sql-server-external-scripts-object.md

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SQL Server, External Scripts Object

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The SQLServer:External Scripts object in [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] provides counters to monitor the actions associated with executing external scripts. For information about executing external scripts, see sp_execute_external_script (Transact-SQL).

This table describes the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] External Scripts counters.

SQL Server External Scripts counters	Description
Execution Errors	The number of errors in executing external scripts.
Implied Auth. Logins	The number of logins from satellite processes authenticated by using implied authentication.
Parallel Executions	The number of external scripts executed with @parallel = 1.
SQL CC Executions	The number of external scripts executed using SQL Compute Context.
Streaming Executions	The number of external scripts executed with the @r_rowsPerRead parameter.
Total Execution Time (ms)	The total time spent in executing external scripts.
Total Executions	The number of external scripts executed.

See Also

Monitor Resource Usage (System Monitor)
sys.resource_governor_external_resource_pools (Transact-SQL)
sys.dm_resource_governor_external_resource_pool_affinity (Transact-SQL)