What are the downsides of using SqlServer Views?

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What are the downsides of using SqlServer Views?

I create views frequently to show my data in a denormalized form.

I find it much easier and therefore fas

Answer 1

What are Various Limitations of the Views in SQL Server?

Top 11 Limitations of Views

• Views do not support COUNT (); however, it can support COUNT_BIG ()
• ORDER BY clause does not work in View
• Regular queries or Stored Procedures give us flexibility when we need another column; we can add a column to regular queries right away. If we want to do the same with Views, then we will have to modify them first
• Index created on view not used often
• Once the view is created and if the basic table has any column added or removed, it is not usually reflected in the view till it is refreshed
• UNION Operation is not allowed in Indexed View
• We cannot create an Index on a nested View situation means we cannot create index on a view which is built from another view.
• SELF JOIN Not Allowed in Indexed View
• Outer Join Not Allowed in Indexed Views
• Cross Database Queries Not Allowed in Indexed View

Source SQL MVP Pinal Dave

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/10/03/sql-server-the-limitations-of-the-views-eleven-and-more/