sys.partition_parameters (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW) SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

Contains a row for each parameter of a partition function.

Column name	Data type	Description
function_id	int	ID of the partition function to which this parameter belongs.
parameter_id	int	ID of the parameter. Is unique within the partition function, beginning with 1.
system_type_id	tinyint	ID of the system type of the parameter. Corresponds to the system_type_id column of the sys.types catalog view.
max_length	smallint	Maximum length of the parameter in bytes.
precision	tinyint	Precision of the parameter if numeric-based; otherwise, 0.
scale	tinyint	Scale of the parameter if numeric-based; otherwise, 0.
collation_name	sysname	Name of the collation of the parameter if character-based; otherwise, NULL.
user_type_id	int	ID of the type. Is unique within the database. For system data types, user_type_id = system_type_id.

Permissions

The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Partition Function Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.partition_functions (Transact-SQL)
sys.partition_range_values (Transact-SQL)