Detect blocking

Detect blocking (run multiple times)

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-- Source: "SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries" by Glenn Berry (altered) – https://glennsqlperformance.com/resources/
-- Copyright (C) Glenn Berry. All rights reserved.
-- You may alter this code for your own *non-commercial* purposes. You may republish altered code as long as you include this copyright and give due credit.
-- THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

SELECT t1.resource_type AS [lock type], DB_NAME(resource_database_id) AS [database],
t1.resource_associated_entity_id AS [blk object],t1.request_mode AS [lock req],  -- lock requested
t1.request_session_id AS [waiter sid], t2.wait_duration_ms AS [wait time],       -- spid of waiter  
(SELECT [text] FROM sys.dm_exec_requests AS r WITH (NOLOCK)                      -- get sql for waiter
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.[sql_handle]) 
WHERE r.session_id = t1.request_session_id) AS [waiter_batch],
(SELECT SUBSTRING(qt.[text],r.statement_start_offset/2, 
    (CASE WHEN r.statement_end_offset = -1 
    THEN LEN(CONVERT(nvarchar(max), qt.[text])) * 2 
    ELSE r.statement_end_offset END - r.statement_start_offset)/2) 
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests AS r WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(r.[sql_handle]) AS qt
WHERE r.session_id = t1.request_session_id) AS [waiter_stmt],                    -- statement blocked
t2.blocking_session_id AS [blocker sid],                                        -- spid of blocker
(SELECT [text] FROM sys.sysprocesses AS p                                        -- get sql for blocker
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(p.[sql_handle]) 
WHERE p.spid = t2.blocking_session_id) AS [blocker_batch]
FROM sys.dm_tran_locks AS t1 WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks AS t2 WITH (NOLOCK)
ON t1.lock_owner_address = t2.resource_address OPTION (RECOMPILE);
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-- Helps troubleshoot blocking and deadlocking issues
-- The results will change from second to second on a busy system
-- You should run this query multiple times when you see signs of blocking