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

title	Export a Trace Template
titleSuffix	SQL Server Profiler
description	Learn how to use SQL Server Profiler to export a trace template as a template file so you can use the template with another instance of SQL Server Profiler.
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	06/05/2025
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	profiler
ms.topic	how-to
ms.collection	data-tools

Export a trace template (SQL Server Profiler)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]

This article describes how to export an existing trace template to save as a template file (.tdf) by using [!INCLUDE ssSqlProfiler]. When you export a trace template and save it as a file, you can use the template with another instance of [!INCLUDE ssSqlProfiler].

Export a trace template

1. On the File menu, point to Templates, and then select Export Template.

2. In the Select Template Name dialog box, select the template to export in the Select template name list, and then select OK.

   The Save As dialog box appears.

3. Enter a file name for the exported template file, and then select Save.

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