In the world of database architecture, the need to dynamically create complex objects conflicts with the demand for subsecond response time. Oracle's answer to this dilemma is the materialized view.

Because materialized views have their own storage, they can be refreshed based on a specified schedule, which triggers the query to run again. SQL views, also called “named queries” or ...

In order to use materialized views, the Oracle DBA must set special initialization parameters and grant special authority to the users of materialized views. You start by setting these ...