cdc-captured-columns-transact-sql.md

title	cdc.captured_columns (Transact-SQL)
description	cdc.captured_columns (Transact-SQL)
author	VanMSFT
ms.author	vanto
ms.date	02/22/2023
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
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cdc.captured_columns (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns one row for each column tracked in a captured instance. By default, all columns of the source table are captured. However, columns can be included or excluded when the source table is enabled for change data capture by specifying a column list. For more information, see sys.sp_cdc_enable_table (Transact-SQL).

We recommend that you do not query the system tables directly. Instead, execute the sys.sp_cdc_get_source_columns stored procedure.

Column name	Data type	Description
object_id	int	ID of the change table to which the captured column belongs.
column_name	sysname	Name of the captured column.
column_id	int	ID of the captured column within the source table.
column_type	sysname	Type of the captured column.
column_ordinal	int	Column ordinal (one-based) in the change table. The metadata columns in the change table are excluded. Ordinal 1 is assigned to the first captured column.
is_computed	bit	Indicates that the captured column is a computed column in the source table.

See Also

cdc.change_tables (Transact-SQL)