System Catalog

You can easily get various schema information from the SQL statement by using the system catalog virtual class. For example, you can get the following schema information by using the catalog virtual class.

-- Classes that refer to the 'b_user' class
SELECT class_name
FROM db_attribute
WHERE domain_class_name = 'db_user';

-- The number of classes that the current user can access
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM db_class;

-- Attribute of the 'db_user' class
SELECT attr_name, data_type
FROM db_attribute
WHERE class_name = 'db_user';

System Catalog Classes

To define a catalog virtual class, define a catalog class first. The figure below shows catalog classes to be added and their relationships. The arrows represent the reference relationship between classes, and the classes that start with an underline (_) are catalog classes.

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Added catalog classes represent information about all classes, attributes and methods in the database. Catalog classes are made up of class composition hierarchy and designed to have OIDs of catalog class instances for cross reference.

_db_class

Represents class information. An index for class_name is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of object A class object. Represents a meta information object for the class stored in the system.
class_name VARCHAR(255) Class name
class_type INTEGER 0 for a class, and 1 for a virtual class
is_system_class INTEGER 0 for a user-defined class, and 1 for a system class
owner db_user Class owner
inst_attr_count INTEGER The number of instance attributes
class_attr_count INTEGER The number of class attributes
shard_attr_count INTEGER The number of shared attributes
inst_meth_count INTEGER The number of instance methods
calss_meth_count INTEGER The number of class methods
sub_classes SEQUENCE OF _db_class Class one level down
super_classes SEQUENCE OF _db_class Class one level up
inst_attrs SEQUENCE OF _db_attribute Instance attribute
class_attrs SEQUENCE OF _db_attribute Class attribute
shared_attrs SEQUENCE OF _db_attribute Shared attribute
inst_meths SEQUENCE OF _db_method Instance method
class_meths SEQUENCE OF _db_method Class method
meth_files SEQUENCE OF _db_methfile File path in which the function for the method is located
query_specs SEQUENCE OF _db_queryspec SQL definition statement for a virtual class
indexes SEQUENCE OF _db_index Index created in the class

The following example shows how to retrieve all sub classes under the class owned by user 'PUBLIC' (for the child class female_event in the result, see the example in ADD SUPERCLASS Clause).

SELECT class_name, SEQUENCE(SELECT class_name FROM _db_class s WHERE s IN c.sub_classes)
FROM _db_class c
WHERE c.owner.name = 'PUBLIC' AND c.sub_classes IS NOT NULL;
  class_name            sequence((select class_name from _db_class s where s in c.sub_classes))
============================================
  'event'               {'female_event'}

Note

All examples of system catalog classes have been written in the csql utility. In this example, --no-auto-commit (inactive mode of auto-commit) and -u (specifying user DBA) options are used.

% csql --no-auto-commit -u dba demodb

_db_attribute

Represents attribute information. Indexes for class_of and attr_name are created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class Class to which the attribute belongs
attr_name VARCHAR(255) Attribute name
attr_type INTEGER Type defined for the attribute. 0 for an instance attribute, 1 for a class attribute, and 2 for a shared attribute.
from_class_of _db_class If the attribute is inherited, the super class in which the attribute is defined is specified. Otherwise, NULL is specified.
from_attr_name VARCHAR(255) Inherited attribute. If an attribute name has changed to resolve a name conflict, the original name define in the super class is specified. Otherwise, NULL is specified.
def_order INTEGER Order of attributes in the class. Begins with 0. If the attribute is inherited, the order is the one defined in the super class. For example, if class y inherits attribute a from class x and a was first defined in x, def_order becomes 0.
data_type INTEGER Data type of the attribute. One of the values specified in the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table below.
default_value VARCHAR(255)

Default value. Stores as a character string regardless of data types. If there is no default value, NULL. If the default value is NULL, NULL is used.

If the data type is an object, 'volume id | page id | slot id' is used. If the data type is a collection, '{element 1, element 2, ... is used.

domains SEQUENCE OF _db_domain Domain information of the data type
is_nullable INTEGER 0 if a not null constraint is configured, and 1 otherwise.

Data Types Supported by CUBRID

Value Meaning Value Meaning
1 INTEGER 20 OID
2 FLOAT 22 NUMERIC
3 DOUBLE 23 BIT
4 STRING 24 VARBIT
5 OBJECT 25 CHAR
6 SET 31 BIGINT
7 MULTISET 32 DATETIME
8 SEQUENCE 33 BLOB
9 ELO 34 CLOB
10 TIME 35 ENUM
11 TIMESTAMP    
12 DATE    
18 SHORT    

Character Sets Supported by CUBRID

Value Meaning
0 US English - ASCII encoding
3 Latin 1 - ISO 8859 encoding
4 KSC 5601 1990 - EUC encoding

The following example shows how to retrieve user classes (from_class_of.is_system_class = 0) among the ones owned by user 'PUBLIC'.'

