By default, Microsoft collects anonymous usage data in order to improve the user experience. The usage data collected allows the team to prioritize features and bug fixes.
Microsoft Privacy statement: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839
Hashed random UUID: a cryptographically (SHA256) anonymous and unique ID per user.
Environment data points give the team insight into commonly used platforms and allow the team to prioritize features, bug fixes, and packaging.
- Platform name
- Platform version
- Target Server edition and version
- Connection Type (Azure vs. Single Instance)
- Python version
- Product version
- Locale
- Shell type
Measurement data points allow the team to be proactive in improving performance.
- Start time
- End time
- Session duration
Abnormal process termination.
- Error flag to indicate type of shutdown.
The mssql-cli Tools telemetry feature is enabled by default. Opt-out of the telemetry feature by setting the MSSQL_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT environment variable to true or 1.
set MSSQL_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=True
export MSSQL_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=True
For those interested, anonymous usage data of the previous session will always be outputted to a telemetry file in the user's configuration directory. It can be found right next to the location of the configuration file.
~/.config/mssqlcli/mssqlcli_telemetry.log
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\dbcli\mssqlcli\mssqlcli_telemetry.log
{
"name": "mssqlcli",
"properties": {
"Reserved.SequenceNumber": 1,
"Reserved.EventId": "e6f0bdab-65b0-4e79-87a4-b05fa514c92d",
"Reserved.SessionId": "3fa7361c-50ff-4bff-8a55-f22bdc26452d",
}
}