sys-events-transact-sql.md

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sys.events (Transact-SQL)

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Contains a row for each event for which a trigger or event notification fires. These events represent the event types that are specified when the trigger or event notification is created by using CREATE TRIGGER or CREATE EVENT NOTIFICATION.

Column name	Data type	Description
object_id	int	ID of the trigger or event notification. This value, together with type, uniquely identifies the row.
type	int	Event that causes the trigger to fire.
type_desc	nvarchar(60)	Description of the event that causes the trigger to fire.
is_trigger_event	bit	1 = Trigger event. 0 = Notification event.
event_group_type	int	Event group on which the trigger or event notification is created, or null if not created on an event group.
event_group_type_desc	nvarchar(60)	Description of the event group on which the trigger or event notification is created, or null if not created on an event group.

See Also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)