SQL catalog reporting and querying

To review the current contents of the SQL catalog you can query the catalog directly or you can use CCACATREPT, the SQL catalog reporting utility. This topic describes CCACATREPT and the queriable views of the SQL catalog.

SQL catalog reporting with CCACATREPT

The CCACATREPT subsystem is a reporting mechanism for data in the CCACAT SQL catalog file. CCACATREPT is a menu-driven utility that produces both online and printed output. With CCACATREPT you can produce a report that provides information about all SQL objects defined in the SQL catalog.

Catalog administrators can compare the CCACATREPT output to the Model 204 file data to determine the updates they need to make to the SQL catalog to obtain consistency with the file. They can modify the report's generated DDL and use it to repopulate the SQL catalog. SQL application programmers and SQL users can use the output to verify valid table, view, column names and column attributes.

This section describes the CCACATREPT menu and provides examples of each of the output formats. CCACATREPT produces the following types of online and printed output:

• File of valid DDL syntax, which you can use to rebuild the catalog
• Fixed format report of a table or view
• Privilege report by table or view name
• Privilege report by user

As an Application Subsystem utility, CCACATREPT is subject to typical Application Subsystem security, as described in System requirements for Application Subsystems. This is the case whether you are accessing CCACATREPT directly from your Model 204 command line as described on this page, or whether you are accessing from the RKTools main menu or the RKWeb interface. RKWeb uses Janus Web Legacy Support to serve facsimiles of the screens described on this page.

Logging in

Before you can log in to CCACATREPT, the CCACATREPT subsystem must already have been started with the Model 204 START SUBSYSTEM command. If you access CCACATREPT from the RKWeb interface, this command is probably already issued as part of the recommended set up for RKWeb.

To log in to CCACATREPT, at your Model 204 Online prompt enter CCACATREPT and press Enter.

The CCACATREPT Main Menu is displayed.

CCACATREPT Main Menu

The Main Menu of CCACATREPT in the following figure displays the four output formats, their input parameters, and their output destination options.

CCACATREPT Main Menu

Using the CCACATREPT panel

After you make final panel field selections and generate a report, CCACATREPT redisplays the panel with those selections.

You can enter an asterisk (*) in an input area to select all the items of a particular category.

The command line (===>) is at the bottom of the panel. Use the command line to enter commands in lieu of PF keys. The minimum abbreviation for a command is generally the first three characters, for example, REF for REFresh. The minimum abbreviation appears in capital letters in the PF key display area.

The PF keys of the CCACATREPT main menu are described in the following table. In the RKWeb display, comparable buttons replace the PF keys.

CCACATREPT main menu PF keys

Key	Explanation
PF1 = HELp	You can access either general help information for the panel or additional individual panel field help information. To access general help information for this panel: Place the cursor under the input area of any panel field except Schema Name, Authorization ID, Table/View Name, or Grantee, and press PF1. To access individual panel field help information: Place the cursor under the input area of Schema Name, Authorization ID, Table/View Name, or Grantee, and press PF1. The current set of values in the SQL catalog for this field is displayed. If you select one of these values by entering any character on the line to the left of the value, it is returned to the input area of the field in question.
PF2 = REFresh	Refresh the screen, and do not process the current data on the screen. The refreshed screen appears as it does when you first entered the panel.
PF3 = QUIt	Exit from CCACATREPT. Entries are not saved when you use PF3.

Selection field

Using the Selection field you can generate output from any of the four reports numbered one through four on the menu. Enter an integer from 1 through 4, corresponding to the reports numbered on the menu. The report number you choose determines the input parameter fields. Your must supply one of the values that are listed below the Selection field. The report input parameter fields are followed by a specification in parentheses of the reports for which a value is required.

If you supply a value for a report that does not require it, you receive an error message asking you to remove your incorrect value.

Schema Name field

You must specify an entry in this field if you entered 1, 2, or 3 in the Selection field. Enter the name of a specific schema or enter an asterisk (*) for all schemas.

If your Selection field entry requires an entry for this field and you do not enter a value, by default CCACATREPT outputs all schemas.

Authorization ID field

You must specify an entry in this field if you entered 1 or 2 in the Selection field. Enter the name of a specific authorization ID or enter an asterisk (*) for all authorization IDs.

If your Selection field entry requires an entry for this field and you do not enter a value, by default CCACATREPT outputs all authorization IDs.

Table/View Name field

You must specify an entry in this field if you entered 1, 2, or 3 in the Selection field. Enter the name of a specific table or view to be reported or enter an asterisk (*) for all tables and views.

If your Selection field entry requires an entry for this field and you do not enter a value, by default CCACATREPT outputs all tables and views.

DDL Statement Type(s) field

You must specify an entry in this field if you entered 1 in the Selection field. The output from Selection 1 is standard SQL DDL generated from the Model 204 SQL catalog. In the DDL Statement Type(s) field, you identify the DDL statement types to be generated.