SELECT class_of.class_name, attr_name
FROM _db_attribute
WHERE class_of.owner.name = 'PUBLIC' AND from_class_of.is_system_class = 0
ORDER BY 1, def_order;
class_of.class_name   attr_name
============================================
  'female_event'        'code'
  'female_event'        'sports'
  'female_event'        'name'
  'female_event'        'gender'
  'female_event'        'players'

_db_domain

Represents domain information. An index for object_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
object_of object Attribute that refers to the domain, which can be a method parameter or domain
data_type INTEGER Data type of the domain (a value in the "Value" column of the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table in _db_attribute)
prec INTEGER Precision of the data type. 0 is used if the precision is not specified.
scale INTEGER Scale of the data type. 0 is used if the scale is not specified.
class_of _db_class Domain class if the data type is an object, NULL otherwise.
code_set INTEGER Character set (value of table "character sets supported by CUBRID" in _db_attribute) if it is character data type. 0 otherwise.
set_domains SEQUENCE OF _db_domain Domain information about the data type of collection element if it is collection data type. NULL otherwise.

_db_method

Represents method information. Indexes for class_of and meth_name are created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class Class to which the method belongs
meth_type INTEGER Type of the method defined in the class. 0 for an instance method, and 1 for a class method.
from_class_of _db_class If the method is inherited, the super class in which it is defined is used otherwise NULL
from_meth_name VARCHAR(255) If the method is inherited and its name is changed to resolve a name conflict, the original name defined in the super class is used otherwise NULL
meth_name VARCHAR(255) Method name
signatures SEQUENCE OF _db_meth_sig C function executed when the method is called

The following example shows how to retrieve class methods of the class with a class method (c.class_meth_count > 0), among classes owned by user 'DBA.'

SELECT class_name, SEQUENCE(SELECT meth_name
                            FROM _db_method m
                            WHERE m in c.class_meths)
FROM _db_class c
WHERE c.owner.name = 'DBA' AND c.class_meth_count > 0
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name            sequence((select meth_name from _db_method m where m in c.class_meths))
============================================
  'db_serial'           {'change_serial_owner'}
  'db_authorizations'   {'add_user', 'drop_user', 'find_user', 'print_authorizations', 'info', 'change_owner', 'change_trigg
r_owner', 'get_owner'}
  'db_authorization'    {'check_authorization'}
  'db_user'             {'add_user', 'drop_user', 'find_user', 'login'}
  'db_root'             {'add_user', 'drop_user', 'find_user', 'print_authorizations', 'info', 'change_owner', 'change_trigg
r_owner', 'get_owner', 'change_sp_owner'}

_db_meth_sig

Represents configuration information of C functions on the method. An index for meth_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
meth_of _db_method Method for the function information
arg_count INTEGER The number of input arguments of the function
func_name VARCHAR(255) Function name
return_value SEQUENCE OF _db_meth_arg Return value of the function
arguments SEQUENCE OF _db_meth_arg Input arguments of the function

_db_meth_arg

Represents method argument information. An index for meth_sig_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
meth_sig_of _db_meth_sig Information of the function to which the argument belongs
data_type INTEGER Data type of the argument (a value in the "Value" column of the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" in _db_attribute)
index_of INTEGER Order of the argument listed in the function definition. Begins with 0 if it is a return value, and 1 if it is an input argument.
domains SEQUENCE OF _db_domain Domain of the argument

_db_meth_file

Represents information of a file in which a function is defined. An index for class_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class Class to which the method file information belongs
from_class_of _db_class If the file information is inherited, the super class in which it is defined is used otherwise, NULL
path_name VARCHAR(255) File path in which the method is located

_db_query_spec

Represents the SQL statement of a virtual class. An index for class_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class Class information of the virtual class
spec VARCHAR(4096) SQL definition statement of the virtual class

_db_index

Represents index information. An index for class_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class Class to which to index belongs
index_name varchar(255) Index name
is_unique INTEGER 1 if the index is unique, and 0 otherwise.
key_count INTEGER The number of attributes that comprise the key
key_attrs SEQUENCE OF _db_index_key Attributes that comprise the key
is_reverse INTEGER 1 for a reverse index, and 0 otherwise.
is_primary_key INTEGER 1 for a primary key, and 0 otherwise.
is_foreign_key INTEGER 1 for a foreign key, and 0 otherwise.
filter_expression VARCHAR(255) The conditions of filtered indexes
have_function INTEGER 1 for a foreign key, and 0 otherwise.

The following example shows how to retrieve names of indexes that belong to the class.

SELECT class_of.class_name, index_name
FROM _db_index
ORDER BY 1;
  class_of.class_name   index_name
============================================
  '_db_attribute'       'i__db_attribute_class_of_attr_name'
  '_db_auth'            'i__db_auth_grantee'
  '_db_class'           'i__db_class_class_name'
  '_db_domain'          'i__db_domain_object_of'
  '_db_index'           'i__db_index_class_of'
  '_db_index_key'       'i__db_index_key_index_of'
  '_db_meth_arg'        'i__db_meth_arg_meth_sig_of'
  '_db_meth_file'       'i__db_meth_file_class_of'
  '_db_meth_sig'        'i__db_meth_sig_meth_of'
  '_db_method'          'i__db_method_class_of_meth_name'
  '_db_partition'       'i__db_partition_class_of_pname'
  '_db_query_spec'      'i__db_query_spec_class_of'
  '_db_stored_procedure'  'u__db_stored_procedure_sp_name'
  '_db_stored_procedure_args'  'i__db_stored_procedure_args_sp_name'
  'athlete'             'pk_athlete_code'
  'db_serial'           'pk_db_serial_name'
  'db_user'             'i_db_user_name'
  'event'               'pk_event_code'
  'game'                'pk_game_host_year_event_code_athlete_code'
  'game'                'fk_game_event_code'
  'game'                'fk_game_athlete_code'
  'history'             'pk_history_event_code_athlete'
  'nation'              'pk_nation_code'
  'olympic'             'pk_olympic_host_year'
  'participant'         'pk_participant_host_year_nation_code'
  'participant'         'fk_participant_host_year'
  'participant'         'fk_participant_nation_code'
  'record'              'pk_record_host_year_event_code_athlete_code_medal'
  'stadium'             'pk_stadium_code'

