sys-dm-server-external-policy-actions-transact-sql.md

title	sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions (Transact-SQL)
description	Reference documentation to explain sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions (Transact-SQL) dynamic management view.
author	srdan-bozovic-msft
ms.author	srbozovi
ms.reviewer	randolphwest
ms.date	03/09/2023
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
ms.custom	ignite-2025
f1_keywords	dm_server_external_policy_actions_TSQL sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions dm_server_external_policy_actions sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords	sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions dynamic management view
dev_langs	TSQL

sys.dm_server_external_policy_actions (Transact-SQL)

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List all available data actions, independently of them being used or not.

Column name	Data type	Description
sql_action_id	int	Internal ID for joining with other dynamic management views. Not used by external policy providers.
action_namespace	nvarchar(256)	The path or namespace on which the action type part applies to.
action_type	varchar(20)	Identifies the type of operation.
action_provider_string	varchar(20)	Identifies the resource provider that owns the action. Currently only supported value is Microsoft.Sql.

Permissions

Principals must have the VIEW SERVER SECURITY STATE permission.

Next steps

• sys.dm_server_external_policy_principal_assigned_actions (Transact-SQL)
• Provision access by data owner for Azure SQL Database
• Provision access by data owner for SQL Server on Azure Arc-enabled servers