The following table lists the attributes reported as the result of a HELP USER request.
HELP does not differentiate between user and database objects, so HELP USER and HELP DATABASE commands that specify the same object name return the same information.
| Attribute | Data Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table/View/Macro name | VARCHAR(30) | No | The name of an object created in the user space. |
| Kind | CHARACTER | No | Returns the object type code for the object identified by Table/View/Macro name. See TVM Kind Codes. |
| Comment | VARCHAR(255) | Yes | The contents of the optional comment field for the user, if a comment was created. |
| Protection | CHARACTER | No | Indicates whether the user specifies default use of fallback protection.
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| Creator Name | VARCHAR(30) | No | The name of the user that created the user specified in this HELP USER request. |
| Commit Option | CHARACTER | Yes | Indicates whether rows are preserved on COMMIT of the transaction.
This attribute applies to temporary tables only.
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| Transaction Log | CHARACTER | Yes | Indicates whether a transaction log is kept.
This attribute applies to temporary tables only.
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| Dictionary Name | VARCHAR(128) | No | The attributes shown in this section are based on and supersede the corresponding older attributes, Name and Creator Name, while providing additional functionality. The older attributes are retained for compatibility with existing applications. For details, see the topics beginning with Object Name and Title Data in HELP Reports. |
| SQL Name | VARCHAR(644) | ||
| UEscape | VARCHAR(1) | Yes | |
| Creator Dictionary Name | VARCHAR(128) | No | |
| Creator SQL Name | VARCHAR(644) | ||
| Creator UEscape | VARCHAR(1) | Yes |