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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.

Important noteImportant
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.

VIEW_NAME

sysname

View name.

TABLE_CATALOG

nvarchar(128)

Table qualifier.

TABLE_SCHEMA

nvarchar(128)

Name of schema that contains the table.

Important noteImportant
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.

TABLE_NAME

sysname

Base table.

COLUMN_NAME

sysname

Column name.