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jmkehayias — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:15:37 GMT

Project Description

SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a SSMS Addin to bridge this gap.

Originally an external application, this project has undergone numerous updates to get it to the point where it is now a SSMS Addin that integrates directly into Management Studio. The latest build of the external application is still available for download, but all new development efforts will target the SSMS Addin only.

Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions
Configurable UI options that add flexibility to the application.
- Ability to set Defaults to override the Library Event Session Options Defaults.
- Provide options for Warnings on certain Events like Dropping an Active Event Session.

Coming Attractions

Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

No currently known bugs exist. If you happen upon a bug, please log it in the Issue Tracker for this Project. All future bugs will be tracked through this tool only.

If you have a request for a feature, please open a discussion or a Issue in the Issue Tracker so that the request can be considered for inclusion in the project. A number of the most recent changes have been based on feedback that has been received from people regarding the tool and how it could be better. Many thanks go out to Adam Machanic for all of his recommendations and beta testing, without which the current state of the application would not exist.

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jmkehayias — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:12:50 GMT

Project Description

Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions
Configurable UI options that add flexibility to the application.
- Ability to set Defaults to override the Library Event Session Options Defaults.
- Provide options for Warnings on certain Events like Dropping an Active Event Session.

Coming Attractions

Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

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jmkehayias — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:47:03 GMT

Project Description

SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a C# .NET winforms application that aims to simplify creating and viewing metadata for Extended Events Sessions in SQL 2008.

This project was initially published on the MSDN Code Gallery:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExtendedEventManager/

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

After a multi-month effort to rework the code base for the Library to correct a number of short comings in the first design the most recent stable build 1.0.3.115 is now available with a new Library that was first available in the 1.0.2.102 Alpha release. See the Details of the 1.0.3.115 build for more information on the changes made to the Library. This latest release also has significant UI changes that are also documented in the Release table for 1.0.3.115. These include a switch from a native MDI form layout to a Dock Panel SSMS like UI.

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Coming Features List:

Configurable UI options that add flexibility to the application.

Ability to set Defaults to override the Library Event Session Options Defaults.
Provide options for Warnings on certain Events like Dropping an Active Event Session.

Auto-Updating TargetDataViewer that updates the GridView datasource as events are buffered into the active target being viewed.

Using SqlDependency Watcher to only populate new events.

Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Conversion of UI to WPF

Use ObservableCollections to automatically reflect dataset changes through XAML.

Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

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jmkehayias — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:46:41 GMT

Project Description

SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a C# .NET winforms application that aims to simplify creating and viewing metadata for Extended Events Sessions in SQL 2008.

This project was initially published on the MSDN Code Gallery:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExtendedEventManager/

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Coming Changes

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Coming Features List:

Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Conversion of UI to WPF

Replace .NET 1.1 DataGrid for Target Data with custom WPF Hierarchy Grid Control
Use ObservableCollections to automatically reflect dataset changes through XAML.
Include Option to register a SqlDependency on Targets to allow auto-refresh of event data when it changes.

Change MDI Server Connections to Single Treeview similar to SSMS.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

Updated Wiki: Home

jmkehayias — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:37:28 GMT

Project Description

SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a C# .NET winforms application that aims to simplify creating and viewing metadata for Extended Events Sessions in SQL 2008.

This project was initially published on the MSDN Code Gallery:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExtendedEventManager/

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Coming Changes

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

SQL Server 2008 Extended Events Manager Coming Features List:

Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Add ability to read event execution data from targets on active sessions.

XML targets not schema based, but can be derived from Event definition in Session Metadata.
File Targets can be read using system function

Add Icons to Tree View for Started/Stopped sessions.

Potential Changes:

Convert Library from XML Document based metadata to DataTable return metadata.
Change MDI Server Connections to Single Treeview similar to SSMS.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

Updated Wiki: Home

jmkehayias — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:36:48 GMT

Project Description

SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a C# .NET winforms application that aims to simplify creating and viewing metadata for Extended Events Sessions in SQL 2008.

