{"id":4285,"date":"2024-03-14T01:17:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-and-use-views-in-db2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T05:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:37:24","slug":"how-to-create-and-use-views-in-db2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-and-use-views-in-db2\/","title":{"rendered":"DB2 Views: Create &#038; Use Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In DB2, the following syntax can be used to create and use views:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a view:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VIEW<\/span> view_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> column1, column2, ...\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> table_name\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">condition<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Utilizing views:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">*<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> view_name;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>When using views, you can perform operations such as querying, updating, and deleting on views just like you would with tables. 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