Why is database view used?

Question

Is using \"view\" in db design right method or we should handle it code side? What are the advantages or disadvantages?

Answer 1

Two typical scenarios for views in our case are:

• Some columns in a table contain confidential data that should be only seen by a few people. You can create a view that excludes those columns and use that view for most users.
• You join two or more tables into a denormalised view that is practical for reporting purposes but would not make sense as a table for storage in the database.

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