So.. a view then? Granted most environments effectively treat views as DBA/Sysadmin owned objects, especially where end users/apps are effectively sharing one,

So.. a view then? Granted most environments effectively treat views as DBA/Sysadmin owned objects, especially where end users/apps are effectively sharing one, or a small number, of user accounts. But given user=schema aspect several of the traditional databases, I get the impression the original intent might have been a little more laissez fair? Of course the same can be said for tables, and that was perhaps a little idealistic! Views aren't always quite as composable as you'd like either, or maybe I'm just scarred by the particular DB engines I use most. So I actually agree with you, but unfortunately SQL requires that the "WELL AKSHWELLY" be followed by one or more "BUT" clauses.