sys.trace_categories (Transact SQL)

Similar event classes are grouped by a category. Each row in the sys.trace_categories catalog view identifies a category that is unique across the server. These categories do not change for a given version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database Engine.

For a complete list of supported trace events, see SQL Server Event Class Reference.

Column name	Data type	Description
category_id	smallint	Unique ID of this category. This column is also in the sys.trace_events catalog view.
name	nvarchar(128)	Unique name of this category. This parameter is not localized.
type	tinyint	Category type: 0 = Normal 1 = Connection 2 = Error

See Also

Reference

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.traces (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_columns (Transact SQL)
sys.trace_events (Transact SQL)
sys.trace_event_bindings (Transact SQL)
sys.trace_subclass_values (Transact SQL)

Other Resources

Monitoring Events

Help and Information

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