To create a user-defined event classThe User Configurable event classes can be used to monitor user-defined events. User-defined events can be created to monitor events that cannot already be monitored by the system-supplied events in other event categories. For example, a user-defined event can be created to monitor the progress of the application you are testing. As the application runs, it can generate events at predefined points, allowing you to determine the current execution point in your application.
As user-defined events are generated by your application using the xp_trace_generate_event extended stored procedure, the event_class parameter you specify determines which of the following five event classes to monitor:
| Event class | Description |
|---|---|
| UserConfigurable:1 | Event data defined by the user |
| UserConfigurable:2 | Event data defined by the user |
| UserConfigurable:3 | Event data defined by the user |
| UserConfigurable:4 | Event data defined by the user |
| UserConfigurable:5 | Event data defined by the user |
The values available for the event_class parameter can be determined by using the xp_trace_geteventnames extended stored procedure.
To create a user-defined event class
