Sybase IQ system tables contain all of the information the database server needs to manage your Sybase IQ system. The system tables reside in the Catalog Store, and are sometimes called catalog tables. For some system tables there are also views that make it easier to display the information in the table. The SYS user ID owns the system tables.
Among the information in the system tables is:
Database characteristics
Table characteristics, including table definitions and information about the size and location of each table
Information about indexes
Current settings for database and DBISQL options
System tables include:
System table |
Description |
|---|---|
DUMMY |
A table with exactly one row, useful for extracting information from the database |
IQ_MPX_INFO |
Contains information describing a server in a multiplex database |
IQ_MPX_STATUS |
Contains dynamic information about a server in a multiplex database |
IQ_MPX_VERSIONLIST |
Contains one row for each query server in the multiplex. |
IQ_SYSTEM_LOGIN_INFO |
Stores system defaults for IQ User Administration |
IQ_USER_LOGIN_INFO |
Stores password expiration, connection limit, and login lock status for each IQ user ID |
SYSARTICLE |
Describes an article in a SQL Remote publication |
SYSARTICLECOL |
Describes columns in each article in a SQL Remote publication |
SYSCAPABILITY |
Each row identifies a capability of a remote server |
SYSCAPABILITYNAME |
Each row identifies a capability |
SYSCHECK |
Each row identifies a named check constraint in a table |
SYSCOLLATION |
Contains the complete collation sequences available to Sybase IQ |
SYSCOLLATIONMAPPINGS |
Lists the collation sequences available in Sybase IQ and their GPG and JDK mappings |
SYSCOLPERM |
Records names of individual columns with UPDATE permission |
SYSCOLUMN |
Describes each column in every table or view |
SYSCONSTRAINT |
Each row describes a named constraint |
SYSDOMAIN |
Lists the number, name, ODBC type, and precision of each predefined data type |
SYSEVENT |
Describes events created with CREATE EVENT |
SYSEVENTTYPE |
Describes system event types which can be referenced by CREATE EVENT |
SYSEXTERNLOGINS |
Describes external logins for remote data access |
SYSFILE |
Lists operating system files and dbspace names for the database |
SYSFKCOL |
Associates each foreign key column with a primary key column |
SYSFOREIGNKEY |
Contains general information about each foreign key |
SYSGROUP |
Describes a many-to-many relationship between groups and members |
SYSINDEX |
Describes indexes in the database |
SYSINFO |
Describes database characteristics |
SYSIQCOLUMN |
Lists information on columns in every table or view in the IQ Store |
SYSIQFILE |
Lists information on operating system files for the database |
SYSIQINDEX |
Lists internal information on indexes in the database |
SYSIQINFO |
Lists additional database characteristics |
SYSIQJOININDEX |
Describes join indexes in the database |
SYSIQJOINIXCOLUMN |
Describes columns that participate in join indexes |
SYSIQJOINIXTABLE |
Lists the tables that participate in each join index in the database |
SYSIQTABLE |
Describes each table or view in the IQ Store |
SYSIXCOL |
Describes each index for each column in the database |
SYSJAR |
Describes each jar file associated with the database |
SYSJARCOMPONENT |
Describes each jar component associated with the database |
SYSJAVACLASS |
Contains all information related to Java classes |
SYSLOGIN |
Lists User Profile names that can connect to the database with an integrated login |
SYSOPTION |
Lists current SET OPTION settings for all users including the PUBLIC user |
SYSPROCEDURE |
Describes each procedure in the database |
SYSPROCPARM |
Describes each parameter to every procedure in the database |
SYSPROCPERM |
Lists each user granted permission to call each procedure in the database |
SYSPUBLICATION |
Describes each SQL Remote publication |
SYSREMOTEOPTION |
Describes the values of SQL Remote message link parameters |
SYSREMOTEOPTIONTYPE |
Describes the SQL Remote message link parameters |
SYSREMOTETYPE |
Contains information about SQL Remote |
SYSREMOTEUSER |
Describes user IDs with REMOTE permissions and the status of their SQL Remote messages |
SYSSCHEDULE |
Describes the times at which events are to fire |
SYSSERVERS |
Describes remote servers |
SYSSQLSERVERTYPE |
Contains information relating to compatibility with Adaptive Server Enterprise |
SYSSUBSCRIPTION |
Relates each user ID with REMOTE permissions to a publication |
SYSTABLE |
Describes one table or view in the database |
SYSTABLEPERM |
Describes permissions granted on each table in the database |
SYSTYPEMAP |
Contains the compatibility mapping values for SYSSQLSERVERTYPE |
SYSUSERMESSAGES |
Lists user-defined error messages and their creators |
SYSUSERPERM |
Lists characteristics of each user ID. Because it contains passwords, you need DBA permissions to select from this table |
SYSUSERTYPE |
Describes each user-defined data type |
SYSWEBSERVICE |
Describes web services |
System views present the information from their corresponding system tables in a more readable format. In some cases, they omit password information so that they can be accessible to all users. System views include:
System view |
Description |
|---|---|
SYSARTICLECOLS |
Presents a readable version of the table SYSARTICLECOLS |
SYSARTICLES |
Presents a readable version of the table SYSARTICLES |
SYSCAPABILITIES |
Presents a readable version of the data from the tables SYSCAPABILITY and SYSCAPABILITYNAM |
SYSCATALOG |
Lists all tables and views from SYSTABLE |
SYSCOLAUTH |
Presents column update permission information from SYSCOLPERM |
SYSCOLUMNS |
Presents a readable version of the table SYSCOLUMN |
SYSFOREIGNKEYS |
Presents foreign key information from SYSFOREIGNKEY and SYSFKCOL |
SYSGROUPS |
Presents group information from SYSGROUP |
SYSINDEXES |
Presents index information from SYSINDEX and SYSIXCOL |
SYSOPTIONS |
Displays option settings contained in the table SYSOPTION |
SYSPROCAUTH |
Presents a readable version of the procedure authorities from SYSUSERPERM |
SYSPROCPARMS |
Lists all the procedure parameters from SYSPROCPARM |
SYSPUBLICATIONS |
Presents the user name from SYSUSERPERM for all creators and displays a readable version of the publication name and remarks from SYSPUBLICATION |
SYSREMOTEOPTIONS |
Presents a readable version of the data from SYSREMOTEOPTION and SYSREMOTEOPTIONTYPE |
SYSREMOTETYPES |
Presents a readable version of the SQL Remote information from SYSREMOTETYPE |
SYSREMOTEUSERS |
Lists the information in SYSREMOTEUSER |
SYSSUBSCRIPTIONS |
Presents a readable version of subscription information from SYSPUBLICATION |
SYSTABAUTH |
Presents table permission information from SYSTABLEPERM |
SYSUSERAUTH |
Displays all the information in the table SYSUSERPERM except for user numbers. Because it contains passwords, this system view does not have PUBLIC select permission |
SYSUSERLIST |
Presents all information in SYSUSERAUTH, except for passwords |
SYSUSEROPTIONS |
Displays effective permanent option settings for each user |
SYSUSERPERMS |
Contains exactly the same information as the table SYS.SYSUSERPERM, except the password is omitted |
SYSVIEWS |
Lists views and their definitions |
For a complete description of system tables and views and their contents, see the Sybase IQ Reference Manual.
