VIEWS (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 view that can be accessed by the current user in the current database.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of INFORMATION_SCHEMA.view_name.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TABLE_CATALOG | nvarchar(128) | View qualifier. |
| TABLE_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. |
| TABLE_NAME | nvarchar(128) | View name. |
| VIEW_DEFINITION | nvarchar(4000) | If the length of definition is larger than nvarchar(4000), this column is truncated at 4000. Otherwise, this column is the view definition text. |
| CHECK_OPTION | varchar(7) | Type of WITH CHECK OPTION. Is CASCADE if the original view was created by using the WITH CHECK OPTION. Otherwise, NONE is returned. |
| IS_UPDATABLE | varchar(2) | Specifies whether the view is updatable. Always returns NO. |