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