open-view-and-print-a-deadlock-file-sql-server-management-studio.md

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Open, view, print deadlock file (SSMS)	Learn how to capture deadlock information that SQL Server Profiler generates and view it in SQL Server Management Studio.	MikeRayMSFT	mikeray	randolphwest	03/01/2017	sql	performance	conceptual	deadlocks [SQL Server], printing files deadlocks [SQL Server], opening files opening deadlock files printing deadlock files	=azuresqldb-current||>=sql-server-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=azuresqldb-mi-current

Open, view, and print a deadlock file in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance] When [!INCLUDEssSqlProfiler] generates a deadlock, you can capture and save the deadlock information to a file. After you've saved the deadlock file, you can open it in [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull] to view it or print it.

Open and view a deadlock file

1. On the File menu in [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull], point to Open, and then select File.

2. In the Open File dialog box, select the .xdl file type in the Files of type box. You now have a filtered list of only deadlock files.

Print a deadlock file

1. On the File menu in [!INCLUDEssManStudioFull], point to Open, and then select File.

2. In the Open File dialog box, select the .xdl file type in the Files of type box. You now have a filtered list of only deadlock files.

3. Select the deadlock file you want to print, and select Open.

4. On the File menu, select Print.

See also

Save deadlock graphs (SQL Server Profiler)