Eh, the situation that I've been in, if I recall correctly, is that one has read/write access to all data for reporting, but not the ability to create views (or

Eh, the situation that I've been in, if I recall correctly, is that one has read/write access to all data for reporting, but not the ability to create views (or stored procedures etc) to share. Where I am now, (as far as Oracle goes) you can't even create your own tables under your own schema. A view requires a meeting with a DBA and their manager and really special, compelling arguments.