_db_index_key

Represents key information on an index. An index for index_of is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
index_of _db_index Index to which the key attribute belongs
key_attr_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the attribute that comprises the key
key_order INTEGER Order of the attribute in the key. Begins with 0.
asc_desc INTEGER 1 if the order of attribute values is descending, and 0 otherwise.
key_prefix_length INTEGER Length of prefix to be used as a key
func VARCHAR(255) Functional expression of function based index

The following example shows how to retrieve the names of index that belongs to the class.

SELECT class_of.class_name, SEQUENCE(SELECT key_attr_name
                                     FROM _db_index_key k
                                     WHERE k in i.key_attrs)
FROM _db_index i
WHERE key_count >= 2;
  class_of.class_name   sequence((select key_attr_name from _db_index_key k where k in
i.key_attrs))
============================================
  '_db_partition'       {'class_of', 'pname'}
  '_db_method'          {'class_of', 'meth_name'}
  '_db_attribute'       {'class_of', 'attr_name'}
  'participant'         {'host_year', 'nation_code'}
  'game'                {'host_year', 'event_code', 'athlete_code'}
  'record'              {'host_year', 'event_code', 'athlete_code', 'medal'}
  'history'             {'event_code', 'athlete'}

_db_auth

Represents user authorization information of the class. An index for the grantee is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
grantor db_user Authorization grantor
grantee db_user Authorization grantee
class_of _db_class Class object to which authorization is to be granted
auth_type VARCHAR(7) Type name of the authorization granted
is_grantable INTEGER 1 if authorization for the class can be granted to other users, and 0 otherwise.

Authorization types supported by CUBRID are as follows:

  • SELECT
  • INSERT
  • UPDATE
  • DELETE
  • ALTER
  • INDEX
  • EXECUTE

The following example shows how to retrieve authorization information defined in the class db_trig.

SELECT grantor.name, grantee.name, auth_type
FROM _db_auth
WHERE class_of.class_name = 'db_trig';
  grantor.name          grantee.name          auth_type
==================================================================
  'DBA'                 'PUBLIC'              'SELECT'

_db_data_type

Represents the data type supported by CUBRID (see the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table in _db_attribute).

Attribute Name Data Type Description
type_id INTEGER Data type identifier. Corresponds to the "Value" column in the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table.
type_name VARCHAR(9) Data type name. Corresponds to the "Meaning" column in the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table.

The following example shows how to retrieve attributes and type names of the event class.

SELECT a.attr_name, t.type_name
FROM _db_attribute a join _db_data_type t ON a.data_type = t.type_id
WHERE class_of.class_name = 'event'
ORDER BY a.def_order;
  attr_name             type_name
============================================
  'code'                'INTEGER'
  'sports'              'STRING'
  'name'                'STRING'
  'gender'              'CHAR'
  'players'             'INTEGER'

_db_partition

Represents partition information. Indexes for class_of and pname are created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_of _db_class OID of the parent class
pname VARCHAR(255) Parent - NULL
ptype INTEGER 0 - HASH 1 - RANGE 2 - LIST
pexpr VARCHAR(255) Parent only
pvalues SEQUENCE OF Parent - Column name, Hash size RANGE - MIN/MAX value : - Infinite MIN/MAX is stored as NULL LIST - value list

_db_stored_procedure

Represents Java stored procedure information. An index for sp_name is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
sp_name VARCHAR(255) Stored procedure name
sp_type INTEGER Stored procedure type (function or procedure)
return_type INTEGER Return value type
arg_count INTEGER The number of arguments
args SEQUENCE OF _db_stored_procedure_args Argument list
lang INTEGER Implementation language (currently, Java)
target VARCHAR(4096) Name of the Java method to be executed
owner db_user Owner

_db_stored_procedure_args

Represents Java stored procedure argument information. An index for sp_name is created.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
sp_name VARCHAR(255) Stored procedure name
index_of INTEGER Order of the arguments
arg_name VARCHAR(255) Argument name
data_type INTEGER Data type of the argument
mode INTEGER Mode (IN, OUT, INOUT)

_db_collation

The information on collation.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
coll_id INTEGER Collation ID
coll_name VARCHAR(32) Collation name
charset_id INTEGER Charset ID
built_in INTEGER Built-in or not while installing the product (0: Not built-in, 1: Built-in)
expansions INTEGER Expansion support (0: Not supported, 1: Supported)
contractions INTEGER Contraction support (0: Not supported, 1: Supported)
uca_strength INTEGER Weight strength
checksum VARCHAR(32) Checksum of a collation file

db_user

Attribute Name Data Type Description
name VARCHAR(1073741823) User name
id INTEGER User identifier
password db_password User password. Not displayed to the user.
direct_groups SET OF db_user Groups to which the user belongs directly
groups SET OF db_user Groups to which the user belongs directly or indirectly
authorization db_authorization Information of the authorization owned by the user
triggers SEQUENCE OF object Triggers that occur due to user actions

