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description VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
title VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE (Transact-SQL)

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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)