DROP VIEW DrawingVW GO CREATE VIEW DrawingVW SELECT D.ProjectId, D.DrawingId, D.InternalDrawingNumber, DT.DrawingTypeName, DR.DrawingRevisionNumber, D.ModuleId, DR.Date, D.ParentDrawingId, D.ParentRevisionNumber, (SELECT InternalDrawingNumber FROM Drawing WHERE DrawingId = ParentDrawingId) FROM Drawing D, DrawingRevision DR, DrawingType DT WHERE D.DrawingId = DR.DrawingId AND D.DrawingTypeId = DT.DrawingTypeId -- TEST AREA::: trying to pull back values for drawings with parents only SELECT DrawingId, InternalDrawingNumber, ParentDrawingId FROM Drawing WHERE DrawingId = (Select ParentDrawingId FROM Drawing WHERE ParentDrawingId = ())