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# sys.sysconfigures (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Contains one row for each configuration option set by a user. **sysconfigures** contains the configuration options that are defined before the most recent startup of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], plus any dynamic configuration options set since then.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssnoteCompView](../../includes/ssnotecompview-md.md)]  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**value**|**int**|User-modifiable value for the variable. This is used by the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)] only if RECONFIGURE has been executed.|  
|**config**|**int**|Configuration variable number.|  
|**comment**|**nvarchar(255)**|Explanation of the configuration option.|  
|**status**|**smallint**|Bitmap that indicates the status for the option. Possible values include the following:<br /><br /> 0 = Static. Setting takes effect when the server is restarted.<br /><br /> 1 = Dynamic. Variable takes effect when the RECONFIGURE statement is executed.<br /><br /> 2 = Advanced. Variable is displayed only when the **show advanced options** is set. Setting takes effect when the server is restarted.<br /><br /> 3 = Dynamic and advanced.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Mapping System Tables to System Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-tables/mapping-system-tables-to-system-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Compatibility Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](~/relational-databases/system-compatibility-views/system-compatibility-views-transact-sql.md)