Views
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A table view, commonly known as a "view," is a virtual table created by querying existing database tables. It doesn't store data but shows a real-time snapshot of chosen data from other tables.
Once the database server connection has been set up, developers now have the possibility to access and manage database tables and .
Read-Only Views cannot be defined in Servoy Developer, this can be done by using the database admin tool of the developer's choice.
If a view is made with database tools, you can find it in Servoy Developer within the Views folder of the relevant database server.
Advanced Feature Only work with Views if you already use them.
Servoy applications can access the database views that are already created.
To open an existing view, expand the node in the , then open the needed database and select the "Views" folder. The list of views will be displayed and there are 3 ways of opening a :
select the , then click on the edit table/view button in toolbar of the list view
right-click the and select
double click the name
Here you can manage:
View columns cannot be added nor deleted in Servoy Developer.
For the most part, Views behave like a in Servoy. In order to edit a View in Servoy Developer, you should first have and in the .
Servoy requires a primary key and if there is not one, a row_ident, which guarantees uniqueness. In order to use Views in Servoy Developer, at least one column must be marked as .
