Check out the solution in the video TSQL: DBCC OPENTRAN. In honor of one of my favorite DBAs, we look at using the DBCC OPENTRAN. We simulate an example with this technique and show what we see and what we would use it for in some situations.
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There's a variety of ways to get an open transaction if we need. How should we get the open transaction? It depends on what we need to do with it. We should experiment with different ways to get this information, as these queries tend to be needed when we have a situation that's urgent.
One regular point I like to remind my audience, especially as of recent: we can often solve the same problem with a variety of techniques. While we look at one or two ways to solve the problem, these aren't the only ways we can approach this problem. The most appropriate solution to a problem is one in which you can troubleshoot quickly in the future and one in which you understand. Be careful about applying solutions that solve a problem, but introduce new problems in the future.
A great re-occuring example of this is my discussion on alerting best practices. There are a variety of alerts everywhere for everything in today's development environments, but many of these alerts cause more issues than they solve (one of which is creating a distraction). Be careful about "easy" solutions which introduce bigger problems. Know your environment and where to apply the best solution. Of course, all these being written, it is helpful to learn new techniques to solve problems because they may be useful in the future.
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