VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
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. .gif "Important note") Important
Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of a object is to query the sys.objects catalog view or use the OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME function.
|
VIEW_NAME |
sysname |
View name. |
TABLE_CATALOG |
nvarchar(128) |
Table qualifier. |
TABLE_SCHEMA |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of schema that contains the table. Important
Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of a object is to query the sys.objects catalog view or use the OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME function.
|
TABLE_NAME |
sysname |
Base table. |
COLUMN_NAME |
sysname |
Column name. |
Examples
The following example returns one row for each column in the current database that is used in a view.
USE AdventureWorks;
GO
SELECT VIEW_SCHEMA, VIEW_NAME, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME;