SSMS 17.3 has XE Profiler built-in

New to SQL Server Manager Studio (SSMS) 17.3 is the XE Profiler. This is Profiler-like functionality built-in to SSMS:

SSMS 17.3 has Profiler built-in

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Just double-click either of the two entries to create a live trace window (built on the SSMS XE “Watch Live Data” functionality).  The event sessions that will be created are named:

  • Standard:  QuickSessionStandard
  • TSQL:        QuickSessionTSQL