# ViewValidation
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A structure that contains information for an analytical engine to validate a view, prior to persisting the view metadata. Used in the case of direct `UpdateTable` or `CreateTable` API calls.

## Contents
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 ** Dialect **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-Dialect"></a>
The dialect of the query engine.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `REDSHIFT | ATHENA | SPARK`   
Required: No

 ** DialectVersion **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-DialectVersion"></a>
The version of the dialect of the query engine. For example, 3.0.0.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.  
Required: No

 ** Error **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-Error"></a>
An error associated with the validation.  
Type: [ErrorDetail](API_ErrorDetail.md) object  
Required: No

 ** State **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-State"></a>
The state of the validation.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `QUEUED | IN_PROGRESS | SUCCESS | STOPPED | FAILED`   
Required: No

 ** UpdateTime **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-UpdateTime"></a>
The time of the last update.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** ViewValidationText **   <a name="Glue-Type-ViewValidation-ViewValidationText"></a>
The `SELECT` query that defines the view, as provided by the customer.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 409600.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/glue-2017-03-31/ViewValidation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/glue-2017-03-31/ViewValidation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/glue-2017-03-31/ViewValidation)