title: "sys.partition_parameters (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "03/15/2017" ms.prod: "sql" ms.prod_service: "database-engine, sql-database, sql-data-warehouse, pdw" ms.service: "" ms.component: "system-catalog-views" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "sql" ms.technology:
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[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-asdb-asdw-pdw-md]
Contains a row for each parameter of a partition function.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| function_id | int | ID of the partition function to which this parameter belongs. |
| parameter_id | int | ID of the parameter. Is unique within the partition function, beginning with 1. |
| system_type_id | tinyint | ID of the system type of the parameter. Corresponds to the system_type_id column of the sys.types catalog view. |
| max_length | smallint | Maximum length of the parameter in bytes. |
| precision | tinyint | Precision of the parameter if numeric-based; otherwise, 0. |
| scale | tinyint | Scale of the parameter if numeric-based; otherwise, 0. |
| collation_name | sysname | Name of the collation of the parameter if character-based; otherwise, NULL. |
| user_type_id | int | ID of the type. Is unique within the database. For system data types, user_type_id = system_type_id. |
[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
Partition Function Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.partition_functions (Transact-SQL)
sys.partition_range_values (Transact-SQL)