MSSQL 2008: Collect DB Active Transactions count

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database.ActiveTransactionsDB.Collection (Rule)

SQL 2008 DBs Active Transactions performance collection rule

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<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database.ActiveTransactionsDB.Collection" Enabled="true" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Database" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>PerformanceCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataProvider" RunAs="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLProbeAccount">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <CounterName>Active Transactions</CounterName>

      <ObjectName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/PerformanceCounterObject$:Databases</ObjectName>

      <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Database"]/DatabaseName$</InstanceName>

      <AllInstances>false</AllInstances>

      <Frequency>900</Frequency>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <ConditionDetection ID="Mapper" TypeID="SystemPerf!System.Performance.DataGenericMapper">

    <ObjectName>SQL Database</ObjectName>

    <CounterName>DB Active Transactions</CounterName>

    <InstanceName/>

    <Value>$Data/Value$</Value>

  </ConditionDetection>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectPerformanceData"/>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishPerformanceData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>