wmoustafa commented on code in PR #11041: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11041#discussion_r1870027645
########## format/view-spec.md: ########## @@ -82,9 +98,13 @@ Each version in `versions` is a struct with the following fields: | _required_ | `representations` | A list of [representations](#representations) for the view definition | | _optional_ | `default-catalog` | Catalog name to use when a reference in the SELECT does not contain a catalog | | _required_ | `default-namespace` | Namespace to use when a reference in the SELECT is a single identifier | +| _optional_ | `storage-table` | A [partial identifier](#partial-identifier) of the storage table | When `default-catalog` is `null` or not set, the catalog in which the view is stored must be used as the default catalog. +When 'storage-table' is `null` or not set, the entity is a common view, otherwise it is a materialized view. +The catalog of the storage table must be same as the one of the materialized view. Review Comment: @stevenzwu @JanKaul @danielcweeks Does this overlap with https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11365? Can we discuss both in a wholistic way? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org
