Theory of answering queries using views

Abstract

The problem of answering queries using views is to find efficient methods of answering a query using a set of previously materialized views over the database, rather than accessing the database relations. The problem has recently received significant attention because of its relevance to a wide variety of data management problems, such as query optimization, the maintenance of physical data independence, data integration and data warehousing. This article surveys the theoretical issues concerning the problem of answering queries using views.