sys.dm_tran_database_transactions (Transact-SQL)

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    • Gene Milener
    • Craig Guyer
    • Carl Rabeler
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APPLIES TO: yesSQL Server (starting with 2008) yesAzure SQL Database yesAzure SQL Data Warehouse yesParallel Data Warehouse

Returns information about transactions at the database level.

Note

To call this DMV from Azure SQL Data Warehouse or Parallel Data Warehouse, use the name sys.dm_pdw_nodes_tran_database_transactions.

Column name Data type Description
transaction_id bigint ID of the transaction at the instance level, not the database level. It is only unique across all databases within an instance, but not unique across all server instances.
database_id int ID of the database associated with the transaction.
database_transaction_begin_time datetime Time at which the database became involved in the transaction. Specifically, it is the time of the first log record in the database for the transaction.
database_transaction_type int 1 = Read/write transaction

2 = Read-only transaction

3 = System transaction
database_transaction_state int 1 = The transaction has not been initialized.

3 = The transaction has been initialized but has not generated any log records.

4 = The transaction has generated log records.

5 = The transaction has been prepared.

10 = The transaction has been committed.

11 = The transaction has been rolled back.

12 = The transaction is being committed. (The log record is being generated, but has not been materialized or persisted.)
database_transaction_status int Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
database_transaction_status2 int Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
database_transaction_log_record_count bigint Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of log records generated in the database for the transaction.
database_transaction_replicate_record_count int Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of log records generated in the database for the transaction that is replicated.
database_transaction_log_bytes_used bigint Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of bytes used so far in the database log for the transaction.
database_transaction_log_bytes_reserved bigint Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of bytes reserved for use in the database log for the transaction.
database_transaction_log_bytes_used_system int Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of bytes used so far in the database log for system transactions on behalf of the transaction.
database_transaction_log_bytes_reserved_system int Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Number of bytes reserved for use in the database log for system transactions on behalf of the transaction.
database_transaction_begin_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

Log sequence number (LSN) of the begin record for the transaction in the database log.
database_transaction_last_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

LSN of the most recently logged record for the transaction in the database log.
database_transaction_most_recent_savepoint_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

LSN of the most recent savepoint for the transaction in the database log.
database_transaction_commit_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

LSN of the commit log record for the transaction in the database log.
database_transaction_last_rollback_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

LSN that was most recently rolled back to. If no rollback has taken place, the value is MaxLSN.
database_transaction_next_undo_lsn numeric(25,0) Applies to: SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017.

LSN of the next record to undo.
pdw_node_id int Applies to: Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

The identifier for the node that this distribution is on.

Permissions

On SQL Server, requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission.
On SQL Database, requires the VIEW DATABASE STATE permission in the database.

See Also

sys.dm_tran_active_transactions (Transact-SQL)
sys.dm_tran_session_transactions (Transact-SQL)
Dynamic Management Views and Functions (Transact-SQL)
Transaction Related Dynamic Management Views and Functions (Transact-SQL)