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# Import a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
  This topic describes how to import a trace template file (.tdf) by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To import a trace template  
  
1.  On the **File** menu, click **Templates**, and then click **Import Template**.  
  
2.  In the **Open File** dialog box, select the trace template file (.tdf file) to import and click **Open**.  
  
     The trace template file is added to the available templates in the **Use the template** list in the **Trace Properties** dialog box. User defined templates have **(user)** appended to the template name.  
  
## See Also  
 [Create a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)](create-a-trace-template-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [Modify a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)](../../database-engine/modify-a-trace-template-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [Derive a Template from a Running Trace (SQL Server Profiler)](derive-a-template-from-a-running-trace-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [Derive a Template from a Trace File or Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)](derive-a-template-from-a-trace-file-or-trace-table-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [Export a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)](export-a-trace-template-sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler Templates and Permissions](sql-server-profiler-templates-and-permissions.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler](sql-server-profiler.md)