Function Names

  • set_password ()
  • set_password_encoded ()
  • add_member ()
  • drop_member ()
  • print_authorizations ()
  • add_user ()
  • drop_user ()
  • find_user ()
  • login ()

db_authorization

Attribute Name Data Type Description
owner db_user User information
grants SEQUENCE OF object Sequence of {object for which the user has authorization, authorization grantor of the object, authorization type}

Method Name

  • check_authorization (varchar(255), integer)

db_trigger

Attribute Name Data Type Description
owner db_user Trigger owner
name VARCHAR(1073741823) Trigger name
status INTEGER 1 for INACTIVE, and 2 for ACTIVE. The default value is 2.
priority DOUBLE Execution priority between triggers. The default value is 0.
event INTEGER 0 is set for UPDATE, 1 for UPDATE STATEMENT, 2 for DELETE, 3 for DELETE STATEMENT, 4 for INSERT, 5 for INSERT STATEMENT, 8 for COMMIT, and 9 for ROLLBACK.
target_class object Class object for the trigger target class
target_attribute VARCHAR(1073741823) Trigger target attribute name. If the target attribute is not specified, NULL* is used.
target_class_attribute INTEGER If the target attribute is an instance attribute, 0 is used. If it is a class attribute, 1 is used. The default value is 0.
condition_type INTEGER If a condition exist, 1; otherwise NULL.
condition VARCHAR(1073741823) Action condition specified in the IF statement
condition_time INTEGER 1 for BEFORE, 2 for AFTER, and 3 for DEFERRED if a condition exists; NULL, otherwise.
action_type INTEGER 1 for one of INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and CALL, 2 for REJECT, 3 for INVALIDATE_TRANSACTION, and 4 for PRINT.
action_definition VARCHAR(1073741823) Execution statement to be triggered
action_time INTEGER 1 for BEFORE, 2 for AFTER, and 3 for DEFERRED.

db_ha_apply_info

A table that stores the progress status every time the applylogdb utility applies replication logs. This table is updated at every point the applylogdb utility commits, and the accumulative count of operations are stored in the *_counter column. The meaning of each column is as follows:

Column Name Column Type Description
db_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the database stored in the log
db_creation_time DATETIME Creation time of the source database for the log to be applied
copied_log_path VARCHAR(4096) Path to the log file to be applied
committed_lsa_pageid BIGINT The page id of commit log lsa reflected last. Although applylogdb is restarted, the logs before last_committed_lsa are not reflected again.
committed_lsa_offset INTEGER The offset of commit log lsa reflected last. Although applylogdb is restarted, the logs before last_committed_lsa are not reflected again.
committed_rep_pageid BIGINT The page id of the replication log lsa reflected last. Check whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not.
committed_rep_offset INTEGER The offset of the replication log lsa reflected last. Check whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not.
append_lsa_page_id BIGINT The page id of the last replication log lsa at the last reflection. Saves append_lsa of the replication log header that is being processed by applylogdb at the time of reflecting the replication. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not at the time of reflecting the replication log.
append_lsa_offset INTEGER The offset of the last replication log lsa at the last reflection. Saves append_lsa of the replication log header that is being processed by applylogdb at the time of reflecting the replication. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not at the time of reflecting the replication log.
eof_lsa_page_id BIGINT The page id of the replication log EOF lsa at the last reflection. Saves eof_lsa of the replication log header that is being processed by applylogdb at the time of reflecting the replication. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not at the time of reflecting the replication log.
eof_lsa_offset INTEGER The offset of the replication log EOF lsa at the last reflection. Saves eof_lsa of the replication log header that is being processed by applylogdb at the time of reflecting the replication. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not at the time of reflecting the replication log.
final_lsa_pageid BIGINT The pageid of replication log lsa processed last by applylogdb. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not.
final_lsa_offset INTEGER The offset of replication log lsa processed last by applylogdb. Checks whether the reflection of replication has been delayed or not.
required_page_id BIGINT The smallest page which should not be deleted by the log_max_archives parameter. The log page number from which the replication will be reflected.
required_page_offset INTEGER The offset of the log page from which the replication will be reflected.
log_record_time DATETIME Timestamp included in replication log committed in the slave database, i.e. the creation time of the log
log_commit_time DATETIME The time of reflecting the last commit log
last_access_time DATETIME The final update time of the db_ha_apply_info catalog
status INTEGER Progress status (0: IDLE, 1: BUSY)
insert_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb was inserted
update_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb was updated
delete_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb was deleted
schema_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb changed the schema
commit_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb was committed
fail_counter BIGINT Number of times that applylogdb failed to be inserted/updated/deleted/committed and to change the schema
start_time DATETIME Time when the applylogdb process accessed the slave database

System Catalog Virtual Class

General users can only see information of classes for which they have authorization through system catalog virtual classes. This section explains which information each system catalog virtual class represents, and virtual class definition statements.

DB_CLASS

Represents information of classes for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_name VARCHAR(255) Class name
owner_name VARCHAR(255) Name of class owner
class_type VARCHAR(6) 'CLASS' for a class, and 'VCLASS' for a virtual class
is_system_class VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a system class, and 'NO' otherwise.
partitioned VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a partitioned group class, and 'NO' otherwise.
is_reuse_oid_class VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a REUSE_OID class, and 'NO' otherwise.

