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title: Replay a Single Event at a Time
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description: Discover how to replay one trace event at a time in SQL Server Profiler by stepping through a replay trace file or table.
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# Replay a Single Event at a Time (SQL Server Profiler)

 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]

This topic describes how to replay one event at a time in a replay trace file or table by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To replay a single event at a time  
  
1.  Open the trace file or trace table you want to replay. For more information, see [Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/open-a-trace-file-sql-server-profiler.md) or [Open a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/open-a-trace-table-sql-server-profiler.md).  
  
     Make sure that the trace file or table you open contains the event classes necessary for replay. For more information, see [Replay Requirements](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/replay-requirements.md).  
  
2.  On the **Replay** menu, click **Step**, and connect to the server instance where you want to replay the trace.  
  
3.  In the **Replay Configuration** dialog box, verify the settings, and then click **OK**. For more information about specifying settings on the **Replay Configuration** dialog box, see [Replay a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/replay-a-trace-file-sql-server-profiler.md) or [Replay a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/replay-a-trace-table-sql-server-profiler.md).  
  
4.  To replay the first event, click **OK** in the **Replay Configuration** dialog box.  
  
5.  To replay subsequent events, on the **Replay** menu, click **Step**, or press F10. Repeat clicking **Step** or pressing F10 for each event.  
  
## See Also  
 [Replay Traces](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/replay-traces.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)