Schemas:: ACCOUNT_USAGE

SEMANTIC_VARIABLES view¶

This ACCOUNT_USAGE view displays a row for each variable defined in a semantic view.

Columns¶

Column name	Data type	Description
`semantic_variable_id`	NUMBER	Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the variable.
`semantic_variable_name`	VARCHAR	Name of the variable.
`semantic_view_id`	NUMBER	Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the semantic view.
`semantic_view_name`	VARCHAR	Name of the semantic view.
`semantic_view_schema_id`	NUMBER	Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the schema that the semantic view belongs to.
`semantic_view_schema_name`	VARCHAR	Schema that the semantic view belongs to.
`semantic_view_database_id`	NUMBER	Internal, Snowflake-generated identifier for the database that the semantic view belongs to.
`semantic_view_database_name`	VARCHAR	Database that the semantic view belongs to.
`data_type`	VARCHAR	Data type of the variable.
`default_value`	VARCHAR	Default value of the variable, if specified.
`created`	TIMESTAMP_LTZ	Date and time the variable was created.
`last_altered`	TIMESTAMP_LTZ	Date and time the object was last altered by a DML, DDL, or background metadata operation.
`deleted`	TIMESTAMP_LTZ	Date and time the variable was deleted.
`comment`	VARCHAR	Description of the variable.

Usage notes¶

Latency for the view can be up to 120 minutes (2 hours).
The LAST_ALTERED column is updated when the following operations are performed on an object:
- DDL operations.
- DML operations (for tables only). This column is updated even when no rows are affected by the DML statement.
- Background maintenance operations on metadata performed by Snowflake.

Examples¶

Retrieve the variables for the semantic view SALES_ANALYTICS in the database MY_DB:

SELECT * FROM SNOWFLAKE.ACCOUNT_USAGE.SEMANTIC_VARIABLES
  WHERE semantic_view_name = 'SALES_ANALYTICS'
    AND semantic_view_database_name = 'MY_DB';