The following example shows how to retrieve classes owned by the current user.

SELECT class_name
FROM db_class
WHERE owner_name = CURRENT_USER;
  class_name
======================
  'stadium'
  'code'
  'nation'
  'event'
  'athlete'
  'participant'
  'olympic'
  'game'
  'record'
  'history'
'female_event'

The following example shows how to retrieve virtual classes that can be accessed by the current user.

SELECT class_name
FROM db_class
WHERE class_type = 'VCLASS';
  class_name
======================
  'db_stored_procedure_args'
  'db_stored_procedure'
  'db_partition'
  'db_trig'
  'db_auth'
  'db_index_key'
  'db_index'
  'db_meth_file'
  'db_meth_arg_setdomain_elm'
  'db_meth_arg'
  'db_method'
  'db_attr_setdomain_elm'
  'db_attribute'
  'db_vclass'
  'db_direct_super_class'
  'db_class'

The following example shows how to retrieve system classes that can be accessed by the current user (PUBLIC user).

SELECT class_name
FROM db_class
WHERE is_system_class = 'YES' AND class_type = 'CLASS'
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name
======================
  'db_authorization'
  'db_authorizations'
  'db_root'
  'db_serial'
  'db_user'

DB_DIRECT_SUPER_CLASS

Represents the names of super classes (if any) of the class for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_name VARCHAR(255) Class name
super_class_name VARCHAR(255) super class name

The following example shows how to retrieve super classes of the female_event class (see ADD SUPERCLASS Clause).

SELECT super_class_name
FROM db_direct_super_class
WHERE class_name = 'female_event';
  super_class_name
======================
  'event'

The following example shows how to retrieve super classes of the class owned by the current user (PUBLIC user).

SELECT c.class_name, s.super_class_name
FROM db_class c, db_direct_super_class s
WHERE c.class_name = s.class_name AND c.owner_name = user
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name            super_class_name
============================================
  'female_event'        'event'

DB_VCLASS

Represents SQL definition statements of virtual classes for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
vclass_name VARCHAR(255) Virtual class name
vclass_def VARCHAR(4096) SQL definition statement of the virtual class

The following example shows how to retrieve SQL definition statements of the db_class virtual class.

SELECT vclass_def
FROM db_vclass
WHERE vclass_name = 'db_class';
  vclass_def
======================
  'SELECT [c].[class_name], CAST([c].[owner].[name] AS VARCHAR(255)), CASE [c].[class_type] WHEN 0 THEN 'CLASS' WHEN 1 THEN 'VCLASS' ELSE 'UNKNOW' END, CASE WHEN MOD([c].[is_system_class], 2) = 1 THEN 'YES' ELSE 'NO' END, CASE WHEN [c].[sub_classes] IS NULL THEN 'NO' ELSE NVL((SELECT 'YES' FROM [_db_partition] [p] WHERE [p].[class_of] = [c] and [p].[pname] IS NULL), 'NO') END, CASE WHEN MOD([c].[is_system_class] / 8, 2) = 1 THEN 'YES' ELSE 'NO' END FROM [_db_class] [c] WHERE CURRENT_USER = 'DBA' OR {[c].[owner].[name]} SUBSETEQ (  SELECT SET{CURRENT_USER} + COALESCE(SUM(SET{[t].[g].[name]}), SET{})  FROM [db_user] [u], TABLE([groups]) AS [t]([g])  WHERE [u].[name] = CURRENT_USER) OR {[c]} SUBSETEQ (  SELECT SUM(SET{[au].[class_of]}) FROM [_db_auth] [au]  WHERE {[au].[grantee].[name]} SUBSETEQ (  SELECT SET{CURRENT_USER} + COALESCE(SUM(SET{[t].[g].[name]}), SET{})  FROM [db_user] [u], TABLE([groups]) AS [t]([g])  WHERE [u].[name] = CURRENT_USER) AND  [au].[auth_type] = 'SELECT')'

DB_ATTRIBUTE

Represents the attribute information of a class for which the current user has access authorization in the database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
attr_name VARCHAR(255) Attribute name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the attribute belongs
attr_type VARCHAR(8) 'INSTANCE' for an instance attribute, 'CLASS' for a class attribute, and 'SHARED' for a shared attribute.
def_order INTEGER Order of attributes in the class. Begins with 0. If the attribute is inherited, the order is the one defined in the super class.
from_class_name VARCHAR(255) If the attribute is inherited, the super class in which it is defined is used. Otherwise, NULL.
from_attr_name VARCHAR(255) If the attribute is inherited and its name is changed to resolve a name conflict, the original name defined in the super class is used. Otherwise, NULL.
data_type VARCHAR(9) Data type of the attribute (one in the "Meaning" column of the "Data Types Supported by CUBRID" table in _db_attribute)
prec INTEGER Precision of the data type. 0 is used if the precision is not specified.
scale INTEGER Scale of the data type. 0 is used if the scale is not specified.
code_set INTEGER Character set (value of table "character sets supported by CUBRID" in _db_attribute) if it is string type. 0 otherwise.
domain_class_name VARCHAR(255) Domain class name if the data type is an object. NULL otherwise.
default_value VARCHAR(255) Saved as a character string by default, regardless of data types. If no default value is specified, NULL is stored. If a default value is NULL, it is displayed as 'NULL'. An object data type is represented as 'volume id | page id | slot id' while a set data type is represented as '{element 1, element 2, ... }'.
is_nullable VARCHAR(3) 'NO' if a not null constraint is set, and 'YES' otherwise.

