Quick start – creating your first SAP HANA application - SAP HANA Starter - page 19

Give a name and a description for your attribute view. The Name field should consist of only
uppercase letters, numbers, and the underscore character. The Description field can be anything
you prefer—it's for your reference, not for SAP HANA's.
There are four different types of attribute view, explained as follows:
Ê Standard : This view is based on database tables.
Ê Derived : This view is derived from another attribute view (somewhat like the "create
by reference" option for InfoObjects in SAP BW, for those who are familiar with the
software)—if you create View B, derived from View A, then View B will be identical to
View A. If, at a later time, you change View A, then View B will change as well.