title: "sys.pdw_table_distribution_properties (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "03/04/2017" ms.prod: "" ms.prod_service: "sql-data-warehouse, pdw" ms.service: "sql-data-warehouse" ms.component: "system-catalog-views" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "sql" ms.technology:
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Holds distribution information for tables.
| Column Name | Data Type | Description | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| object_id | int | ID of the table for which thee properties were specified. | |
| distribution_policy | tinyint | 0 = UNDEFINED 1 = NONE 2 = HASH 3 = REPLICATE 4 = ROUND_ROBIN |
REPLICATE only applies to [!INCLUDEssPDW]. |
| distribution_policy_desc | nvarchar(60) | UNDEFINED, NONE, HASH, REPLICATE, SEGMENTED_HEAP | [!INCLUDEssSDW] returns either HASH or REPLICATE. |
SQL Data Warehouse and Parallel Data Warehouse Catalog Views