MaterializedView

Snowflake Documentation

A Materialized View in Snowflake is a database object that contains the results of a query. It is physically stored and automatically updated as data changes, providing faster access to data.

Examples

Python

materialized_view = MaterializedView(
    name="some_materialized_view",
    owner="SYSADMIN",
    secure=True,
    as_="SELECT * FROM some_table",
)

YAML

materialized_views:
  - name: some_materialized_view
    owner: SYSADMIN
    secure: true
    as_: SELECT * FROM some_table

Fields

• name (string, required) - The name of the materialized view.

• owner (string or Role) - The owner role of the materialized view. Defaults to "SYSADMIN".

• secure (bool) - Specifies if the materialized view is secure. Defaults to False.

• columns (list) - A list of dictionaries specifying column definitions.

• tags (dict) - Tags associated with the materialized view.

• copy_grants (bool) - Specifies if grants should be copied from the source. Defaults to False.

• comment (string) - A comment for the materialized view.

• cluster_by (list) - A list of expressions defining the clustering of the materialized view.

• as_ (string, required) - The SELECT statement used to populate the materialized view.