SQL views evaluate the data in the tables underlying the view’s definition when they’re queried. So, the benefit of using SQL views is that they always return the latest data .

When executed, a PROC SQL view's output can be a subset or superset of one or more underlying files. Beginning in Version 7, you can reference a simple PROC SQL view to update its underlying data. SAS ...

A view is a saved T-SQL query in SQL Server. The view definition is stored by SQL Server so that it can be used as a virtual table to simplify queries and add a layer of security to your base ...