What are views, and how do they differ from materialized views?
"The two main types of views are regular and materialized. They differ in terms of how the data is obtained and how the view can be updated. Standard views use data from either a single table or multiple tables. Single table views can be updated, but multiple fable views cannot. Materialized views aggregate data from several different tables, including a fact table or dimension table. Materialized views can be updated through Foot Data has already been aggregated."
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"Views are representations of the data that are contained in the table. Views are created using the attributes of one or more tables. A view of a single table can be updated, but those with multiple tables cannot. Materialized views are created from an aggregated table which contains data from either fact tables or dimension tables. Materialized views can be updated."
