System tables

System tables contain information about the objects defined in the current database.

The following table provides an overview of the SAP ASE system tables.

Name Description
syscolumns Provides information about table and view columns, including column name, data type, length, default values, and computed column definitions.
sysconstraints Provides information about table constraints such as CHECK constraints, referential constraints, rules, and other integrity constraints.
sysdatabases Provides information about databases on the SAP ASE server.
sysindexes Provides information about indexes and table storage structures, including clustered and nonclustered indexes and tables that contain text or image columns.
syskeys Provides information about keys associated with indexes, including the columns that make up each index key.
sysobjects Provides information about every object in the database such as tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and constraints.
sysprocedures Provides information about the source text and metadata for stored procedures created in the database.
sysreferences Provides information about foreign key relationships between tables.
syssequences Provides information about sequence objects used to generate sequential numeric values.
systypes Provides information about all system and user-defined data types available in the database.