In the Events Selection tab, you can select all events that you need to include in the trace, not that you can add some filters.
There are different predefine templates such as T-SQL, Tuning or you can select the standard (default) template or start from scratch by selecting the Blank template:įigure 4 – General tab of the Trace Properties form Note that a template is a set of tuning events that are caught by the profiler trace. Then you can select whether you need to save the trace results into a table or external file and also if you need to pause the trace at a specific date-time.Īlso, you can select a trace template from a drop-down list based on your needs. In this first tab, you have to enter the trace name. In this form, there are two tabs: (1) General When the connection is established, a new trace form is shown. Then you should enter the instance name, the authentication type, and You have to select whether you need to connect to anĪnalysis Service instance or a Database Engine. When you open the Profiler, the authentication form is shown.
SQL SERVER 2012 PROFILER HOW TO
Management Studio as shown in the image below:įigure 2 – Accessing SQL Server Profiler from Management Studio How to use Profiler? Or you can simply find a shortcut of this tool under the Tools menu inside the SQL Server
SQL SERVER 2012 PROFILER WINDOWS
Under Windows 10, you can write SQL Server Profiler from the Start menu, and the application will show inįigure 1 – Accessing Profiler from the Start menu You can access it from Windows Explorer or SQL Server Management Studio. Profiler is a standalone tool installed with SQL Server.
That are integrated with it- plans about its deprecation, and what are the alternatives? In this article, we will describe SQL Server Profiler and how it can be used.