Select one or more of the following identifiers:

Identifier	Statement generated
T	CREATE TABLE
V	CREATE VIEW
G	GRANT
T, V, or G	CREATE SCHEMA or SET SCHEMA CREATE TABLE, CREATE VIEW, and GRANT

If your Selection field entry requires an entry for this field and you do not enter a value, by default CCACATREPT outputs all the DDL.

Grantee field

You must specify an entry in this field if you entered 4 in the Selection field. Enter the SQL identifier of a specific grantee to be reported or enter an asterisk (*) for all grantees. Privileges granted to PUBLIC are always reported.

If your Selection field entry requires an entry for this field and you do not enter a value, by default CCACATREPT outputs privileges for all grantees.

"USE" Command Arg

Use this field to route output to a destination other than to the terminal. The character string you enter in this field becomes the Model 204 USE command argument that identifies the output destination device.
You can enter any USE command argument that is valid in your operating environment, for example, PRINTER FOO or $PRINT *.

You can route your output to a file. Either dynamically allocate or have your system manager define or allocate an output file prior to your using it from CCACATREPT. For best results under z/OS (and comparably for VM and VSE), make sure that the following are specified in the DD statement or ALLOCATE command for the output file (data set):

• DD name begins with OUT.
• DISP=MOD, if you intend to generate multiple reports before processing the output file
• RECFM=FS, to prevent the printing to the file of carriage control characters
• LRECL=80, to facilitate the reading of the file by CVI or other DDL utility

For more information about the USE command, see USE command: Directing output.

Report Selection 1: Generate DDL

The first reporting option on the Main Menu is to generate the SQL DDL from the existing SQL catalog (CCACAT file) data. This DDL is output in valid SQL syntax that you can use to rebuild the catalog. You can also use it to report the existing catalog data in a standard format familiar to SQL users.

Note: Currently the CCACATREPT subsystem does not generate DDL statement delimiters. However, semicolons are required by the CVI utility. You can add delimiters by hand or use another SQL utility that does not require DDL delimiters. The Connect★ ODBC unsupported utilities, DDLWIN and CLIIVP, are examples of utilities which accept DDL input lines without delimiters.

Specifying report input parameters

The required input parameters are described in the following table.

Required parameter	Enter...
Schema Name	Specific name, or asterisk (*)
Authorization ID	Specific ID, or asterisk (*)
Table/View Name	Specific name, or asterisk (*)
DDL Statement Types	String of identifiers for the DDL statement types to be generated. Enter one or more of the following options, without commas or spaces: T=Table V=View G=Grant

Report input parameter examples

The following examples describe how the report input parameters are used.

Example 1

Specifying the parameters in this example produces CREATE SCHEMA, CREATE TABLE, CREATE VIEW, and GRANT DDL statements for all CCACAT objects.

Schema Name = * Authorization ID = * Table/View Name = * DDL Statement Types = tvg

Example 2

Specifying the parameters in this example produces SET SCHEMA and CREATE TABLE DDL statements for all tables with the authorization ID of USERxxx.

Schema Name = * Authorization ID = userxxx Table/View Name = * DDL Statement Types = t

Example 3

Specifying the parameters in this example produces SET SCHEMA, CREATE TABLE, and GRANT DDL statements for the table USERxxx.CLIENTS.

Schema Name = * Authorization ID = userxxx Table/View Name = clients DDL Statement Types = tg

Ordering the DDL output

The format of the DDL generated by this report option is the same as that generated by the TSF.

To set the schema context, CCACATREPT always places the CREATE SCHEMA or SET SCHEMA statement before the rest of the generated DDL. If you plan to process the generated DDL against the SQL catalog, you might have to change CREATE SCHEMA to SET SCHEMA, because issuing CREATE SCHEMA for a schema that already exists is an error.

For more information about creating schemas, changing the default schema context, and SQL DDL statement processing, see Setting the schema and user context.

You must order statements correctly to avoid forward referencing problems when the generated DDL is processed. For example, a view of a view must reference an already created view. The generated DDL sort order follows:

1. Schemas in the order that they were originally input into the SQL catalog.
2. Within a schema, all base and parent tables in alphanumeric order, followed by all nested tables in alphanumeric order. Privileges (GRANT statements) for each table follow that table.
3. Views follow tables. They are in the order that they were originally input into the SQL catalog. GRANT statements for each view follow that view.
4. Grants are ordered by privilege, column name, GRANT statement option, and grantee.

