sys.trace_categories (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
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 SQL Server Database Engine.
For a complete list of supported trace events, see SQL Server Event Class Reference.
Important
This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use Extended Event catalog views instead.
| 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 |
Permissions
The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
See Also
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)