VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric
Warehouse 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)