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# Slate Data Dictionary

Slate provides real-time access to its current data dictionary, which may be downloaded and viewed. To view the data dictionary:

1. Select **Database** on the top navigation bar and select **Standard Query Library**.
2. Select **Slate Data Dictionary**, then select **Download to Excel** to download the data dictionary.

| ***uniqueidentifier* columns:** | Slate uses a globally unique identifier (GUID), also known as [universally unique identifier](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier) (UUID), for each relational key on a table. These are 128-bit (16-byte) identifiers that are not, in their native form, human-readable. In data feeds and exports, such an identifier is typically represented as a hexadecimal string, 36 characters in length and in the form *00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000*. The hyphens within the hexadecimal string can optionally be removed to condense the identifier to 32 characters without any data loss. |
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To bring yourself up to speed with the database schema most quickly, select the **Display SQL** links on any query within Slate to see how specific data points are being pulled, how JOINs are being constructed, etc.