Sample of generated DDL

The sample DDL stream in the following figure is generated by the following input parameter specifications:

Schema Name = demo Authorization ID = * Table/View Name = clients DDL Statement Types = tvg

Sample DDL output

SET SCHEMA DEMO CREATE TABLE CLIENTS ( ADDRESS CHAR(40), AGENT CHAR(20), ANNIV_DATE SYSNAME 'ANNIV DATE' INT, CITY CHAR(20), DATE_OF_BIRTH SYSNAME 'DATE OF BIRTH' INT, DRIVER_ID SYSNAME 'DRIVER ID' INT, FULLNAME CHAR(40) NOT NULL, MARITAL_STATUS SYSNAME 'MARITAL STATUS' CHAR(15), POLICY_NO SYSNAME 'POLICY NO' CHAR(6) NOT NULL, POLICYHOLDER CHAR(40), RECTYPE CHAR(15) NOT NULL, RESTRICTIONS CHAR(255), SEX CHAR(1), STATE CHAR(25), TOTAL_PREMIUM SYSNAME 'TOTAL PREMIUM' INT, ZIP CHAR(9), PID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY SYSTEM) -- GRANT STATEMENTS FOR TABLE: CLIENTS GRANT DELETE ON CLIENTS TO PUBLIC GRANT INSERT ON CLIENTS TO PUBLIC GRANT SELECT ON CLIENTS TO PUBLIC GRANT UPDATE ON CLIENTS TO PUBLIC

Report Selection 2: Formatted Table/View report

The Formatted Table/View report has a fixed format that provides the same information as the DDL generation report (except for granted privilege information), but in a different format.

Report input parameters

Input parameters for the report are:

• Specific schema name, or asterisk (*)
• Specific authorization ID, or asterisk (*)
• Specific table or view name, or asterisk (*)

Contents of the report

The report provides the following information for tables (see Sample report):

• Name of the SQL table
• Column names in the table
• SQL attributes of table columns
• Column names making up any multi-column unique columns
• Name of the corresponding Model 204 file
• Name of the corresponding Model 204 field
• Authorization ID

Note: The report does not provide information about views that reference a given table.

The report provides the following information for views:

• Name of the SQL view
• View definition text

Sample report

In the following figure, the sample output is generated by the following input parameter specifications:

Schema Name = demo Authorization ID = userxxx Table/View Name = clients

The output is a formatted table/view report of the DEMO.CLIENTS table.

Sample Table/View report

18 NOV 09 SQL SCHEMA, TABLE, VIEW REPORT SCHEMA: DEMO AUTHORIZATION: USERXXX TABLE: CLIENTS TABLE-TYPE: PARENT PRIMARY-KEY: PID M204-FILE: CLIENTS SQL-COLUMN-NAME DATA-TYPE NULL UNQ MODEL-204-FIELD-NAME ADDRESS CHAR(40) Y N ADDRESS AGENT CHAR(20) Y N AGENT ANNIV_DATE INT Y N ANNIV DATE CITY CHAR(20) Y N CITY DATE_OF_BIRTH INT Y N DATE OF BIRTH DRIVER_ID INT Y N DRIVER ID FULLNAME CHAR(40) N N FULLNAME MARITAL_STATUS CHAR(15) Y N MARITAL STATUS POLICY_NO CHAR(6) N N POLICY NO POLICYHOLDER CHAR(40) Y N POLICYHOLDER RECTYPE CHAR(15) N N RECTYPE RESTRICTIONS CHAR(255) Y N RESTRICTIONS SEX CHAR(1) Y N SEX STATE CHAR(25) Y N STATE TOTAL_PREMIUM INT Y N TOTAL PREMIUM ZIP CHAR(9) Y N ZIP PID INT N Y PID

Report Selection 3: Privilege report by table/view

The Privilege report by table/view displays the DML update privileges for each table and view indicated by your input parameter specification. The update operations permitted per table and view, including WITH GRANT OPTION, are displayed for each grantee and for grants to PUBLIC.

The report has a fixed format. The sort order is by object name (schema name and table or view name), within that by grantee, and within that by column name, if applicable.

Report input parameters

Input parameters for the report are:

• Specific schema name, or asterisk (*)
• Specific table or view name, or asterisk (*)

Report display fields

The following table lists the report display fields and their meanings.

Privilege report by table/view display fields

Field	Meaning
TABLE/VIEW	Name of the table or view for which indicated privileges are valid.
GRANTEE	User ID for which the privileges are granted.
SEL	If X, privilege to issue DML SELECT statement. If blank, no such privilege.
INS	If X, privilege to issue DML INSERT statement. If blank, no such privilege.
DEL	If X, privilege to issue DML DELETE statement. If blank, no such privilege.
UPD	If X, privilege to issue DML UPDATE statement. If blank, no such privilege.
OPT	If Y, option to grant this privilege to others. If N, no such privilege.
COLUMN-NAME	For UPDATE only, specific columns for which the privilege is granted. Asterisk (*) means all columns.

Sample Privilege Report by table and view

The sample output in the following figure is generated by the following input parameter specifications:

Schema Name = demo Table/View Name = *

The output is a privilege report for all the tables and views in the DEMO schema.

Sample Privilege Report by table/view

18 NOV 09 SQL PRIVILEGE REPORT -- BY TABLE/VIEW PAGE: 1 TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.ACCIDENTS GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.CLAIMS03 GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.CLIENTS GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.DRIVERS GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X N X N X N X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.INSURED_VINS GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.OTHER_DRIVER GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.POLICIES GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X N X N X N X Y TABLE/VIEW: DEMO.VEHICLES GRANTEE SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME PUBLIC X N X N X N X N USERXXX X Y X Y X Y X Y 18 NOV 09 SQL PRIVILEGE REPORT -- BY TABLE/VIEW PAGE: 2

Report Selection 4: Privilege report by grantee

The Privilege report by grantee displays the DML update privileges for each grantee indicated by your input parameter specification. The update operations permitted, including WITH GRANT OPTION, are displayed for each table or view. Privileges granted to PUBLIC are displayed under GRANTEE=PUBLIC.

The report has a fixed format. The sort order is by grantee, within that by object name (schema name and table or view name), and within that by column name, if applicable.

Report input parameter

The required input parameter for the report is: Specific grantee (or *).

Report display fields

The report display fields have the same meanings as those for Privilege report by table/view display fields.

Sample report

A sample of this report appears in the following figure, generated by the following input parameter specification:

Grantee = userxxx

The output is a report of all the privileges granted to USERXXX or to PUBLIC.

Sample Privilege report by grantee

18 NOV 09 SQL PRIVILEGE REPORT -- BY GRANTEE PAGE: 1 GRANTEE: PUBLIC TABLE/VIEW SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME DEMO.ACCIDENTS X N X N X N X N DEMO.CLAIMS03 X N X N X N X N DEMO.CLIENTS X N X N X N X N DEMO.DRIVERS X N X N X N X N DEMO.INSURED_VINS X N X N X N X N DEMO.OTHER_DRIVER X N X N X N X N DEMO.POLICIES X N X N X N X N DEMO.VEHICLES X N X N X N X N GRANTEE: USERXXX TABLE/VIEW SEL-OPT INS-OPT DEL-OPT UPD-OPT COLUMN-NAME DEMO.ACCIDENTS X Y X Y X Y X Y DEMO.CLAIMS03 X Y X Y X Y X Y DEMO.CLIENTS X Y X Y X Y X Y DEMO.DRIVERS X N X N X N X Y DEMO.INSURED_VINS X Y X Y X Y X Y DEMO.OTHER_DRIVER X Y X Y X Y X Y DEMO.POLICIES X N X N X N X Y DEMO.VEHICLES X Y X Y X Y X Y

Querying the SQL catalog

You can directly query the Model 204 SQL catalog to obtain information about the current catalog definitions. Any authorized SQL user can access (but not update) any of 18 views of the catalog contents. You use a normal SQL query and devise your own report format for information from the catalog views.

The SQL catalog contains a schema named CATALOG that is comprised of the views of the catalog contents. The views are defined by SQL object. For example, the schemas view in CATALOG contains all the schemas in the catalog by name and by authorization ID.

The CATALOG views are listed here and described individually in the rest of this section.

SCHEMAS (or SCHEMATA) TABLES TABLE_COLUMNS COLUMNS (for tables and views) VIEWS TABLE_CONSTRAINTS KEY_COLUMN_USAGE TABLE_PRIVILEGES COLUMN_PRIVILEGES ODBC_TYPES ODBC_SCALES CONST ODBC_COLUMNS ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS ODBC_TABLES ODBC_TABLE_STATS ODBC_KEY_STATS ODBC_STATISTICS

Querying a CATALOG view

Authorized Model 204 SQL users can query any of the CATALOG views like any other SQL object. However, the views display to you only the SQL objects or information that you have the authority to see or that are granted to PUBLIC.

For example, USERXXX issues the following query against the Model 204 demonstration database:

SELECT * FROM CATALOG.TABLES

The result is a display of information about the tables USERXXX has the authority to select or update. The query's output is shown in the following figure. The format of the output depends on your application and is your responsibility.

The CATALOG.TABLES columns (described in TABLES view), ordered from left to right, are:

TABLE_CATALOG, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, FILE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE, COLUMN_CARDINALITY, PRIMARY_KEY, SYSTEM_KEY, PARENT_TABLE_NAME, TIMESTAMP

This is the default display order, which derives from the order of the columns in the individual CATALOG view definition.

SELECT * from CATALOG.TABLES

CCACAT	CATALOG	SCHEMAS		V	4		4		19920911000004
CCACAT	CATALOG	TABLES		V	10		10		19920911000007
CCACAT	CATALOG	TABLE_COLUMNS		V	11		11		19920911000010
CCACAT	CATALOG	COLUMNS		V	8		8		19920911000000
CCACAT	CATALOG	VIEWS		V	6		6		19920911000016
CCACAT	CATALOG	TABLE_CONSTRAINTS		V	6		6		19920911000019
CCACAT	CATALOG	KEY_COLUMN_USAGE		V	5		5		19920911000022
CCACAT	CATALOG	TABLE_PRIVILEGES		V	8		8		19920911000025
CCACAT	CATALOG	COLUMN_PRIVILEGES		V	9		9		19920911000028
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_TYPES		V			16		19981201142400
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_SCALES		V			2		19981201142400
CCACAT	CATALOG	CONST		V			9		19981201142400
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_COLUMNS		V			17		19981201142400
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS		V			10		19981201142400
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_TABLES		V			5		19981201142401
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_TABLE_STATS		V			12		19981201142401
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_KEY_STATS		V			12		19981201142401
CCACAT	CATALOG	ODBC_STATISTICS		V			12		19981201142401
CCACAT	USERXXX	DRIVERS		V	9				19921117183249
CCACAT	USERXXX	POLICIES		V	9				19921117183250
CCACAT	USERXXX	CLIENTS	CLIENTS	T	17	PID	1		19921117183251
CCACAT	USERXXX	ACCIDENTS	CLIENTS	T	3	PID	1	CLIENTS	19921117183253
CCACAT	USERXXX	INSURED_VINS	CLIENTS	T	2	PID	1	CLIENTS	19921117183254
CCACAT	USERXXX	VEHICLES	VEHICLES	T	19	VIN	0	CLIENTS	19921117183254
CCACAT	USERXXX	OTHER_DRIVER	VEHICLES	T	2	VIN	0	VEHICLES	19921117183256
CCACAT	USERXXX	CLAIMS03	CLAIMS03	T	13	VIN	0	VEHICLES	19921117183258

The output in the previous figure is from two schemas: CATALOG and USERXXX. The CATALOG schema contains the 18 views that describe the catalog contents and is granted to PUBLIC. You can limit the output to the tables in schema USERXXX by using the following SELECT statement:

SELECT * FROM CATALOG.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='USERXXX'

You can list specific columns for display instead of using SELECT *. For example, the following statement results in the same display as that in the previous figure:

SELECT TABLE_CATALOG, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, FILE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE, COLUMN_CARDINALITY, PRIMARY_KEY, SYSTEM_KEY, PARENT_TABLE_NAME, TIMESTAMP FROM CATALOG.TABLES

The output in the previous figure is grouped by schema, because that is how the DDL used to populate the SQL catalog was organized. An unqualified SQL catalog query returns data chronologically in the order in which the SQL objects were defined or updated in the SQL catalog. As new tables are added to which USERXXX is granted access, this convenient grouping is likely to be lost.

You can ensure that your output is appropriately ordered by sorting the rows by column value with the ORDER BY clause. For example, the following statement sorts the query output by table name, as shown in the following figure:

SELECT * FROM CATALOG.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='USERXXX' ORDER BY TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME

SELECT * with ORDER BY from CATALOG.TABLES

CCACAT	USERXXX	ACCIDENTS	CLIENTS	T	3	PID	1	CLIENTS	19921117183253
CCACAT	USERXXX	CLAIMS03	CLAIMS03	T	13	VIN	0	VEHICLES	19921117183258
CCACAT	USERXXX	CLIENTS	CLIENTS	T	17	PID	1		19921117183251
CCACAT	USERXXX	DRIVERS		V	9				19921117183249
CCACAT	USERXXX	INSURED_VINS	CLIENTS	T	2	PID	1	CLIENTS	19921117183254
CCACAT	USERXXX	OTHER_DRIVER	VEHICLES	T	2	VIN	0	VEHICLES	19921117183256
CCACAT	USERXXX	POLICIES		V	9				19921117183250
CCACAT	USERXXX	VEHICLES	VEHICLES	T	19	VIN	0	CLIENTS	19921117183254

Rules for CATALOG queries

• A query against a table that does not exist returns an empty result.
• A query against a table that you do not have the authority to access returns an empty result.
• You cannot issue update SQL DML against the CATALOG views.

SCHEMAS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.SCHEMAS view columns and their descriptions. This view contains a row of identifying information for each schema whose authorization ID is your login ID.

SCHEMATA is an alias for SCHEMAS. You can query either SCHEMAS or SCHEMATA.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

SCHEMAS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
SCHEMA_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog where the schema is cataloged (CCACAT)
SCHEMA_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema
SCHEMA_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Authorization ID of the owner of the schema
TIMESTAMP	CHAR(14)	Greenwich mean time when the schema description was cataloged

TABLES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.TABLES view columns and their descriptions. This view contains a row of descriptive information for each table or view you have the authority to access.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

TABLES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table
FILE_NAME	CHAR(8)	Name of the Model 204 file to which the table maps
TABLE_TYPE	CHAR(1)	Type of table: either T (table), or V (view)
COLUMN_CARDINALITY	INTEGER	Number of columns defined in the table being described
PRIMARY_KEY	CHAR(18)	Name of any primary or nested key column; otherwise, null
SYSTEM_KEY	CHAR(1)	0 if the primary or nested key column is not system-generated 1 if the primary or nested key column is system-generated null if there is no primary or nested key
PARENT_TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of parent table if the table is nested; otherwise, null
TIMESTAMP	CHAR(14)	Greenwich mean time when the table description was cataloged

TABLE_COLUMNS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.TABLE_COLUMNS view columns and their descriptions. This view contains a row of column definition information for each column in each base or nested table you have the authority to access. The TABLE_COLUMNS view contains column definition information not contained in the COLUMNS view, for example, the name of the Model 204 field to which the column maps.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

TABLE_COLUMNS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the column
FIELD_NAME	CHAR(255)	Name of the Model 204 field to which the column maps
NUMERIC_PRECISION	INTEGER	Maximum numeric precision of the column values
NUMERIC_SCALE	INTEGER	Numeric scale of the column values
CHAR_MAX_LENGTH	INTEGER	Maximum length of string values, if the column data type is CHAR; otherwise, zero
DATA_TYPE	CHAR(10)	SQL data type of the column (not the Model 204 field attribute)
NULL_ALLOWED	CHAR(1)	1, if NULL values are allowed for the column; otherwise, 0
COL_UNIQUE	CHAR(1)	1, if the values in the column are unique; otherwise, 0

COLUMNS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.COLUMNS view columns and their descriptions. The COLUMNS view contains a row of column definition information for each column in each base table, nested table, or view you have the authority to access.

Column information for views is limited to the column name. For more view column attribute information, query the TABLE_COLUMNS view for the base tables referenced in the view definition FROM clause.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

COLUMNS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the column's table is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the column's table or view belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the column's table or view
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the column
NUMERIC_PRECISION	INTEGER	Table columns: maximum numeric precision of the table column values View columns: 0 (not stored)
NUMERIC_SCALE	INTEGER	Table columns: numeric scale of the column values View columns: 0 (not stored)
CHAR_MAX_LENGTH	INTEGER	Table columns: maximum length of string values, if the column data type is CHAR; otherwise, zero View columns: 0 (not stored)
DATA_TYPE	CHAR(10)	Table columns: SQL data type of the column (derived for views from the corresponding columns in the underlying base tables) View columns: UNAVAIL (not stored)

VIEWS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.VIEWS view columns and their descriptions. The VIEWS view contains a row of information including the view definition for each view you have the authority to access.

Except for the view definition, CATALOG.VIEWS does not provide information about tables or columns referenced by views you have the authority to access.

If a view definition has more than 255 characters, it is continued in the VIEW_DEFINITION column on one or more additional rows. Except for the view definition, the column values in these extra rows duplicate those in the row with the beginning of the view definition.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

VIEWS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the view is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the view belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the view
VIEW_DEFINITION	CHAR(255)	The view definition source string without the CREATE VIEW viewname phrase. You might want to include TABLE_SCHEMA and TABLE_NAME in your query to help identify the view definition output.
CHECK_OPTION	CHAR(1)	1, if WITH CHECK OPTION clause is present in the view definition; otherwise, 0
UPDATABLE	CHAR(1)	1, if data may be inserted, deleted, or updated through this view; otherwise, 0

TABLE_CONSTRAINTS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS view columns and their descriptions. The TABLE_CONSTRAINTS view contains a row of information for each multi-column unique constraint in a base table you have the authority to access.

This view displays only multi-column unique constraints; primary key and foreign key constraints are not displayed. The names of the columns participating in each multi-column unique key are displayed in the KEY_COLUMN_USAGE view.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

TABLE_CONSTRAINTS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
CONSTRAINT_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the constraint table is cataloged (CCACAT)
CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the constraint table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table in which the constraint was defined
CONSTRAINT_FIELD	CHAR(255)	Name of the UNIQUE Model 204 field that is used to generate the Model 204 index and constraints
CONSTRAINT_TYPE	CHAR(1)	U, for unique
TIMESTAMP	CHAR(14)	Greenwich mean time when the table constraint was cataloged

KEY_COLUMN_USAGE view

The following table lists the CATALOG.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE view columns and their descriptions. The KEY_COLUMN_USAGE view contains a row of information for each multicolumn unique constraint in each base table you have the authority to access. The information includes the name of each column participating in a multicolumn unique key.

This view is only for columns that participate in multicolumn unique constraints; primary key and foreign key constraints are not displayed.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

KEY_COLUMN_USAGE view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
CONSTRAINT_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the constraint table is cataloged (CCACAT)
CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the constraint table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table in which the constraint is defined
CONSTRAINT_FIELD	CHAR(255)	Name of the UNIQUE Model 204 field that is used to generate Model 204 index and constraints
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of a column that participates in a multicolumn constraint; one row is returned for each column used in a multicolumn unique key

TABLE_PRIVILEGES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.TABLE_PRIVILEGES view columns and their descriptions. The TABLE_PRIVILEGES view contains a row for each table and view for which you have or have granted a DML update privilege.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

TABLE_PRIVILEGES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
GRANTOR	CHAR(18)	Authorization ID of the user giving the privilege
GRANTEE	CHAR(18)	Authorization ID, which may be PUBLIC (all users), of the user given the privilege
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table or view is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the table or view belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table or view
PRIVILEGE	CHAR(6)	Type of privilege: SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE
GRANTABLE	CHAR(1)	1, if the privilege includes WITH GRANT OPTION; otherwise, 0
TIMESTAMP	CHAR(14)	Greenwich mean time when the table privilege was cataloged

COLUMN_PRIVILEGES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES view columns and their descriptions. The COLUMN_PRIVILEGES view contains a row for each DML update privilege you have or have granted for a column.

The top-to-bottom order of the columns in the following table is the left-to-right order of the columns in each row of output you receive from an unqualified SELECT * query against the view.

COLUMN_PRIVILEGES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
GRANTOR	CHAR(18)	Authorization ID of the user giving the privilege
GRANTEE	CHAR(18)	Authorization ID, which may be PUBLIC (all users), of the user given the privilege
TABLE_CATALOG	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table or view is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_SCHEMA	CHAR(18)	Name of the schema to which the table or view belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table or view
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of a column from the list of columns for which update privilege is granted; one row is returned for each such column
PRIVILEGE	CHAR(6)	Type of privilege: SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE
GRANTABLE	CHAR(1)	1, if the privilege includes WITH GRANT OPTION; otherwise, 0
TIMESTAMP	CHAR(14)	Greenwich mean time when the column privilege was cataloged

ODBC_TYPES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_TYPES and their descriptions. The ODBC_TYPES view contains a row of information for each discrete data type supported by the Connect★ drivers.

ODBC_TYPES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TYPE_NAME	CHAR(16)	Name of a data type that can be used for defining columns to be accessed through ODBC
DATA_TYPE	CHAR(15)	Data type code number for the data type, as specified in the ODBC API
PRECISION_VAL	INTEGER(4)	Maximum precision for this data type. 0 is returned, if precision is not applicable
LITERAL_PREFIX	CHAR(1)	Character used to prefix a literal. For example, a single quotation mark (') is used for CHAR data type literals
LITERAL_SUFFIX	CHAR(1)	Character used to terminate a literal, for example, a single quotation mark (') is used to terminal a CHAR data type literal
CREATE_PARAMS	CHAR(15)	Description of the creation parameters for this data type. For example, LENGTH is specified for a CHAR data type
NULLABLE	SMALLINT(2)	Flag indicating whether columns with this data type are nullable 1 indicates yes 0 means null not allowed
CASE_SENSITIVE	SMALLINT(2)	1 means columns of this type are case sensitive 0 means they are not
SEARCHABLE	SMALLINT(2)	2 means columns of this type can be used in a WHERE clause on a SELECT, except with LIKE 3 means they can be used also with LIKE
UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE	SMALLINT	1 means the data type is unsigned; 0 means it is signed
MONEY	SMALLINT(2)	1 means a monetary data type; 0 means it is not
AUTO_INCREMENT	SMALLINT(2)	1 means columns of this type are automatically incremented (set to a unique value when a new row is inserted) 0 means they are not automatically incremented
LOCAL_TYPE_NAME	CHAR(10)	Localized name for this data type on this data source that is different from the standard data type name
RADIX	SMALLINT(2)	Number base used for showing numeric values for this data type; for example, 10 means that decimal values are shown
MINIMUM_SCALE	SMALLINT(2)	Minimum scale associated with this data type
MAXIMUM_SCALE	SMALLINT(2)	Maximum scale associated with this data type

ODBC_SCALES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_SCALES view columns and their descriptions.

ODBC_SCALES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
CHAR_SCALE	CHAR(4)
ODBC_SCALE	SMALLINT(2)

CONST view

The following table lists the CATALOG.CONST view columns and their descriptions.

CONST view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
DOUBLE_NULL	DOUBLE PRECISION(8)
INTEGER_NULL	INTEGER(4)
REAL_NULL	REAL(4)
SMALLINT_NULL	SMALLINT(2)
CHAR1_NULL	CHAR(1)
CHAR12_NULL	CHAR(12)
CHAR18_NULL	CHAR(18)
CHAR128_NULL	CHAR(128)
CHAR255_NULL	CHAR(255)

ODBC_COLUMNS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_COLUMNS view columns and their description. The ODBC_COLUMNS view contains a row of information for each discrete column defined to a catalogued table, and describes the type of data that can be held in that column.

ODBC_COLUMNS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the column's table is catalogued (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the column's table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table containing the column
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the column
DATA_TYPE	SMALLINT(2)	Integer code for the data type that is defined for this column (as described in the ODBC_TYPES view)
TYPE_NAME	CHAR(16)	Name of the data type used for this column
PRECISION_VAL	INTEGER(4)	Maximum number of significant digits available for values for this column
LENGTH	INTEGER(4)	Length in bytes of the data type used for this column
SCALE	CHAR(4)	Number of digits available to the right of the decimal point for values for this column
RADIX	SMALLINT(2)	The number base used for numerical values for this column. 10 indicates decimal values.
NULLABLE	SMALLINT(2)	1 means NULLS ALLOWED for this column. 0 means NULLS are not allowed.
REMARKS	CHAR(254)	General remarks on the column
TABLE_TYPE	CHAR(14)	Either TABLE for a base table, or VIEW, for a view defined against a table
SCOPE	SMALLINT(2)
PRIMARY_KEY	CHAR(18)	The primary key for the column's table, if this table is a parent table
PARENT_TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	The parent table name, if the column's table is a nested table
SYSTEM_KEY	CHAR(1)	The name of the system generated key used as a unique identifier, if the column's table is a parent table.
NON_UNIQUE
TYPE_CODE
SEQ_IN_INDEX

ODBC_TABLES view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_TABLES view columns and their descriptions. The ODBC_TABLES view contains a row of information for each discrete catalogued table or view.

ODBC_TABLES view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is catalogued (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table or view
TABLE_TYPE	CHAR(12)	Either TABLE for base table or VIEW for a view defined against a table
REMARKS	CHAR(254)	General notes on the table

ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS view columns and their descriptions. The ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS view contains a row of information for each discrete column that is used to uniquely identify rows within a table. This view may also be used to show other specialized columns in the future.

ODBC_SPECIAL_COLS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the column's table is catalogued (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the column's table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table containing the specialized column
SCOPE	SMALLINT(2)
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the specialized column. Typically this will be the name of the primary key of a parent table
DATA_TYPE	SMALLINT(2)	Integer code for the data type that is defined for this column (as described in the ODBC_TYPES view).
TYPE_NAME	CHAR(16)	Name of the data type used for this column
PRECISION_VAL	INTEGER(4)	Maximum number of significant digits available for values for this column
LENGTH	INTEGER(4)	Length in bytes of the data type used for this column
SCALE	SMALLINT(2)	Number of digits available to the right of the decimal point for values for this column

ODBC_TABLE_STATS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_TABLE_STATS view columns and their descriptions. The ODBC_TABLE_STATS view contains a row of information for each discrete catalogued table or view.

ODBC_TABLE_STATS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is catalogues (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of the table or view
NON_UNIQUE	SMALLINT(2)
INDEX_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)
INDEX_NAME	CHAR(18)
TYPE_CODE	SMALLINT(2)
SEQ_IN_INDEX	SMALLINT(2)
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)
COLLATION	CHAR(1)
CARDINALITY	INTEGER(4)
PAGES	INTEGER(4)

ODBC_KEY_STATS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_KEY_STATS view columns and their descriptions.

ODBC_KEY_STATS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is cataloged (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(181)	Name of the table
NON_UNIQUE	SMALLINT(2)	1 means there is no unique identifier for row in the table. 0 means there is a unique identifier.
INDEX_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)
INDEX_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of primary index for the table, if the table is a parent table
TYPE_CODE	SMALLINT(2)	Type of index
SEQ_IN_INDEX	SMALLINT(2)
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of column used as primary index for the table
COLLATION	CHAR(1)	Collation sequence for rows in the table. A = ascending D = descending ' ' = not applicable
CARDINALITY	INTEGER(4)	Number of rows in the table, or unique values in the primary index
PAGES	INTEGER(4)	Number of pages used to store the index or table.

ODBC_STATISTICS view

The following table lists the CATALOG.ODBC_STATISTICS view columns and their descriptions. The ODBC_STATISTICS view contains a row of information for each discrete catalogued table or view, and is used to return statistics about the table and its indexes.

ODBC_STATISTICS view columns

Column name	Data type	Description
TABLE_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)	Name of the catalog in which the table is catalogued (CCACAT)
TABLE_OWNER	CHAR(18)	Name of the owning schema (or ID) to which the table belongs
TABLE_NAME	CHAR(180)	Name of the table or view
NON_UNIQUE	SMALLINT(2)	1 means there is no unique identifier for row in the table or view. 0 means there is a unique identifier.
INDEX_QUALIFIER	CHAR(18)
INDEX_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of primary index for the table, if the table is a parent table
TYPE_CODE	SMALLINT(2)	Type of index
SEQ_IN_INDEX	SMALLINT(2)
COLUMN_NAME	CHAR(18)	Name of column used as primary index for the table
COLLATION	CHAR(1)	Collation sequence for rows in the table. A = ascending D = descending ' ' = not applicable
CARDINALITY	INTEGER(4)	Number of rows in the table, or unique values in the primary index
PAGES	INTEGER(4)	Number of pages used to store the index or table.

See also

• SQL Server overview
• SQL Server installation
• SQL catalog
• SQL representation of Model 204 data
• SQL Data Definition Language (DDL)
• SQL DDL from the Table Specification Facility
• SQL catalog reporting and querying
• SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML)
• SQL DDL syntax
• SQL reserved words
• SQL DDL mapping of the demonstration database