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.
VIEW_NAME	sysname	View name.
TABLE_CATALOG	nvarchar(128)	Table qualifier.
TABLE_SCHEMA	nvarchar(128)	Name of schema that contains the table.
TABLE_NAME	sysname	Base table.
COLUMN_NAME	sysname	Column name.

See Also

Reference

System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.sql_dependencies (Transact-SQL)
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Querying the SQL Server System Catalog

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance