Does SQL Server propagate WHERE conditions in complex views?

Question

I\'ve followed this question with a full example in case it isn\'t clear what I mean from the question.

I\'ve made a view which joins data from about five tables. The t

Answer 1

This is called predicate pushing.

SQL Server is generally good at this though there are some constructs where there have been problems (e.g. see the final part of this article).

Check the execution plan to see where the predicate is applied.