The solution is to use SQL views, materialized views, or create a new table that contains only the filtered data the user needs.

Why are there INFOMATION_SCHEMA and catalog views in SQL Server that do very similar things? For example, to retrieve a list of tables in a database, I can do it via sys.tables or INFORMATION ...

What does your view look like? SQL Server doesn't like inserting values into "complex" views, iirc.

DATA step views are very versatile because they can harness the power of SAS DATA step processing, including DO loops and IF-THEN-ELSE statements. DATA step views do not have write capability, that is ...

A Version 6 PROC SQL Pass-Through view does not need to be updated to be used in Version 7 or Version 8. The conversion of PROC SQL Pass-Through views is automatic and does not require you to use the ...

Peter steals another tip from a reader: Entity Framework isn't just for tables and stored procedures. Leveraging SQL Server views can simplify your code.

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

A reader recently pointed out to me that I could drastically simplify that retrieval code by leveraging SQL views. A SQL view pulls together multiple tables (and selected columns from those tables) ...