# Views

## Overview

System views expose metadata about data sources, attributes, scans, configurations, and operations. All views are in the `core` schema. Most views accessible via `app_public` role; some require `app_admin`.

## View Sections

* [**Schema Summary Views**](/core-concepts/views/schema-summary-views.md) - Data source overview, scan history, configurations, billing events, audit logs
* [**Schema Analysis Views**](/core-concepts/views/schema-analysis-views.md) - Attribute metadata, polymorphic version tracking, schema evolution
* [**Security & Governance Views**](/core-concepts/views/security-and-governance-views.md) - Security policies, data dictionary, transformations, Gen AI semantic models
* [**Integration & Code Generation Views**](/core-concepts/views/integration-and-code-generation-views.md) - Semantic layer, foreign keys, generated SQL code, Cortex Analyst integration
* [**Monitoring & Diagnostic Views**](/core-concepts/views/monitoring-and-diagnostic-views.md) - Integration process tracking, access control

**Note:** Primary attribute views (`vw_datasource_active_attributes`, `vw_datasource_all_attributes`, `vw_datasource_version_all_attributes`) are documented in [Attributes: Integration & API](/core-concepts/attribute-metadata/integration-and-api.md).

## Quick Reference

**Schema:** All views in `core` schema (e.g., `core.vw_datasources`)

**Schema Summary:** `vw_datasources`, `vw_datasource_scans`, `vw_datasource_scans_in_process`, `vw_datasource_scan_configurations`, `vw_datasource_scan_errors`, `vw_datasource_scan_procedure_calls`, `vw_datasource_billing_events`, `vw_datasource_product_tier_audit_log`

**Schema Analysis:** `vw_datasource_attributes`, `vw_datasource_polymorphic_attributes` (primary attribute views documented in [Attributes: Integration & API](/core-concepts/attribute-metadata/integration-and-api.md))

**Security & Governance:** `vw_datasource_attribute_security`, `vw_datasource_attribute_data_dictionary`, `vw_datasource_attribute_transformation`, `vw_datasource_attribute_genai`, `vw_datasource_schema_transformation`

**Integration & Code Generation:** `vw_datasource_active_attributes_semantic_layer`, `vw_datasource_active_attributes_gen_ai_semantic_model`, `vw_datasource_relationships_gen_ai_semantic_model`, `vw_datasource_queries_gen_ai_semantic_model`, `vw_datasource_foreign_keys`, `vw_datasource_relationships`, `vw_datasource_sql_code`, `vw_datasource_sql_code_summary`

**Monitoring & Diagnostic:** `vw_integration_process`, `vw_access_control_user_privileges` (app\_admin only)


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