How to See Rowcounts and Execution Time for In-Flight Queries in SQL Server
I frequently need to see rowcounts and execution time for queries while they’re running. Maybe I’m troubleshooting a slow query …
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I’m not always the best at learning to use graphical interfaces. Maybe that’s why I often don’t like them?
I do rather like the Extended Events GUI – at least better than I like writing my own TSQL for Extended Events. And I finally figured out something that wasn’t obvious to me at all: it’s very easy to set global fields and predicates for multiple events!
Here’s an animated GIF showing the magic of highlighting multiple events using the shift key:

Was this obvious to everyone else?
It only took me a few years to figure it out. :smile:
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