Differences Between Views and Stored Procedures

Aspect	Views	Stored Procedures
Parameters	Does not accept parameters.	Accepts parameters.
Building Block	Can be used as a building block in larger queries.	Cannot be used as a building block in larger queries.
Content	Contains only a single SELECT query.	Can contain multiple statements like IF, ELSE, LOOP, etc.
Modification	Cannot perform modifications to any table.	Can perform modifications to one or more tables.
Query Target	Can sometimes be used as the target for INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.	Cannot be used as the target for INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.

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Summary

• Use Views for reusable query logic that involves reading data.
• Use Stored Procedures for complex logic that involves modifying data or executing multiple statements.