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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.<br /><br /> **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.<br /><br /> **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 &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/language-reference.md)   
 [Information Schema Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](~/relational-databases/system-information-schema-views/system-information-schema-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.sql_dependencies &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-sql-dependencies-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.objects &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-objects-transact-sql.md)