There are several distinct permissions that may be granted to user IDs concerning tables and views:
Permission  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|
ALTER  | 
Permission to alter the structure of a table  | 
DELETE  | 
Permission to delete rows from a table or view  | 
INSERT  | 
Permission to insert rows into a table or view  | 
REFERENCES  | 
Permission to create indexes on a table, and to create foreign keys that reference a table  | 
SELECT  | 
Permission to look at information in a table or view  | 
UPDATE  | 
Permission to update rows in a table or view. This may be granted on a set of columns in a table only  | 
ALL  | 
All the above permissions  |