# Information schema

Derby uses its own system catalog that can be accessed using standard JDBC DatabaseMetadata calls. Derby does not provide the standard Information Schema views.

Parent topic: Derby and standards
Related concepts
Dynamic SQL
Cursors
Transactions
Stored routines and PSM
Calling functions and procedures
Unique constraints and nulls
NOT NULL characteristic
DECIMAL max precision
CLOB and BLOB
Expressions on LONGs
ALTER TABLE