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@@ -808,6 +808,21 @@ By using a cast, annotations and other properties are inherited from the provide
 
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+### Virtual elements in views
+
+Virtual elements can be defined in views or projections like this:
+```cds
+entity SomeView as select from Employee {
+  // ...,
+  virtual virt1 : String(22),
+  virtual virt2  // virtual element without type
+}
+```
+These virtual elements have no relation to the query source `Employee` but are new fields
+in the view. Virtual elements in views or projections are handled as described in the
+section on [virtual elements in entities](#virtual-elements);
+
+
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 ### Views with Parameters