Defining Google BigQuery Views
The following properties are applicable to a Google BigQuery View object.
| Tab | Property | Description | Additional Information | 
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| Dataset | Specifies the dataset to which the view belongs | ||
| Project | Specifies the project to which the dataset 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 | ||
| Privacy Policy | Specifies the privacy policy set by the data owner | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 | 
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If the value of an object property is of the Function type, do not enclose the value in quotation marks.
                                                    
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