.

What is the difference between table and view in SAP?

A view does not store any data on its own. It can contain data from multiple tables and it just accesses/reads data from those tables.

Is view better than table?

A Table is defined as a database object which is used to store data in a database. Tables stores data in a logically organized row-column format. A View is just like a virtual table that holds data from one or more than one table. A view includes a set of SQL queries for retrieving data from the database.

Which is faster view or table?

It all depends on the situation. MS SQL Indexed views are faster than a normal view or query but indexed views can not be used in a mirrored database invironment (MS SQL). A view in any kind of a loop will cause serious slowdown because the view is repopulated each time it is called in the loop. Same as a query.

What is a view in a table?

A view is actually a composition of a table in the form of a predefined SQL query. A view can contain all rows of a table or select rows from a table. A view can be created from one or many tables which depends on the written SQL query to create a view.

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