sys-dm-xe-database-session-events-azure-sql-database.md

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sys.dm_xe_database_session_events (Azure SQL Database)

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Returns information about session events. Events are discrete execution points. Predicates can be applied to events to stop them from firing if the event does not contain the required information.

Applies to: [!INCLUDEssSDSfull] V12 and any later versions.

Column name	Data type	Description
event_session_address	varbinary(8)	The memory address of the event session. Is not nullable.
event_name	nvarchar(60)	The name of the event that an action is bound to. Is not nullable.
event_package_guid	uniqueidentifier	The GUID for the package containing the event. Is not nullable.
event_predicate	nvarchar(2048)	An XML representation of the predicate tree that is applied to the event. Is nullable.

Permissions

Requires VIEW DATABASE STATE permission.

Relationship Cardinalities

From	To	Relationship
sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_session_address	sys.dm_xe_database_sessions.address	Many-to-one
sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_package_guid, sys.dm_xe_database_session_events.event_name	sys.dm_xe_objects.name, sys.dm_xe_objects.package_guid	Many-to-one