table_name

char(256)

The object’s name. Must be a valid name.

table_owner

char(32)

The object’s owner. Must be a valid username. Generally, the creator of the object is the owner.

create_date

char(25)

The object’s creation date. Blank if unknown. This is a date field.

alter_date

char(25)

The last time this table was altered. This date is updated whenever the logical structure of the table changes, either through changes to the columns in the table or changes to the primary key. Physical changes to the table, such as changes to data, secondary indexes, or physical keys, do not change this date. Blank if unknown. This is a date field.

table_type

char(8)

Type of the query object:

T table
V view
I index

Further information about tables can be found in iiphysical_tables; further information about views can be found in iiviews.

table_subtype

char(8)

Specifies the type of table or view. Possible values are:

N (native) for Ingres Star-level table (created by create table or create view statement issued from Ingres Star)

L (links) for Ingres Star

“ ” (blank) if unknown

table_version

char(8)

Version of the object; enables the tools to determine where additional information about this particular object is stored. This reflects the database type, as well as the version of an object within a given database. For tables, the value for this field is ING6.0.

system_use

char(8)

Contains S if the object is a system object, U if user object, or blank if unknown. Used by utilities to determine which tables need reloading. If the value is unknown, the utilities will use the naming convention of ii for tables in order to distinguish between system and user catalogs. Also, any table beginning with ii_ is assumed to be a tool object, rather than a DBMS system object. The system catalogs themselves must be included in the iitables catalog and are considered system tables.

table_stats

char(8)

Y if this object has entries in the iistats table, N if this object does not have entries. If this field is blank, then you must query iistats to determine if statistics exist. This column is used only for optimization of databases.

table_indexes

char(8)

Y if this object has entries in the iiindexes table that refer to this as a base table, or N if this object does not have entries. If the field is blank, then you must query iiindexes on the base_table column. This field is used only for optimization of databases.

is_readonly

char(8)

N if updates are physically allowed, Y if no updates are allowed, or blank if unknown. Used for tables that are defined to the Enterprise Access only for retrieval, such as tables in hierarchical database systems. If this field is set to Y then no updates will work, independent of what permissions might be set. If it is set to N, updates may be allowed, depending on whether the permissions allow it or not.

num_rows

integer

The estimated number of rows in the table. Set to -1 if unknown.

storage_structure

char(16)

The storage structure for the table: heap, hash, B-tree, or isam. Blank if the table structure is unknown.

is_compressed

char(8)

Y if the table is stored in compressed format, N if the table is uncompressed, blank if unknown.

duplicate_rows

char(8)

D if the table allows duplicate rows, U if the table does not allow duplicate rows, blank if unknown. The table storage structure (unique vs. non-unique keys) can override this setting.

unique_rule

char(8)

The value may be U (unique key), D (duplicate key) or blank if unknown or does not apply.

D indicates that duplicate physical storage structure keys are allowed. (A unique alternate key may exist in iialt_columns and any storage structure keys may be listed in iicolumns.)

U: If the object is an Ingres object, indicates that the object has a unique storage structure key(s); if the object is not an Ingres object, then it indicates that the object has a unique key, described in either iicolumns or iialt_columns.

number_pages

integer

The estimated number of physical pages in the table. Set to -1 if unknown.

overflow_pages

integer

The estimated number of overflow pages in the table. Set to -1 if unknown.

row_width

integer

The size, in bytes, of the uncompressed binary value for a row of this query object.

expire_date

integer

Expiration date of table. This is a _bintime date.

modify_date

char(25)

The date on which the last physical modification to the storage structure of the table occurred. Blank if unknown or inapplicable. This is a date field.

location_name

char(32)

The first location of the table. If there are additional locations for a table, they will be shown in the iimulti_locations table and multi_locations will be set to Y.

table_integrities

char(8)

Y if this object has Ingres-style integrities. If the value is blank, you must query the iiintegrities table to determine if integrities exist.

table_permits

char(8)

Y if this object has Ingres-style permissions.

all_to_all

char(8)

Y if this object has permit all to all, N if not.

ret_to_all

char(8)

Y if this object has permit retrieve to all, N if not.

is_journalled

char(8)

Y if journaling is enabled on this object, N if not. Set to C if journaling will be enabled at the next checkpoint. This will be blank if journaling does not apply.

view_base

char(8)

Deprecated. Value set to N.

multi_locations

char(8)

Y if the table is in multiple locations, N if not.

table_ifillpct

smallint

Fill factor for the index pages used on the last modify statement in the nonleaffill clause, expressed as a percentage (0 to 100). Used for
B-tree structures in order to rerun the last modify statement.

table_dfillpct

smallint

Fill factor for the data pages used on the last modify statement in the fillfactor clause, expressed as a percentage (0 to 100). Used for
B-tree, hash, and isam structures in order to rerun the last modify statement.

table_lfillpct

smallint

Fill factor for the leaf pages used on the last modify statement in the leaffill clause, expressed as a percentage (0 to 100). Used for
B-tree structures in order to rerun the last modify statement.

table_minpages

integer

Minpages parameter from the last execution of the modify statement. Used for hash structures only.

table_maxpages

integer

Maxpages parameter from the last execution of the modify statement. Used for hash structures only.

table_relstamp1

integer

High part of last create or modify timestamp for the table.

table_relstamp2

integer

Low part of last create or modify timestamp for the table.

table_reltid

integer

The first part of the internal relation ID.

table_reltidx

integer

The second part of the internal relation ID.