CursorPrepare Event Class
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
The CursorPrepare event class describes cursor prepare events that occur in application programming interface (API) cursors. Cursor prepare events occur when the Microsoft Database Engine compiles a SELECT statement associated with a cursor into an execution plan but does not create the cursor.
Include the CursorPrepare event class in traces that are recording the performance of cursors. When the CursorPrepare event class is included in a trace, the amount of overhead incurred will depend on how frequently cursors are used against the database during the trace. If cursors are used extensively, the trace may significantly impede performance.
CursorPrepare Event Class Data Columns
| Data column name | Data type | Description | Column ID | Filterable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ApplicationName | nvarchar | Name of the client application that created the connection to an instance of SQL Server. This column is populated with the values passed by the application rather than the displayed name of the program. | 10 | Yes |
| ClientProcessID | int | ID assigned by the host computer to the process where the client application is running. This data column is populated if the client process ID is provided by the client. | 9 | Yes |
| DatabaseID | int | ID of the database specified by the USE database statement or the default database if no USE database statement has been issued for a given instance. SQL Server Profiler displays the name of the database if the ServerName data column is captured in the trace and the server is available. Determine the value for a database by using the DB_ID function. | 3 | Yes |
| DatabaseName | nvarchar | Name of the database in which the user statement is running. | 35 | Yes |
| EventClass | int | Type of event recorded = 70. | 27 | No |
| EventSequence | int | Sequence of CursorPrepare event class in batch. | 51 | No |
| GroupID | int | ID of the workload group where the SQL Trace event fires. | 66 | Yes |
| Handle | int | Handle of the event class. | 33 | Yes |
| HostName | nvarchar | Name of the computer on which the client is running. This data column is populated if the host name is provided by the client. To determine the host name, use the HOST_NAME function. | 8 | Yes |
| IsSystem | int | Indicates whether the event occurred on a system process or a user process. 1 = system, 0 = user. | 60 | Yes |
| LoginName | nvarchar | Name of the login of the user (either SQL Server security login or the Windows login credentials in the form of DOMAIN\username). | 11 | Yes |
| LoginSid | image | Security identification number (SID) of the logged-in user. You can find this information in the sys.server_principals catalog view. Each SID is unique for each login in the server. | 41 | Yes |
| NTDomainName | nvarchar | Windows domain to which the user belongs. | 7 | No |
| NTUserName | nvarchar | Windows user name. | 6 | Yes |
| RequestID | int | Request identification that prepared the cursor. | 49 | Yes |
| ServerName | nvarchar | Name of the instance of SQL Server being traced. | 26 | No |
| SessionLoginName | nvarchar | Login name of the user who originated the session. For example, if you connect to SQL Server using Login1 and execute a statement as Login2, SessionLoginName shows Login1 and LoginName shows Login2. This column displays both SQL Server and Windows logins. | 64 | Yes |
| SPID | int | ID of the session on which the event occurred. | 12 | Yes |
| StartTime | datetime | Time at which the event started, when available. | 14 | Yes |
| TransactionID | bigint | System-assigned ID of the transaction. | 4 | Yes |
| XactSequence | bigint | Token used to describe the current transaction. | 50 | Yes |