import-a-trace-template-sql-server-profiler.md

title	Import a Trace Template
titleSuffix	SQL Server Profiler
description	Learn how to import a user-defined template in SQL Server Profiler to make it available for traces along with the predefined system templates.
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Import a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

This topic describes how to import a trace template file (.tdf) by using [!INCLUDEssSqlProfiler].

To import a trace template

1. On the File menu, click Templates, and then click Import Template.

2. In the Open File dialog box, select the trace template file (.tdf file) to import and click Open.

   The trace template file is added to the available templates in the Use the template list in the Trace Properties dialog box. User defined templates have (user) appended to the template name.

See Also

Create a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
Modify a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
Derive a Template from a Running Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
Derive a Template from a Trace File or Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
Export a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
SQL Server Profiler Templates and Permissions
SQL Server Profiler