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sys.dm_xe_session_targets (Transact-SQL)
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Returns information about session targets.
Column name
Data type
Description
event_session_address
varbinary(8)
The memory address of the event session. Has a many-to-one relationship with sys.dm_xe_sessions.address. Is not nullable.
target_name
nvarchar(60)
The name of the target within a session. Is not nullable.
target_package_guid
uniqueidentifier
The GUID of the package that contains the target. Is not nullable.
execution_count
bigint
The number of times the target has been executed for the session. Is not nullable.
execution_duration_ms
bigint
The total amount of time, in milliseconds, that the target has been executing. Is not nullable.
target_data
nvarchar(max)
The data that the target maintains, such as event aggregation information. Is nullable.
Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.
Relationship Cardinalities
From
To
Relationship
sys.dm_xe_session_targets.event_session_address
sys.dm_xe_sessions.address
Many-to-one
Updated content
Corrected the data type for the target_data column.
Corrected the description for the target_data column to indicate that the value is nullable.
Corrected the "Relationship Cardinalities" table.
Dynamic Management Views and Functions (Transact-SQL)