import-a-trace-template-sql-server-profiler.md

title	Import a Trace Template
titleSuffix	SQL Server Profiler
description	Learn how to import a user-defined template in SQL Server Profiler to make it available for traces along with the predefined system templates.
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	06/05/2025
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	profiler
ms.topic	how-to
ms.collection	data-tools

Import a trace template (SQL Server Profiler)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]

This article describes how to import a trace template file (.tdf) by using [!INCLUDE ssSqlProfiler].

Import a trace template

1. On the File menu, select Templates, and then select Import Template.

2. In the Open File dialog box, select the trace template file (.tdf file) to import and select Open.

   The trace template file is added to the available templates in the Use the template list in the Trace Properties dialog box. User defined templates have (user) appended to the template name.

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