sys-trace-columns-transact-sql.md

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sys.trace_columns (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md]

The sys.trace_columns catalog view contains a list of all trace event columns. These columns do not change for a given version of the [!INCLUDEssDEnoversion].

For a complete list of supported trace events, see SQL Server Event Class Reference.

Important

[!INCLUDEssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use Extended Event catalog views instead.

Column name	Data type	Description
trace_column_id	smallint	Unique ID of this column.
name	nvarchar(128)	Unique name of this column. This parameter is not localized.
type_name	nvarchar(128)	Data type name of this column.
max_size	int	Maximum data size of this column in bytes.
is_filterable	bit	Indicates whether the column can be used in filter specification. 0 = false 1 = true
is_repeatable	bit	Indicates whether the column can be referenced in the "repeated column" data. 0 = false 1 = true
is_repeated_base	bit	Indicates whether this column is used as a unique key for referencing repeated data. 0 = false 1 = true

Permissions

[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.traces (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_categories (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_events (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_event_bindings (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_subclass_values (Transact-SQL)