---
title: Open a Trace Table
titleSuffix: SQL Server Profiler
description: Discover how to use SQL Server Profiler to open a table in a SQL Server database that contains trace results.
author: markingmyname
ms.author: maghan
ms.date: 03/01/2017
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: profiler
ms.topic: conceptual
---

# Open a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)

 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdbmi.md)]

This topic describes how to open an existing trace table by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To open a trace table  
  
1.  On the **File** menu, point to **Open**, and then click **Trace Table**.  
  
2.  Connect to the server instance that contains the trace table.  
  
3.  In the **Source Table** dialog box select the database that contains the saved trace table from the **Database** list.  
  
4.  From the **Table** list, select the table name. Click **OK**.  
  
## See Also  
 [View and Analyze Traces with SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/view-and-analyze-traces-with-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [Save Traces and Trace Templates](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/save-traces-and-trace-templates.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)