Put simply, views are virtual-only and run the query definition when they’re accessed. Here’s an example of when you should use SQL views.

Example 4: AS/400 Short Alias Names in SQL Pass-Through Views This example demonstrates a problem in which AS/400 short alias names cannot be returned by the AS/400 ODBC driver.

PROC SQL allows you to specify the ORDER BY clause in the CREATE VIEW statement. Every time a view is accessed, its data are sorted and displayed as specified by the ORDER BY clause. This sorting on ...