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ool public(default=true);
optional list depends_on_table;
optional list depends_on_view;
The following example shows the contents of a valid transportable view-definition file for a view called MYVIEW:
schema="TEST_DUMMY";
query="SELECT * FROM \"TEST_DUMMY\".\"com.sap.test.tables::
02_HDB_DEPARTMENT_VIEW\"";
depends_on_view=["com.sap.test.tables::02_HDB_DEPARTMENT_VIEW"];
If you want to create a view definition as a design-time object, you must create the view as a flat file and save the
file containing the view definition with the suffix .hdbview, for example, MYVIEW.hdbview in the appropriate
package in the package hierarchy established for your application in the SAP HANA repository. You can activate
the design-time object at any point in time.
Note: On activation of a repository file, the file suffix, for example, .hdbview, is used to determine which
runtime plugin to call during the activation process. The plug-in reads the repository file selected for
activation, parses the object descriptions in the file, and creates the appropriate runtime objects.
5.8 Creating SQL Views
A view is a virtual table based on the dynamic results returned in response to an SQL statement. SAP HANA
Extended Application Services (SAP HANA XS) enables you to create a database view as a design-time file in the
repository.
To create a view-definition file in the repository, perform the following steps:
1. Start the SAP HANA studio.
2. Open the SAP HANA Development perspective.
3. Open the Project Explorer view.
4. Create the view-definition file.
Browse to the folder in your project workspace where you want to create the new view-definition file and
perform the following tasks:
a) Right-click the folder where you want to save the view-definition file and choose New in the contextsensitive
popup menu.
b) Enter the name of the view-definition file in the File Name box and add the file suffix .hdbview, for
example, MYVIEW.hdbview.
c) Choose Finish to save the new view-definition file in the repository.
5. Define the view.
To edit the view-definition file, in the Project Explorer view double-click the view-definition file you created in
the previous step, for example, MYVIEW.hdbview, and add the view-definition code to the file:
Note: The following code example is provided for illustration purposes only.
schema="TEST_DUMMY";
query="SELECT * FROM \"TEST_DUMMY\".\"com.sap.test.tables::
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