This project was initially published on the MSDN Code Gallery:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExtendedEventManager/

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Coming Changes

SQL 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

Private objects exist in Event Metadata

SQL 2008 Extended Events Manager Coming Features List:

Add Edit Button to Events and Targets DataGridView in the SessionEditorForm for existing Events and Targets.
Add Event Fields to the Session Events for existing Events in a Session. Similar to the Actions assigned to an Event Session.
Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Add ability to read event execution data from targets on active sessions.

XML targets not schema based, but can be derived from Event definition in Session Metadata.
File Targets can be read using system function

Add Icons to Tree View for Started/Stopped sessions.

Potential Changes:

Convert Library from XML Document based metadata to DataTable return metadata.
Change MDI Server Connections to Single Treeview similar to SSMS.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

Release Notes

Build 1.0.0.12

This is the first public release of the project. The initial functionality include, the first three items in the planned functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions

Build 1.0.1.38

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations

All operations except starting and stopping event sessions are currently script generating only. There is copy to clipboard
functionality to allow for easy pasting into SSMS for actual code execution. The code execution point will be in the next
general release.

Build 1.0.1.45

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Fix for targets to assign them to appropriate Packages
Operations will be parsed for action against SQL Server
Script operations are accomplished through toolbar action similar to SSMS
Ability to script operation to new SSMS window.

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jmkehayias — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:34:36 GMT

Project Description
SQL 2008 Extended Events are a powerful new way of troubleshooting problems with SQL Server. One short coming is that there is no UI support for this new feature. The Extended Events Manager is a C# .NET winforms application that aims to simplify creating and viewing metadata for Extended Events Sessions in SQL 2008.

This project was initially published on the MSDN Code Gallery:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ExtendedEventManager/

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Coming Changes

SQL 2008 Extended Events Manager Current Bug List:

Private objects exist in Event Metadata

SQL 2008 Extended Events Manager Coming Features List:

Add Edit Button to Events and Targets DataGridView in the SessionEditorForm for existing Events and Targets.
Add Event Fields to the Session Events for existing Events in a Session. Similar to the Actions assigned to an Event Session.
Add Predicate value and Target Option value validation to ensure that input values are compatible by datatype with the objects value datatype.
Add ability to read event execution data from targets on active sessions.

XML targets not schema based, but can be derived from Event definition in Session Metadata.
File Targets can be read using system function

Add Icons to Tree View for Started/Stopped sessions.

Potential Changes:

Convert Library from XML Document based metadata to DataTable return metadata.
Change MDI Server Connections to Single Treeview similar to SSMS.
Convert GridViews to function closer to SSMS PBM Condition Grid.

Release Notes

Build 1.0.0.12

This is the first public release of the project. The initial functionality include, the first three items in the planned functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions

Build 1.0.1.38

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations

Build 1.0.1.45

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Fix for targets to assign them to appropriate Packages
Operations will be parsed for action against SQL Server
Script operations are accomplished through toolbar action similar to SSMS
Ability to script operation to new SSMS window.

Updated Wiki: Home

jmkehayias — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:15:31 GMT

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Release Notes

Build 1.0.0.12

This is the first public release of the project. The initial functionality include, the first three items in the planned functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions

Build 1.0.1.38

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations

Build 1.0.1.45

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Fix for targets to assign them to appropriate Packages
Operations will be parsed for action against SQL Server
Script operations are accomplished through toolbar action similar to SSMS
Ability to script operation to new SSMS window.

Updated Wiki: Home

jmkehayias — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:52:19 GMT

Planned Functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions
Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations
View information stored in targets for active Event Sessions

Release Notes

Build 1.0.0.12

This is the first public release of the project. The initial functionality include, the first three items in the planned functionality:

View Extended Events Metadata for all Available Objects
View Event Sessions on a Server
Start/Stop Events Sessions

Build 1.0.1.38

This release of the project includes all of the initial functionality and adds the following to it:

Create new Event Sessions
Alter existing Event Sessions
Drop Event Session
Script all operations