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Software ==>	SQL (203 exercises)
Topic ==>	Views (7 exercises)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	SQL training

Create a view in SQL Server to show a list of number 1 albums and fields from other tables.

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . If you want to download the SQL Server database that this yields:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (remember to refresh your list of databases to see it!). Note that any files provided are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl.

If you don't have a copy of the Music_01 database, follow the instructions at the following link to create it: www.wiseowl.co.uk/sql/exercises/standard/using-sql-server/5257/

Write a query to show the following fields for albums which peaked at number 1 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

A list of number 1 albums produced by a SQL Server query.

The first few results you should see.

Add a CREATE VIEW statement to the script to create a view called Number_1_Albums. After executing the script, make sure your view appears in the Object Explorer window.

You might need to refresh the Views folder to see this.

Save this script as What a Lovely View.sql but don't close it.

In a new script, create a query which joins your view to the Tour table using the Album_ID fields. Select the fields shown below:

Results of a SQL query joining a view to a table to show a list of concert tours and albums.

A list of tours associated with number 1 albums.

Save this script as This is Getting Conviewsing.sql but don't close it.

In the What a Lovely View script, use the ALTER VIEW statement to add the US_sales_(m) field to the results. Execute the script to update the view.

In the This is Getting Conviewsing script, write a query using a GROUP BY clause to show the following statistics from the view: