Contains a row for each dependency on a referenced entity as referenced in the Transact-SQL expression or statements that define some other referencing object.
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This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use sys.sql_expression_dependencies instead.
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Column name
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Data type
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Description
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class
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tinyint
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Identifies the class of the referenced entity:
0 = Object or column (non-schema-bound references only)
1 = Object or column (schema-bound references)
2 = Types (schema-bound references)
3 = XML Schema collections (schema-bound references)
4 = Partition function (schema-bound references)
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class_desc
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nvarchar(60)
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Description of class of referenced entity:
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OBJECT_OR_COLUMN_REFERENCE_NON_SCHEMA_BOUND
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OBJECT_OR_COLUMN_REFERENCE_SCHEMA_BOUND
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TYPE_REFERENCE
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XML_SCHEMA_COLLECTION_REFERENCE
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PARTITION_FUNCTION_REFERENCE
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object_id
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int
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ID of the referencing object.
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column_id
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int
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If the referencing ID is a column, ID of referencing column; otherwise, 0.
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referenced_major_id
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int
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ID of the referenced entity, interpreted by value of class, according to:
0, 1 = Object ID of object or column.
2 = Type ID.
3 = XML Schema collection ID.
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referenced_minor_id
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int
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Minor-ID of the referenced entity, interpreted by value of class, as shown in the following.
When class =:
0, referenced_minor_id is a column ID; or if not a column, it is 0.
1, referenced_minor_id is a column ID; or if not a column, it is 0.
Otherwise, referenced_minor_id = 0.
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is_selected
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bit
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Object or column is selected.
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is_updated
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bit
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Object or column is updated.
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is_select_all
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bit
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Object is used in SELECT * clause (object-level only).
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Permissions
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