sys.trace_events (Transact-SQL)

The sys.trace_events catalog view contains a list of all SQL trace events. These trace events do not change for a given version of the SQL Server Database Engine.

For more information about these trace events, see SQL Server Event Class Reference.

Column name

Data type

Description

trace_event_id

smallint

Unique ID of the event. This column is also in the sys.trace_event_bindings and sys.trace_subclass_values catalog views.

category_id

smallint

Category ID of the event. This column is also in the sys.trace_categories catalog view.

name

nvarchar(128)

Unique name of this event. This parameter is not localized.

Permissions

In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.