SQL Profiler - Being self-centered is a good thing (thanks Jeff Handley)

When I'm faced with app. debugging, especially procedures that take awhile to run, or require a series of steps in the application to fire off, I often use SQL Profiler to capture the SQL call.  Then I'll re-run the call directly in SQL Management Studio.  But SQL Profiler can bring back a lot of noise, making it tough to grab only what I need.

I finally created a custom trace template and set it to be my default.  It will only show me calls made from my local workstation to the development database. (we have a shared development database*)

This article will help you set up a personalised trace. For expample you can filter by Application Name or Host Name to reduce the noise in your trace.

Link to the full article by Jeff Handley

Thanks

RuSs