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Syntax

ALTER VIEW view_name
    alter_option;

alter_option depends on the operation you want to perform on the view. For all supported clauses, see the sections below.

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Clause

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OWNER TO

ALTER VIEW view_name
    OWNER TO new_user;
Parameter or clauseDescription
OWNER TOThis clause changes the owner of the view.
new_userThe new owner you want to assign to the view.
-- Change the owner of the view named "view1" to user "user1"
ALTER VIEW view1 OWNER TO user1;

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SET SCHEMA

ALTER VIEW view_name
    SET SCHEMA schema_name;
Parameter or clauseDescription
SET SCHEMAThis clause moves the view to a different schema.
schema_nameThe name of the schema to which the view will be moved.
-- Move the view named "test_view" to the schema named "test_schema"
ALTER VIEW test_view SET SCHEMA test_schema;

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RENAME TO

ALTER VIEW view_name
    RENAME TO new_name;
Parameter or clauseDescription
RENAME TOThis clause changes the name of the view.
new_nameThe new name of the view.
-- Change the name of the view named "view1" to "view2"
ALTER VIEW view1 RENAME TO view2;

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SWAP WITH

ALTER VIEW name
SWAP WITH target_name;
ParameterDescription
nameThe current name of the view to swap.
target_nameThe target name of the view you want to swap with.
-- Swap the names of the user_profiles view and the guest_profiles view.
ALTER VIEW user_profiles
SWAP WITH guest_profiles;