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VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 👁 Image
SQL Server 👁 Image
Azure SQL Database 👁 Image
Azure SQL Managed Instance 👁 Image
Azure Synapse Analytics 👁 Image
Analytics Platform System (PDW) 👁 Image
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric 👁 Image
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SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
Returns one row for each column in the current database that is used in a view definition. This information schema view returns information about the objects to which the current user has permissions.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of INFORMATION_SCHEMA.view_name.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VIEW_CATALOG | nvarchar(128) | View qualifier. |
| VIEW_SCHEMA | nvarchar(128) | Name of schema that contains the view. Important: The only reliable way to find the schema of an object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. |
| VIEW_NAME | sysname | View name. |
| TABLE_CATALOG | nvarchar(128) | Table qualifier. |
| TABLE_SCHEMA | nvarchar(128) | Name of schema that contains the table. Important: The only reliable way to find the schema of an object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. |
| TABLE_NAME | sysname | Base table. |
| COLUMN_NAME | sysname | Column name. |
See Also
System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.sql_dependencies (Transact-SQL)
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)
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