Audit Schema Object GDR Event Class

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance

The Audit Schema Object GDR event class occurs whenever a GRANT, REVOKE, or DENY is issued for a schema object permission by any user in Microsoft SQL Server.

Audit Schema Object GDR Event Class Data Columns

Data column name Data type Description Column ID Filterable
ApplicationName nvarchar Name of the client application that created the connection to an instance of SQL Server. This column is populated with the values passed by the application rather than the displayed name of the program. 10 Yes
ClientProcessID int ID assigned by the host computer to the process where the client application is running. This data column is populated if the client provides the client process ID. 9 Yes
ColumnPermissions int Indicator of whether a column permission was set. Parse the statement text to determine exactly which permissions were applied to which columns. 1=Yes, 0=No. 44 Yes
DatabaseID int ID of the database specified by the USE database statement or the default database if no USE database statement has been issued for a given instance. SQL Server Profiler displays the name of the database if the ServerName data column is captured in the trace and the server is available. Determine the value for a database by using the DB_ID function. 3 Yes
DatabaseName nvarchar Name of the database in which the user statement is running. 35 Yes
DBUserName nvarchar SQL Server user name of the client. 40 Yes
EventClass int Type of event = 103. 27 No
EventSequence int Sequence of a given event within the request. 51 No
EventSubClass int Type of event subclass.

1=Grant

2=Revoke

3=Deny
21 Yes
HostName nvarchar Name of the computer on which the client is running. This data column is populated if the host name is provided by the client. To determine the host name, use the HOST_NAME function. 8 Yes
IsSystem int Indicates whether the event occurred on a system process or a user process. 1 = system, 0 = user. 60 Yes
LoginName nvarchar Name of the login of the user (either the SQL Server security login or the Microsoft Windows login credentials in the form of DOMAIN\username). 11 Yes
LoginSid image Security identification number (SID) of the logged-in user. You can find this information in the sys.server_principals catalog view. Each SID is unique for each login in the server. 41 Yes
NTDomainName nvarchar Windows domain to which the user belongs. 7 Yes
NTUserName nvarchar Windows user name. 6 Yes
ObjectName nvarchar Name of the object that is the target of the grant/revoke/deny. 34 Yes
ObjectType int Value representing the type of the object involved in the event. This value corresponds to the type column in the sys.objects catalog view. For values, see ObjectType Trace Event Column. 28 Yes
OwnerName nvarchar Database username of the object owner of the object being targeted in the grant/revoke/deny. 37 Yes
ParentName nvarchar Name of the schema the object is within. 59 Yes
Permissions bigint Integer value representing the type of permissions checked.

1=SELECT ALL

2=UPDATE ALL

4=REFERENCES ALL

8=INSERT

16=DELETE

32=EXECUTE (procedures only)

4096=SELECT ANY (at least one column)

8192=UPDATE ANY

16384=REFERENCES ANY
19 Yes
RequestID int ID of the request containing the statement. 49 Yes
ServerName nvarchar Name of the instance of SQL Server being traced. 26 No
SessionLoginName nvarchar Login name of the user who originated the session. For example, if you connect to SQL Server using Login1 and execute a statement as Login2, SessionLoginName shows Login1 and LoginName shows Login2. This column displays both SQL Server and Windows logins. 64 Yes
SPID int ID of the session on which the event occurred. 12 Yes
StartTime datetime Time at which the event started, if available. 14 Yes
Success int 1 = success. 0 = failure. For example, a value of 1 indicates success of a permissions check and a value of 0 indicates failure of that check. 23 Yes
TargetLoginName nvarchar For actions that target a login (for example, adding a new login), the name of the targeted login. 42 Yes
TargetLoginSid image For actions that target a login (for example, adding a new login), the security identification number (SID) of the targeted login. 43 Yes
TargetUserName nvarchar For actions that target a database user (for example, granting permission to a user), the name of that user. 39 Yes
TextData ntext Text value dependent on the event class captured in the trace. 1 Yes
TransactionID bigint System-assigned ID of the transaction. 4 Yes
XactSequence bigint Token used to describe the current transaction. 50 Yes

See Also

Extended Events
sp_trace_setevent (Transact-SQL)
GRANT (Transact-SQL)
REVOKE (Transact-SQL)
DENY (Transact-SQL)