Views
A view is a database object that usually represents a database query and can be used as an ordinary table. For more information, refer to your DBMS documentation.
When you double-click a view in the Database Explorer (), the view is opened in the editor in the Table view. For more information about the views, refer to View data.
Views ( 
) can be found in the Database Explorer.
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For the reference on other node and object icons, refer to the Data sources and their elements chapter of Database Explorer topic.
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Hide, sort, filter, and group tree objects using the tree objects view options in the View Options menu.
Create a view
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In the Database Explorer, expand the data source tree until the nodes of schemas.
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Right-click the schema node and select .
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In the Create dialog that opens, enter the name of your view in the Name field.
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In the Source Text pane, enter the statement.
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In the Preview pane, you can view and change the generated SQL code.
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Click OK to add your view.
Modify a view
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In the Database Explorer, right-click a view and select . Alternatively, press Ctrl+B.
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In the DDL editor that opens, make changes to the source code of your view.
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Click the Submit button (
). Alternatively, press Ctrl+K.
Virtual views
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If you need to run the same statement and view its result set often, consider using a virtual view which is a DataGrip's virtual object. For more information about virtual views, refer to Virtual views.
