Updated on 2023-12-13 GMT+08:00

Dropping a View

This section describes how to drop a view that is no longer needed.

Precautions

Dropped views cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner, and under Databases, click Data Admin Service.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Development Tool.

    You can also click Go to Development Tool on the overview page.

  5. Locate the DB instance that you want to log in to and click Log In in the Operation column.
  6. On the top menu bar, choose Database Management.
  7. Click Change on the right of the current database to switch to the database where you want to drop a view.

    Figure 1 Switching to another database

  8. On the Objects tab page, choose Views.
  9. Locate the view you want to drop and click Drop View in the Operation column.

    Figure 2 Dropping a view

  10. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.