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SVV_EXTERNAL_PARTITIONS - Amazon Redshift
Table columns
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SVV_EXTERNAL_PARTITIONS

Use SVV_EXTERNAL_PARTITIONS to view details for partitions in external tables.

SVV_EXTERNAL_PARTITIONS is visible to all users. Superusers can see all rows; regular users can see only their own data. For more information, see Visibility of data in system tables and views..

Table columns

Column name Data type Description
schemaname text The name of the Amazon Redshift external schema for the external table with the specified partitions.
tablename text The name of the external table.
values text Values for the partition.
location text The location of the partition. The column size is limited to 128 characters. Longer values are truncated.
input_format text The input format.
output_format text The output format.
serialization_lib text The serialization library.
serde_parameters text SerDe parameters.
compressed integer A value that indicates whether the partition is compressed; 1 indicates compressed, 0 indicates not compressed.
parameters text Partition properties.