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# catalog.set_environment_variable_protection (SSISDB Database)

[!INCLUDE[ssis-appliesto](../../includes/ssis-appliesto-ssvrpluslinux-asdb-asdw-xxx.md)]


[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Sets the sensitivity bit of an environment variable in the [!INCLUDE[ssISnoversion](../../includes/ssisnoversion-md.md)] catalog.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```sql  
catalog.set_environment_variable_protection [ @folder_name = ] folder_name  
    , [ @environment_name = ] environment_name  
    , [ @variable_name = ] variable_name  
    , [ @sensitive = ] sensitive  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ @folder_name = ] *folder_name*  
 The name of the folder that contains the environment. The *folder_name* is **nvarchar(128)**.  
  
 [ @environment_name = ] *environment_name*  
 The name of the environment. The *environment_name* is **nvarchar(128)**.  
  
 [ @variable_name = ] *variable_name*  
 The name of the environment variable. The *variable_name* is **nvarchar(128)**.  
  
 [ @sensitive = ] *sensitive*  
 Indicates whether the variable contains a sensitive value or not. Use a value of `1` to indicate that the value of the environment variable is sensitive or a value of `0` to indicate that it is not. A sensitive value is encrypted when it is stored. A value that is not sensitive is stored in plaintext. The *sensitive* parameter is **bit**.  
  
## Return Code Value  
 0 (success)  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Permissions  
 This stored procedure requires one of the following permissions:  
  
-   READ and MODIFY permissions on the environment  
  
-   Membership to the **ssis_admin** database role  
  
-   Membership to the **sysadmin** server role  
  
## Errors and Warnings  
 The following list describes some conditions that may raise an error or warning:  
  
-   The folder name is not valid  
  
-   The environment name is not valid  
  
-   The environment variable name is not valid  
  
-   The user does not have the appropriate permissions