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sys.dm_xe_database_session_events (Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance)

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Applies to: Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance

Returns information about session events for active database-scoped sessions. Events are discrete execution points. Predicates can be applied to events to stop them from firing if the event does not contain the required information. For information on events in all database-scoped sessions, see sys.database_event_session_events.

Azure SQL Database supports only database-scoped sessions. Azure SQL Managed Instance supports both database-scoped sessions and server-scoped sessions. Server-scoped sessions are recommended for managed instances: learn more in CREATE EVENT SESSION.

Column name Data type Description
event_session_address varbinary(8) The memory address of the event session. Is not nullable.
event_name nvarchar(60) The name of the event that an action is bound to. Is not nullable.
event_package_guid uniqueidentifier The GUID for the package containing the event. Is not nullable.
event_predicate nvarchar(2048) An XML representation of the predicate tree that is applied to the event. Is nullable.
event_fire_count bigint Internal use only.
event_fire_average_time bigint Internal use only.
event_fire_min_time bigint The minimum time taken to publish the event, in microseconds. Is not nullable.
event_fire_max_time bigint The maximum time taken to publish the event, in microseconds. Is not nullable.

Permissions

Requires the VIEW DATABASE STATE permission.

Relationship cardinalities

From To Relationship
sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_session_address sys.dm_xe_database_sessions.address Many-to-one
sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_package_guid, sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_name sys.dm_xe_objects.name, sys.dm_xe_objects.package_guid Many-to-one

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