Information Schema Views in SQL Server

In this article, I would like to list out the SQL Server metadata tables which we need in our day-to-day work.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS
-- Contains one row for each CHECK constraint in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.COLUMN_DOMAIN_USAGE
-- Contains one row for each column, in the current database, that has a user-defined data type.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
--Contains one row for each column with a privilege either granted to or by the current user in the current database

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.COLUMNS
--Contains one row for each column accessible to the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.CONSTRAINT_COLUMN_USAGE
--Contains one row for each column, in the current database, that has a constraint defined on it.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.CONSTRAINT_TABLE_USAGE
--Contains one row for each table, in the current database, that has a constraint defined on it.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.DOMAIN_CONSTRAINTS
--Contains one row for each user-defined data type, accessible to the current user in the current database, with a rule bound to it.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.DOMAINS
--Contains one row for each user-defined data type accessible to the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
--Contains one row for each column, in the current database, that is constrained as a key.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.PARAMETERS
--Contains one row for each parameter of a user-defined function or stored procedure accessible to the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS
--Contains one row for each foreign constraint in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.ROUTINE_COLUMNS
--Contains one row for each column returned by the table-valued functions accessible to the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.ROUTINES
--Contains one row for each stored procedure and function accessible to the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.SCHEMATA
--Contains one row for each database that has permissions for the current user.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS
--Contains one row for each table constraint in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.TABLE_PRIVILEGES
--Contains one row for each table privilege granted to or by the current user in the current database.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.TABLES
--Contains one row for each table in the current database for which the current user has permissions.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.VIEW_COLUMN_USAGE
--Contains one row for each column, in the current database, used in a view definition.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.VIEW_TABLE_USAGE
--Contains one row for each table, in the current database, used in a view.

SELECT * FROM Information_Schema.VIEWS
--Contains one row for views accessible to the current user in the current database.

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