---
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: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: 06/05/2025
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: profiler
ms.topic: how-to
ms.collection:
  - data-tools
---

# Open a trace table (SQL Server Profiler)

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

This article describes how to open an existing trace table by using [!INCLUDE [ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].

## Open a trace table

1. On the **File** menu, point to **Open**, and then select **Trace Table**.

1. Connect to the server instance that contains the trace table.

1. In the **Source Table** dialog box select the database that contains the saved trace table from the **Database** list.

1. From the **Table** list, select the table name. Select **OK**.

## Related content

- [View and analyze traces with SQL Server Profiler](view-and-analyze-traces-with-sql-server-profiler.md)
- [Save traces and trace templates](save-traces-and-trace-templates.md)
- [SQL Server Profiler](sql-server-profiler.md)