The following example shows how to retrieve attributes and data types of the event class.

SELECT attr_name, data_type, domain_class_name
FROM db_attribute
WHERE class_name = 'event'
ORDER BY def_order;
  attr_name             data_type             domain_class_name
==================================================================
  'code'                'INTEGER'             NULL
  'sports'              'STRING'              NULL
  'name'                'STRING'              NULL
  'gender'              'CHAR'                NULL
  'players'             'INTEGER'             NULL

The following example shows how to retrieve attributes of the female_event class and its super class.

SELECT attr_name, from_class_name
FROM db_attribute
WHERE class_name = 'female_event'
ORDER BY def_order;
  attr_name             from_class_name
============================================
  'code'                'event'
  'sports'              'event'
  'name'                'event'
  'gender'              'event'
  'players'             'event'

The following example shows how to retrieve classes whose attribute names are similar to name, among the ones owned by the current user. (The user is PUBLIC.)

SELECT a.class_name, a.attr_name
FROM db_class c join db_attribute a ON c.class_name = a.class_name
WHERE c.owner_name = CURRENT_USER AND attr_name like '%name%'
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name            attr_name
============================================
  'athlete'             'name'
  'code'                'f_name'
  'code'                's_name'
  'event'               'name'
  'female_event'        'name'
  'nation'              'name'
  'stadium'             'name'

DB_ATTR_SETDOMAIN_ELM

Among attributes of the class to which the current user has access authorization in the database, if an attribute's data type is a collection (SET, MULTISET, SEQUENCE), this macro represents the data type of the element of the collection.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
attr_name VARCHAR(255) Attribute name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the attribute belongs
attr_type VARCHAR(8) 'INSTANCE' for an instance attribute, 'CLASS' for a class attribute, and 'SHARED' for a shared attribute.
data_type VARCHAR(9) Data type of the element
prec INTEGER Precision of the data type of the element
scale INTEGER Scale of the data type of the element
code_set INTEGER Character set if the data type of the element is a character
domain_class_name VARCHAR(255) Domain class name if the data type of the element is an object

If the set_attr attribute of class D is of a SET (A, B, C) type, the following three records exist.

Attr_name Class_name Attr_type Data_type Prec Scale Code_set Domain_class_name
'set_attr' 'D' 'INSTANCE' 'SET' 0 0 0 'A'
'set_attr' 'D' 'INSTANCE' 'SET' 0 0 0 'B'
'set_attr' 'D' 'INSTANCE' 'SET' 0 0 0 'C'

The following example shows how to retrieve collection type attributes and data types of the city class (the city table defined in Containment Operators is created).

SELECT attr_name, attr_type, data_type, domain_class_name
FROM db_attr_setdomain_elm
WHERE class_name = 'city';
  attr_name             attr_type             data_type             domain_class_name
==============================================================================

'sports'              'INSTANCE'            'STRING'              NULL

DB_METHOD

Represents method information of a class for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
meth_name VARCHAR(255) Method name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the method belongs
meth_type VARCHAR(8) 'INSTANCE' for an instance method, and 'CLASS' for a class method.
from_class_name VARCHAR(255) If the method is inherited, the super class in which it is defined is used otherwise NULL
from_meth_name VARCHAR(255) If the method is inherited and its name is changed to resolve a name conflict, the original name defined in the super class is used otherwise NULL
func_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the C function for the method

The following example shows how to retrieve methods of the db_user class.

SELECT meth_name, meth_type, func_name
FROM db_method
WHERE class_name = 'db_user'
ORDER BY meth_type, meth_name;
  meth_name             meth_type             func_name
==================================================================
  'add_user'            'CLASS'               'au_add_user_method'
  'drop_user'           'CLASS'               'au_drop_user_method'
  'find_user'           'CLASS'               'au_find_user_method'
  'login'               'CLASS'               'au_login_method'
  'add_member'          'INSTANCE'            'au_add_member_method'
  'drop_member'         'INSTANCE'            'au_drop_member_method'
  'print_authorizations'  'INSTANCE'            'au_describe_user_method'
  'set_password'        'INSTANCE'            'au_set_password_method'
  'set_password_encoded'  'INSTANCE'            'au_set_password_encoded_method'
  'set_password_encoded_sha1'  'INSTANCE'            'au_set_password_encoded_sha1_method'

DB_METH_ARG

Represents the input/output argument information of the method of the class for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
meth_name VARCHAR(255) Method name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the method belongs
meth_type VARCHAR(8) 'INSTANCE' for an instance method, and 'CLASS' for a class method.
index_of INTEGER Order in which arguments are listed in the function definition. Begins with 0 if it is a return value, and 1 if it is an input argument.
data_type VARCHAR(9) Data type of the argument
prec INTEGER Precision of the argument
scale INTEGER Scale of the argument
code_set INTEGER Character set if the data type of the argument is a character.
domain_class_name VARCHAR(255) Domain class name if the data type of the argument is an object.

The following example shows how to retrieve input arguments of the method of the db_user class.

