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Class ObjectSchema.View

Namespace
LinqToDB.Tools.DataProvider.SqlServer.Schemas
Assembly
linq2db.Tools.dll

sys.views (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: √ SQL Server (all supported versions) √ Azure SQL Database √ Azure SQL Managed Instance √ Azure Synapse Analytics √ Analytics Platform System (PDW)

Contains a row for each view object, with sys.objects.type = V.


See sys.views.

[Table(Schema = "sys", Name = "views", IsView = true)]
public class ObjectSchema.View
Inheritance
ObjectSchema.View
Extension Methods

Properties

CreateDate

Date the object was created.

[Column("create_date")]
[NotNull]
public DateTime CreateDate { get; set; }

Property Value

DateTime

HasOpaqueMetadata

1 = VIEW_METADATA option specified for view. For more information, see CREATE VIEW (Transact-SQL).

[Column("has_opaque_metadata")]
[NotNull]
public bool HasOpaqueMetadata { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

HasReplicationFilter

1 = View has a replication filter.

[Column("has_replication_filter")]
[Nullable]
public bool? HasReplicationFilter { get; set; }

Property Value

bool?

HasUncheckedAssemblyData

1 = View contains persisted data that depends on an assembly whose definition changed during the last ALTER ASSEMBLY. Resets to 0 after the next successful DBCC CHECKDB or DBCC CHECKTABLE.

[Column("has_unchecked_assembly_data")]
[NotNull]
public bool HasUncheckedAssemblyData { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

IsDateCorrelationView

1 = View was created automatically by the system to store correlation information between datetime columns. Creation of this view was enabled by setting DATE_CORRELATION_OPTIMIZATION to ON.

[Column("is_date_correlation_view")]
[NotNull]
public bool IsDateCorrelationView { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

IsDroppedLedgerView

Applies to: Azure SQL Database.

Indicates a ledger view that has been dropped.

[Column("is_dropped_ledger_view")]
[NotNull]
public bool IsDroppedLedgerView { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

IsMSShipped

Object is created by an internal SQL Server component.

[Column("is_ms_shipped")]
[NotNull]
public bool IsMSShipped { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

IsPublished

Object is published.

[Column("is_published")]
[NotNull]
public bool IsPublished { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

IsReplicated

1 = View is replicated.

[Column("is_replicated")]
[Nullable]
public bool? IsReplicated { get; set; }

Property Value

bool?

IsSchemaPublished

Only the schema of the object is published.

[Column("is_schema_published")]
[NotNull]
public bool IsSchemaPublished { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

LedgerViewType

Applies to: Azure SQL Database.

The numeric value indicating if a view is a ledger view for an updatable ledger table.

0 = NON_LEDGER_VIEW
1 = LEDGER_VIEW

For more information on database ledger, see Azure SQL Database ledger.

[Column("ledger_view_type")]
[NotNull]
public byte LedgerViewType { get; set; }

Property Value

byte

LedgerViewTypeDesc

Applies to: Azure SQL Database.

The text description of a value in the ledger_view_type column:

NON_LEDGER_VIEW
LEDGER_VIEW

[Column("ledger_view_type_desc")]
[NotNull]
public string LedgerViewTypeDesc { get; set; }

Property Value

string

ModifyDate

Date the object was last modified by using an ALTER statement. If the object is a table or a view, modify_date also changes when an index on the table or view is created or altered.

[Column("modify_date")]
[NotNull]
public DateTime ModifyDate { get; set; }

Property Value

DateTime

Name

Object name.

[Column("name")]
[NotNull]
public string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Object

objects (sys.objects)

[Association(ThisKey = "ObjectID", OtherKey = "ObjectID", CanBeNull = false)]
public ObjectSchema.Object Object { get; set; }

Property Value

ObjectSchema.Object

ObjectID

Object identification number. Is unique within a database.

[Column("object_id")]
[NotNull]
public int ObjectID { get; set; }

Property Value

int

ParentObjectID

ID of the object to which this object belongs.

0 = Not a child object.

[Column("parent_object_id")]
[NotNull]
public int ParentObjectID { get; set; }

Property Value

int

PrincipalID

ID of the individual owner, if different from the schema owner. By default, schema-contained objects are owned by the schema owner. However, an alternate owner can be specified by using the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to change ownership.

Is NULL if there is no alternate individual owner.

Is NULL if the object type is one of the following:

C = CHECK constraint

D = DEFAULT (constraint or stand-alone)

F = FOREIGN KEY constraint

PK = PRIMARY KEY constraint

R = Rule (old-style, stand-alone)

TA = Assembly (CLR-integration) trigger

TR = SQL trigger

UQ = UNIQUE constraint

EC = Edge constraint

[Column("principal_id")]
[Nullable]
public int? PrincipalID { get; set; }

Property Value

int?

SchemaID

ID of the schema that the object is contained in.

Schema-scoped system objects are always contained in the sys or INFORMATION_SCHEMA schemas.

[Column("schema_id")]
[NotNull]
public int SchemaID { get; set; }

Property Value

int

TypeColumn

Object type:

AF = Aggregate function (CLR)

C = CHECK constraint

D = DEFAULT (constraint or stand-alone)

F = FOREIGN KEY constraint

FN = SQL scalar function

FS = Assembly (CLR) scalar-function

FT = Assembly (CLR) table-valued function

IF = SQL inline table-valued function

IT = Internal table

P = SQL Stored Procedure

PC = Assembly (CLR) stored-procedure

PG = Plan guide

PK = PRIMARY KEY constraint

R = Rule (old-style, stand-alone)

RF = Replication-filter-procedure

S = System base table

SN = Synonym

SO = Sequence object

U = Table (user-defined)

V = View

EC = Edge constraint



Applies to: SQL Server 2012 (11.x) and later.

SQ = Service queue

TA = Assembly (CLR) DML trigger

TF = SQL table-valued-function

TR = SQL DML trigger

TT = Table type

UQ = UNIQUE constraint

X = Extended stored procedure



Applies to: SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and later, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Analytics Platform System (PDW).

ST = STATS_TREE



Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Analytics Platform System (PDW).

ET = External Table

[Column("type")]
[Nullable]
public string? TypeColumn { get; set; }

Property Value

string

TypeDesc

Description of the object type:

AGGREGATE_FUNCTION

CHECK_CONSTRAINT

CLR_SCALAR_FUNCTION

CLR_STORED_PROCEDURE

CLR_TABLE_VALUED_FUNCTION

CLR_TRIGGER

DEFAULT_CONSTRAINT

EXTENDED_STORED_PROCEDURE

FOREIGN_KEY_CONSTRAINT

INTERNAL_TABLE

PLAN_GUIDE

PRIMARY_KEY_CONSTRAINT

REPLICATION_FILTER_PROCEDURE

RULE

SEQUENCE_OBJECT



Applies to: SQL Server 2012 (11.x) and later.

SERVICE_QUEUE

SQL_INLINE_TABLE_VALUED_FUNCTION

SQL_SCALAR_FUNCTION

SQL_STORED_PROCEDURE

SQL_TABLE_VALUED_FUNCTION

SQL_TRIGGER

SYNONYM

SYSTEM_TABLE

TABLE_TYPE

UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT

USER_TABLE

VIEW

[Column("type_desc")]
[Nullable]
public string? TypeDesc { get; set; }

Property Value

string

WithCheckOption

1 = WITH CHECK OPTION was specified in the view definition.

[Column("with_check_option")]
[NotNull]
public bool WithCheckOption { get; set; }

Property Value

bool