- Schemas:
SEMANTIC_VIEWS view¶
This ACCOUNT_USAGE view displays a row for each semantic view in the account.
Columns¶
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
semantic_view_id | NUMBER | Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the semantic view. |
semantic_view_name | VARCHAR | Name of the semantic view. |
semantic_view_schema_id | NUMBER | Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the schema that the semantic view belongs to. |
semantic_view_schema_name | VARCHAR | Schema that the semantic view belongs to. |
semantic_view_database_id | NUMBER | Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the database that the semantic view belongs to. |
semantic_view_database_name | VARCHAR | Database that the semantic view belongs to. |
owner | VARCHAR | Name of the role that owns the semantic view. |
created | TIMESTAMP_LTZ | Creation time of the semantic view. |
last_altered | TIMESTAMP_LTZ | Date and time the object was last altered by a DML, DDL, or background metadata operation. |
deleted | TIMESTAMP_LTZ | Date and time the object was last altered by a DML, DDL, or background metadata operation. See |
comment | VARCHAR | Comment for the semantic view. |
Usage notes¶
- Latency for the view can be up to 120 minutes (2 hours).
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The LAST_ALTERED column is updated when the following operations are performed on an object:
- DDL operations.
- DML operations (for tables only). This column is updated even when no rows are affected by the DML statement.
- Background maintenance operations on metadata performed by Snowflake.
Examples¶
Retrieve the semantic view O_TPCH_SEMANTIC_VIEW in the database MY_DB:
SELECT * FROM SNOWFLAKE.ACCOUNT_USAGE.SEMANTIC_VIEWS WHERE semantic_view_name = 'O_TPCH_SEMANTIC_VIEW' AND semantic_view_database_name = 'MY_DB';
+------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+---------+ | SEMANTIC_VIEW_ID | SEMANTIC_VIEW_NAME | SEMANTIC_VIEW_SCHEMA_ID | SEMANTIC_VIEW_SCHEMA_NAME | SEMANTIC_VIEW_DATABASE_ID | SEMANTIC_VIEW_DATABASE_NAME | OWNER | CREATED | LAST_ALTERED | DELETED | COMMENT | |------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+---------| | 49 | O_TPCH_SEMANTIC_VIEW | 92 | MY_SCHEMA | 7 | MY_DB | DYOSHINAGA_ROLE | 2025-02-28 16:16:04.002 -0800 | 2025-02-28 16:16:04.589 -0800 | NULL | NULL | +------------------+----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+---------+