sys.views (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Contains a row for each view object, with sys.objects.type = V.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <inherited columns> | For a list of columns that this view inherits, see sys.objects (Transact-SQL) | |
| is_replicated | bit | 1 = View is replicated. |
| has_replication_filter | bit | 1 = View has a replication filter. |
| has_opaque_metadata | bit | 1 = VIEW_METADATA option specified for view. For more information, see CREATE VIEW (Transact-SQL). |
| has_unchecked_assembly_data | bit | 1 = View contains persisted data that depends on an assembly whose definition changed during the last ALTER ASSEMBLY. Resets to 0 after the next successful DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE. |
| with_check_option | bit | 1 = WITH CHECK OPTION was specified in the view definition. |
| is_date_correlation_view | bit | 1 = View was created automatically by the system to store correlation information between datetime columns. Creation of this view was enabled by setting DATE_CORRELATION_OPTIMIZATION to ON. |
| ledger_view_type | tinyint | Applies to: Starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x), Azure SQL Database. The numeric value indicating if a view is a ledger view for an updatable ledger table. 0 = NON_LEDGER_VIEW 1 = LEDGER_VIEW For more information on database ledger, see Ledger. |
| ledger_view_type_desc | nvarchar(60) | Applies to: Starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x), Azure SQL Database. The text description of a value in the ledger_view_type column: NON_LEDGER_VIEW LEDGER_VIEW |
| is_dropped_ledger_view | bit | Applies to: Starting with SQL Server 2022 (16.x), Azure SQL Database. Indicates a ledger view that has been dropped. |
Permissions
The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
See Also
Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
ALTER ASSEMBLY (Transact-SQL)
DBCC CHECKDB (Transact-SQL)
DBCC CHECKTABLE (Transact-SQL)
Querying the SQL Server System Catalog FAQ