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title sys.default_constraints (Transact-SQL)
description sys.default_constraints (Transact-SQL)
author VanMSFT
ms.author vanto
ms.date 03/15/2017
ms.service sql
ms.subservice system-objects
ms.topic reference
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f1_keywords
sys.default_constraints
sys.default_constraints_TSQL
default_constraints
default_constraints_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords
sys.default_constraints catalog view
dev_langs
TSQL
monikerRange >=aps-pdw-2016 || =azuresqldb-current || =azure-sqldw-latest || >=sql-server-2016 || >=sql-server-linux-2017 || =azuresqldb-mi-current || =fabric || =fabric-sqldb

sys.default_constraints (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE sql-asdb-asdbmi-asa-pdw-fabricdw-fabric]

Contains a row for each object that is a default definition (created as part of a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement instead of a CREATE DEFAULT statement), with sys.objects.type = D.

Column name Data type Description
<Columns inherited from sys.objects> For a list of columns that this view inherits, see sys.objects (Transact-SQL).
parent_column_id int ID of the column in parent_object_id to which this default belongs.
definition nvarchar(max) SQL expression that defines this default.
is_system_named bit 1 = Name was generated by system.

0 = Name was supplied by the user.

Permissions

[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

Examples

The following example returns the definition of the DEFAULT constraint that is applied to the VacationHours column of the HumanResources.Employee table.

USE AdventureWorks2022;  
GO  
SELECT d.definition   
FROM sys.default_constraints AS d  
INNER JOIN sys.columns AS c  
ON d.parent_object_id = c.object_id
AND d.parent_column_id = c.column_id  
WHERE d.parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'HumanResources.Employee', N'U')  
AND c.name = 'VacationHours';  

See Also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Querying the SQL Server System Catalog FAQ