Set a maximum table size for a trace table (SQL Server Profiler)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

This article describes how to set a maximum table size for trace tables by using SQL Server Profiler.

Set a maximum table size for a trace table

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.
In the Trace name box, type a name for the trace.
In the Template name list, select a trace template.
Select the Save to table check box.
Connect to the server on which you want the trace to be stored.

The Destination Table dialog box appears.
Select a database for the trace from the Database list.
In the Table box, type or select a table name.
Select the Set maximum rows check box, and specify a maximum number of rows for the trace table.

When the number of rows in the table exceeds the maximum that you have specified, the trace events are no longer recorded. However, tracing continues.