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LAB 6: Views

Consider the same database for the organization with the following tables:
• Books (book_id, title, author_id, publication_year, available_copies)
• Authors (author_id, author_name)
• Members (member_id, member_name, address, phone_number)
• BorrowedBooks (transaction_id, book_id, member_id, borrow_date, return_date)

Tasks
i. Create a Simple View

• Create a view named book_titles that displays book titles


• Create a view named BookDetails that displays book titles, authors, and available copies.
• Write a SELECT statement to verify the view's contents.
ii. Create a Complex View

• Create a view named BorrowedBooksDetails that shows member names along with the book
titles they borrowed.
• Include information about borrow and return dates.
• Write a SELECT statement to verify the view's contents.
iii. Update Views
• Demonstrate how to update the definition of the BookDetails view to include additional
information (e.g., publication year).
• Show the impact of the update on queries.
iv. Security Using Views

• Discuss how views can be used to restrict access to certain columns and rows.
• Create a view named MemberDetails that only shows member names and addresses.
• Explain how this view can be used to provide limited access to member information.
Solution:

i. Create a Simple View

-- Create a view named BorrowedBooksDetails


CREATE VIEW book_titles AS SELECT title FROM books;

-- Create a view named BookDetails


CREATE VIEW BookDetails AS
SELECT Books.title, Authors.author_name, Books.available_copies
FROM Books
JOIN Authors ON Books.author_id = Authors.author_id;

-- Verify the contents of the view


SELECT * FROM book_titles;
SELECT * FROM BookDetails;

ii. Create a Complex View


-- Create a view named BorrowedBooksDetails
CREATE VIEW BorrowedBooksDetails AS
SELECT Members.member_name, Books.title, BorrowedBooks.borrow_date,
BorrowedBooks.return_date
FROM Members
JOIN BorrowedBooks ON Members.member_id = BorrowedBooks.member_id
JOIN Books ON BorrowedBooks.book_id = Books.book_id;

-- Verify the contents of the view


SELECT * FROM BorrowedBooksDetails;

iii. Update Views


-- Update the BookDetails view to include publication year
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW BookDetails AS
SELECT Books.title, Authors.author_name, Books.publication_year, Books.available_copies
FROM Books
JOIN Authors ON Books.author_id = Authors.author_id;
-- Verify the updated contents of the view
SELECT * FROM BookDetails;

iv. Security Using Views


-- Create a view named MemberDetails for limited access
CREATE VIEW MemberDetails AS
SELECT member_name, address
FROM Members;

-- Query using the MemberDetails view


SELECT * FROM MemberDetails;

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