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VIEW_TABLE_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
VIEW_TABLE_USAGE (Transact-SQL)
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maghan
03/15/2017
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VIEW_TABLE_USAGE_TSQL
VIEW_TABLE_USAGE
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_TABLE_USAGE view
VIEW_TABLE_USAGE view
TSQL
>=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-server-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=azuresqldb-mi-current||=fabric

VIEW_TABLE_USAGE (Transact-SQL)

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Returns one row for each table in the current database that is used in a view. 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.

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 base table.

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 that the view is based on.

See Also

System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.sql_dependencies (Transact-SQL)
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)
sys.views (Transact-SQL)