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Finding Where Extended Events Configuration Data Is Stored

Dave Bland shows us where we can find configuration data for Extended Events:

In this DMV, obviously there are a number of columns.  This post will focus mostly on the object_type column.  This column has a number of potential values, including Event, Target and Action.  When setting up a SQL Server Extended Event session these are a few of the key items that need to be filled out.

Let’s just take a few moments to identify what these are.

Click through to see where you can find targets, actions, and event descriptions.