SELECT meth_name, data_type, prec
FROM db_meth_arg
WHERE class_name = 'db_user';
  meth_name             data_type                    prec
=========================================================
  'append_data'         'STRING'               1073741823

DB_METH_ARG_SETDOMAIN_ELM

If the data type of the input/output argument of the method of the class is a set, for which the current user has access authorization in the database, this macro represents the data type of the element of the set.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
meth_name VARCHAR(255) Method name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the method belongs
meth_type VARCHAR(8) 'INSTANCE' for an instance method, and 'CLASS' for a class method.
index_of INTEGER Order of arguments listed in the function definition. Begins with 0 if it is a return value, and 1 if it is an input argument.
data_type VARCHAR(9) Data type of the element
prec INTEGER Precision of the element
scale INTEGER Scale of the element
code_set INTEGER Character set if the data type of the element is a character
domain_class_name VARCHAR(255) Domain class name if the data type of the element is an object

DB_METH_FILE

Represents information of a file in which the method of the class for which the current user has access authorization in the database is defined.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the method file belongs
path_name VARCHAR(255) File path in which the C function is defined
from_class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the super class in which the method file is defined if the method is inherited, and otherwise NULL

DB_INDEX

Represents information of indexes created for the class for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
index_name VARCHAR(255) Index name
is_unique VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a unique index, and 'NO' otherwise.
is_reverse VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a reversed index, and 'NO' otherwise.
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the index belongs
key_count INTEGER The number of attributes that comprise the key
is_primary_key VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a primary key, and 'NO' otherwise.
is_foreign_key VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for a foreign key, and 'NO' otherwise.
filter_expression VARCHAR(255) Conditions of filtered indexes
have_function VARCHAR(3) 'YES' for function based and 'NO' otherwise.

The following example shows how to retrieve index information of the class.

SELECT class_name, index_name, is_unique
FROM db_index
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name            index_name            is_unique
==================================================================
  'athlete'             'pk_athlete_code'     'YES'
  'city'                'pk_city_city_name'   'YES'
  'db_serial'           'pk_db_serial_name'   'YES'
  'db_user'             'i_db_user_name'      'NO'
  'event'               'pk_event_code'       'YES'
  'female_event'        'pk_event_code'       'YES'
  'game'                'pk_game_host_year_event_code_athlete_code'  'YES'
  'game'                'fk_game_event_code'  'NO'
  'game'                'fk_game_athlete_code'  'NO'
  'history'             'pk_history_event_code_athlete'  'YES'
  'nation'              'pk_nation_code'      'YES'
  'olympic'             'pk_olympic_host_year'  'YES'
  'participant'         'pk_participant_host_year_nation_code'  'YES'
  'participant'         'fk_participant_host_year'  'NO'
  'participant'         'fk_participant_nation_code'  'NO'
  'record'              'pk_record_host_year_event_code_athlete_code_medal'  'YES'
  'stadium'             'pk_stadium_code'     'YES'
...

DB_INDEX_KEY

Represents the key information of indexes created for the class for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
index_name VARCHAR(255) Index name
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class to which the index belongs
key_attr_name VARCHAR(255) Name of attributes that comprise the key
key_order INTEGER Order of attributes in the key. Begins with 0.
asc_desc VARCHAR(4) 'DESC' if the order of attribute values is descending, and 'ASC' otherwise.
key_prefix_length INTEGER The length of prefix to be used as a key
func VARCHAR(255) Functional expression of function based index

The following example shows how to retrieve index key information of the class.

SELECT class_name, key_attr_name, index_name
FROM db_index_key
ORDER BY class_name, key_order;
 'athlete'             'code'                'pk_athlete_code'
 'city'                'city_name'           'pk_city_city_name'
 'db_serial'           'name'                'pk_db_serial_name'
 'db_user'             'name'                'i_db_user_name'
 'event'               'code'                'pk_event_code'
 'female_event'        'code'                'pk_event_code'
 'game'                'host_year'           'pk_game_host_year_event_code_athlete_code'
 'game'                'event_code'          'fk_game_event_code'
 'game'                'athlete_code'        'fk_game_athlete_code'
...

DB_AUTH

Represents authorization information of classes for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
grantor_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the user who grants authorization
grantee_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the user who is granted authorization
class_name VARCHAR(255) Name of the class for which authorization is to be granted
auth_type VARCHAR(7) Name of the authorization type granted
is_grantable VARCHAR(3) 'YES' if authorization for the class can be granted to other users, and 'NO' otherwise.

The following example how to retrieve authorization information of the classes whose names begin with db_a.

SELECT class_name, auth_type, grantor_name
FROM db_auth
WHERE class_name like 'db_a%'
ORDER BY 1;
  class_name            auth_type             grantor_name
==================================================================
  'db_attr_setdomain_elm'  'SELECT'             'DBA'
  'db_attribute'           'SELECT'             'DBA'
  'db_auth'                'SELECT'             'DBA'
  'db_authorization'       'EXECUTE'            'DBA'
  'db_authorization'       'SELECT'             'DBA'
  'db_authorizations'      'EXECUTE'            'DBA'
  'db_authorizations'      'SELECT'             'DBA'

DB_TRIG

Represents information of a trigger that has the class for which the current user has access authorization to a database, or its attribute as the target.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
trigger_name VARCHAR(255) Trigger name
target_class_name VARCHAR(255) Target class
target_attr_name VARCHAR(255) Target attribute. If not specified in the trigger, NULL
target_attr_type VARCHAR(8) Target attribute type. If specified, 'INSTANCE' is used for an instance attribute, and 'CLASS' is used for a class attribute.
action_type INTEGER 1 for one of INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and CALL, 2 for REJECT, 3 for INVALIDATE_TRANSACTION, and 4 for PRINT.
action_time INTEGER 1 for BEFORE, 2 for AFTER, and 3 for DEFERRED.

