System objects that support Extended Events

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL database in Microsoft Fabric Preview

The present article provides links to other articles that relate to Extended Events.

The lists are not necessarily complete.

System tables

• Extended Events Tables - trace_xe_action_map

• Extended Events Tables - trace_xe_event_map

System catalog views

• Extended Events Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_sessions (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_actions (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_events (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_fields (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_targets (Transact-SQL)

Other system objects

• Extended Events Dynamic Management Views

Uses of Extended Events by SQL Server itself

This list is not meant to be complete.

• Accessing Diagnostic Information in the Extended Events Log

• Configure Extended Events for Always On availability groups

• Extended Events for Stretch Database

Azure SQL Database and SQL database in Fabric extended events

• Extended Events in Azure SQL Database

• sys.database_event_session_targets (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_fields (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_events (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_actions (Azure SQL Database)