sys.dm_xe_objects (Transact-SQL)

Returns a row for each object that is exposed by an event package. Objects can be one of the following:

Events. Events indicate points of interest in an execution path. All events contain information about a point of interest.
Actions. Actions are run synchronously when events fire. An action can append run time data to an event.
Targets. Targets consume events, either synchronously on the thread that fires the event or asynchronously on a system-provided thread.
Predicates. Predicate sources retrieve values from event sources for use in comparison operations. Predicate comparisons compare specific data types and return a Boolean value.
Types. Types encapsulate the length and characteristics of the byte collection, which is required in order to interpret the data.

Column name	Data type	Description
name	nvarchar(60)	The name of the object. name is unique within a package for a specific object type. Is not nullable.
object_type	nvarchar(60)	The type of the object. object_type is one of the following: event action target pred_source pred_compare type Is not nullable.
package_guid	uniqueidentifier	The GUID for the package that exposes this action. There is a many-to-one relationship with sys.dm_xe_packages.package_id. Is not nullable.
description	nvarchar(256)	A description of the action. description is set by the package author. Is not nullable.
capabilities	int	A bitmap that describes the capabilities of the object. Is nullable.
capabilities_desc	nvarchar(256)	Lists all the capabilities of the object. Is nullable.
type_name	nvarchar(60)	The name for pred_source and pred_compare objects. Is nullable.
type_package_guid	uniqueidentifier	The GUID for the package that exposes the type that this object operates on. Is nullable.
type_size	int	The size, in bytes, of the data type. This is only for valid object types. Is nullable.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

From	To	Relationship
sys.dm_xe_objects.package_guid	sys.dm_xe_packages.guid	Many-to-one