Data Profile

Generate a comprehensive profile of a table that a new team member could use to understand the data.

Step 1: Basic Metadata

Query column metadata:

SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, COMMENT
FROM <database>.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '<schema>' AND TABLE_NAME = '<table>'
ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION

If the table name isn't fully qualified, search INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES to locate it first.

Step 2: Size and Shape