Defining Google BigQuery Views

The following properties are applicable to a Google BigQuery View object.

Tab	Property	Description	Additional Information
	Dataset	Specifies the dataset to which the view belongs
	If Not Exists	Specifies that if the view already exists, no exception is thrown, and no action happens
	Use Replace Syntax	Specifies whether the REPLACE syntax is used	Selecting this option replaces the syntax with the new DDL that is generated during Forward Engineering
	Generate	Specifies whether a DDL statement is generated for the view during forward engineering
General	Expiration Timestamp	Specifies the exact time when the view expires, in milliseconds, enclosed in quotation marks
	Friendly Name	Specifies a user-friendly name for the view, enclosed in quotation marks
	Key	Specifies the list of keys used in label
	Value	Specifies the values of keys
Select	Available Tables and Views	Specifies a list of available tables and views	Under Available Tables and Views, select the columns that you want to define as view columns. Then, click .
	Columns	Specifies the columns selected from the available tables and views
	Select Type	Specifies the expression type to indicate whether duplicate rows are returned	All: Indicates that the statement returns all rows, including duplicate rows Distinct: Indicates that the statement discards duplicate rows and returns only the remaining rows
	Alias	Specifies a temporary name given to a table, column, or expression present in a query based on the selected column
	Expression	Specifies the expression for a selected column	Available only when the selected column is a user-defined function expression
From	Available Tables and Views	Specifies a list of available tables and views that can be used in the view	Under Available Tables and Views, select the tables or views from which you want to select view columns. Then, click .
	From	Specifies the selected tables and views
	Alias	Specifies an alternate name for the selected table or view