pingcap / pingcap/docs

Table INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ATTRIBUTES is not documented

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Description

Change Request

Please answer the following questions before submitting your issue. Thanks!

  1. Describe what you find is inappropriate or missing in the existing docs.
    https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/information-schema does not include ATTRIBUTES table

  2. Describe your suggestion or addition.
    ATTRIBUTES table shows the Table Attributes, see https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/table-attributes

  3. Provide some reference materials (such as documents and websites) if you could.
    First created under name REGION_LABEL
    https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/pull/26637
    Then renamed to ATTRIBUTES
    https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/pull/29174

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the stable INFORMATION_SCHEMA documentation page and compare it with the table-attributes page linked in the issue. Add the missing ATTRIBUTES table entry, using the referenced TiDB pull requests for context, and verify that the table is listed and described consistently with the other INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables.

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Assessment

Tech stack
sql
Domain
databases, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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