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title: "sys.pdw_column_distribution_properties (Transact-SQL)"
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# sys.pdw_column_distribution_properties (Transact-SQL)
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  Holds distribution information for columns.  
  
|Column Name|Data Type|Description|Range|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|  
|**object_id**|**int**|ID of the object to which the column belongs.||  
|**column_id**|**int**|ID of the column.||  
|**distribution_ordinal**|**tinyint**|Ordinal (1-based) within set of distribution.|0 = Not a distribution column. 1 = [!INCLUDE[ssSDW](../../includes/sssdw-md.md)] is using this column to distribute the parent table.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Data Warehouse and Parallel Data Warehouse Catalog Views](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sql-data-warehouse-and-parallel-data-warehouse-catalog-views.md)