sys.dm_xe_session_targets (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Returns information about active server-scoped session targets of Extended Events sessions.
Azure SQL Database supports only database-scoped sessions. See sys.dm_xe_database_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. Not nullable. |
target_name |
nvarchar(60) | The name of the target within a session. Not nullable. |
target_package_guid |
uniqueidentifier | The GUID of the package that contains the target. Not nullable. |
execution_count |
bigint | The number of times the target has been executed for the session. Not nullable. |
execution_duration_ms |
bigint | The total amount of time, in milliseconds, that the target has been executing. Not nullable. |
target_data |
nvarchar(max) | The data that the target maintains, such as event aggregation information. Nullable. |
bytes_written |
bigint | Applies to: SQL Server 2017 and later. Number of bytes written to target. Not nullable. |
Permissions
Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.
Permissions for SQL Server 2022 and later
Requires VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE 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 |
Remarks
Executing sys.dm_xe_session_targets forces a flush of the collected session data to disk. This can be a useful for reading collected event data from sessions using infinite or very large dispatch latencies.