Temporary Tables¶

A Temporary table in Virtual DataPort is a special type of view that only lives for the duration of the session of the user that creates it, or until she deletes it. Also, the view and the data inserted in it are only visible by the user that creates the table.

The data of these tables is stored in the database where the data is cached, instead of in an external data source. Unlike the other types of views, its schema and its data are completely managed from Virtual DataPort.

When you create a temporary table, the Server creates a table (a real table, not a temporary one) in the cache database that will hold the data you insert in it.

You can insert rows into temporary tables but cannot delete or update them.

The section Temporary Tables of the VQL Guide explains how to create these tables and insert data into them.