Filter session IDs in a trace (SQL Server Profiler)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

This article describes how to filter session identifiers (SPIDs) in a trace by using SQL Server Profiler.

Filter system IDs in a trace

1. On the File menu, select New Trace, and then connect to an instance of SQL Server.

   The Trace Properties dialog box appears.

   If Start tracing immediately after making connection is selected, the Trace Properties dialog box fails to appear, and the trace begins instead. To turn off this setting, on the Tools menu, select Options, and clear the Start tracing immediately after making connection check box.

2. In the Trace name box, type a name for the trace.

3. In the Use the template name list, select a trace template.

4. Optionally, specify a destination file or table in which to save the trace results.

5. On the Events Selection tab, select the SPID column heading to launch the Edit Filter dialog box. You can also right-click the column heading and choose Edit Column Filter. If the SPID column doesn't appear, check the Show all columns box.

6. In the Edit Filter dialog box, expand the appropriate comparison operator, and enter a session ID as a value for the comparison.

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