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sys.assemblies (Transact-SQL)

Returns a row for each assembly.

Column name

Data type

Description

name

sysname

Name of the assembly. Is unique within the database.

principal_id

int

ID of the principal that owns this assembly.

assembly_id

int

Assembly identification number. Is unique within a database.

clr_name

nvarchar(4000)

Canonical string that encodes the simple name, version number, culture, public key, and architecture of the assembly. This value uniquely identifies the assembly on the common language runtime (CLR) side.

permission_set

tinyint

Permission-set/security-level for assembly.

1 = Safe Access

2 = External Access

3 = Unsafe Access

permission_set_desc

nvarchar(60)

Description for permission-set/security-level for assembly.

SAFE_ACCESS

EXTERNAL_ACCESS

UNSAFE_ACCESS

is_visible

bit

1 = Assembly is visible to register Transact-SQL entry points.

0 = Assembly is intended only for managed callers. That is, the assembly provides internal implementation for other assemblies in the database.

create_date

datetime

Date the assembly was created or registered.

modify_date

datetime

Date the assembly was modified.

is_user_defined

bit

Indicates the source of the assembly.

0 = System-defined assemblies (such as Microsoft.SqlServer.Types for the hierarchyid data type)

1 = User-defined assemblies

Permissions

In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.