1 | Provide an additional level of table security by restricting access to a predetermined set of rows and columns of a table. |
2 | For example, a view of a table can be created so that columns with sensitive data (for example, SSN) are not included in the definition of the view |
3 | Hide data complexity. |
4 | For example, a single view can be used to create a join, which is a display of related columns or rows in multiple tables. |
5 | However, the view hides the fact that this fact that this data actually originates from several tables |