Views are useful for allowing users to access a set of relations (tables) as if it were a single table, and limiting their access to just that. Views can also be used to restrict access to rows (a subset of a particular table).
Just simply click to open an object pane for View.
A right-click displays the popup menu or using the object pane toolbar below,
allowing you to create new, edit, open and delete the selected view.
Create View
To create a new view
- Select anywhere on the object pane.
- Click the
New View from the object pane toolbar.
or - Right-click and select
New View from the popup menu.
- Edit view properties on the appropriate tabs of the View Designer.
Hint: To create new view you can also right-click
the Views node of the navigation pane and select the
New View from the popup menu.
To create a new view with modification as one of the existing views
- Select the view for modifying in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Design View from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Design View from the object pane toolbar.
- Modify view properties on the appropriate tabs of the View Designer.
- Click
Save As.
To create a new view with loading from a SQL file
- Select anywhere on the object pane.
- Click the
New View from the object pane toolbar.
or - Right-click and select
New View from the popup menu.
- Click
Load.
Create View Shortcut
To create a view shortcut
- Select the view for editing in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select Create Open View Shortcut... from the popup menu.
- Define the location you wish your shortcut to be saved.
Note: This option is used to provide a convenient way for you to open your view for entering data directly (Grid View/Form View) without activating the main Navicat.
Edit View
To edit the existing view (manage its SQL definition etc)
- Select the view for editing in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Design View from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Design View from the object pane toolbar.
- Edit view properties on the appropriate tabs of the View Designer.
To change the name of the view
- Select the view for editing in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the Rename from the popup menu.
To open a view (manage view data)
- Select the view for opening in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Open View from the popup menu or simply double-click the view.
or - Click the
Open View from the object pane toolbar.
Maintain View
To maintain a view
- Select the view for maintaining in the object pane.
- Right-click and select the Maintain from the popup menu.
- Compile
Delete View
To delete a view
- Select the view for deleting in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Delete View from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Delete View from the object pane toolbar.
- Confirm deleting in the dialog window.
Achieve View Information
To achieve a view information (View Owner, Type and DDL, etc)
- Select the view in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click the selected view and choose View Information from
the popup menu to view the Object Information.
or - Choose View -> Object Information in the main menu.