How to read a database view in rapidminer

Question

Does anyone know how to read a view from a database into rapidminer? I have a connection set up to a Microsoft SQL server, and I'm using the Read Database operator, but it only shows a list of tables, not views. The has been set up, and I can see it using Access. The view is being worked on while I'm working in rapidminer so I need a live link to it, rather than re-creating the query in rapidminer. Is there something I'm missing, or does rapidminer just not support views?

Answer 1

In the Read Database operator you can type in table names manually, even if they are not part of the drop down list - so just type myViewName into the drop down list. Alternatively, you can select query for the define_query parameter, and enter something like SELECT * FROM myViewName into the dialog accessible via Build SQL Query.