DB_PARTITION

Represents information of partitioned classes for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
class_name VARCHAR(255) Class name
partition_name VARCHAR(255) Partition name
partition_class_name VARCHAR(255) Partitioned class name
partition_type VARCHAR(32) Partition type (HASH, RANGE, LIST)
partition_expr VARCHAR(255) Partition expression
partition_values SEQUENCE OF RANGE - MIN/MAX value - For infinite MIN/MAX, NULL LIST - value list

The following example shows how to retrieve the partition information currently configured for the participant2 class.

SELECT * from db_partition where class_name = 'participant2';
  class_name            partition_name        partition_class_name         partition_type   partition_expr        partition_values
====================================================================================================================================
  'participant2'        'before_2000'         'participant2__p__before_2000'  'RANGE'       'host_year'           {NULL, 2000}
  'participant2'        'before_2008'         'participant2__p__before_2008'  'RANGE'       'host_year'           {2000, 2008}

DB_STORED_PROCEDURE

Represents information of Java stored procedure for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
sp_name VARCHAR(255) Stored procedure name
sp_type VARCHAR(16) Stored procedure type (function or procedure)
return_type VARCHAR(16) Return value type
arg_count INTEGER The number of arguments
lang VARCHAR(16) Implementing language (currently, Java)
target VARCHAR(4096) Name of the Java method to be executed
owner VARCHAR(256) Owner

The following example shows how to retrieve Java stored procedures owned by the current user.

SELECT sp_name, target from db_stored_procedure
WHERE sp_type = 'FUNCTION' AND owner = CURRENT_USER;
  sp_name               target
============================================
  'hello'               'SpCubrid.HelloCubrid() return java.lang.String'
  'sp_int'              'SpCubrid.SpInt(int) return int'

DB_STORED_PROCEDURE_ARGS

Represents argument information of Java stored procedure for which the current user has access authorization to a database.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
sp_name VARCHAR(255) Stored procedure name
index_of INTEGER Order of the arguments
arg_name VARCHAR(256) Argument name
data_type VARCHAR(16) Data type of the argument
mode VARCHAR(6) Mode (IN, OUT, INOUT)

The following example shows how to retrieve arguments the 'phone_info' Java stored procedure in the order of the arguments.

SELECT index_of, arg_name, data_type, mode
FROM db_stored_procedure_args
WHERE sp_name = 'phone_info'
ORDER BY index_of;
     index_of  arg_name              data_type             mode
===============================================================
            0  'name'                'STRING'              'IN'
            1  'phoneno'             'STRING'              'IN'

DB_COLLATION

The information on collation.

Attribute Name Data Type Description
coll_id INTEGER Collation ID
coll_name VARCHAR(255) Collation name
charset_name VARCHAR(255) Charset name
is_builtin VARCHAR(3) Built-in or not while installing the product(Yes, No)
has_expansions VARCHAR(3) Having expansion or not(Yes, No)
contractions INTEGER Whether to include abbreviation
uca_strength VARCHAR(255) Weight strength (Not applicable, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, Identity, Unknown)

Catalog Class/Virtual Class Authorization

Catalog classes are created to be owned by dba. However, dba can only execute SELECT operations. If dba executes operations such as UPDATE / DELETE, an authorization failure error occurs. General users cannot execute queries on system catalog classes.

Although catalog virtual classes are created to be owned by dba, all users can perform the SELECT statement on catalog virtual classes. Of course, UPDATE / DELETE operations on catalog virtual classes are not allowed.

Updating catalog classes/virtual classes is automatically performed by the system when users execute a DDL statement that creates/modifies/deletes a class/attribute/index/user/authorization.

Consistency of Catalog Information

Catalog information is represented by the instance of a catalog class/virtual class. If such information is accessed at the READ UNCOMMITTED INSTANCES (TRAN_REP_CLASS_UNCOMMIT_INSTANCE or TRAN_COMMIT_CLASS_UNCOMMIT_INSTANCE) isolation level, incorrect values (values being changed) can be read. Therefore, to get correct catalog information, you must use the SELECT query on the catalog class/virtual class at the READ COMMITTED INSTANCES isolation level or higher.

Querying on Catalog

To query on catalog classes, you must convert identifiers such as class, virtual class, attribute, trigger, method and index names to lowercases, and create them. Therefore, you must use lowercases when querying on catalog classes. But, DB user name is changed as uppercases and stored into db_user system catalog table.

CREATE TABLE Foo(name varchar(255));
SELECT class_name, partitioned FROM db_class WHERE class_name = 'Foo';
There are no results.
SELECT class_name, partitioned FROM db_class WHERE class_name = 'foo';
  class_name   partitioned
============================
  'foo'       'NO'
CREATE USER tester PASSWORD 'testpwd';
SELECT name, password FROM db_user;
  name                  password
============================================
  'DBA'                 NULL
  'PUBLIC'              NULL
  'TESTER'              db_password