Correlation across non-logging components

Abstract

Systems are provided for logging transactions in heterogeneous networks that include a combination of one or more instrumented components and one or more non-instrumented components. The instrumented components are configured to generate impersonated log records for the non-instrumented components involved in the transaction processing hand-offs with the instrumented components. The impersonated log records are persisted with other log records that are generated by the instrumented components in a transaction log that is maintained by a central logging system to reflect a complete flow of the transaction processing performed on the object, including the flow through the non-instrumented component(s).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A computing system comprising a receiving component that is an instrumented component configured for generating log records for transaction processing associated with a transaction that is processed by multiple components, including at least one component that is not instrumented for logging, the computing system comprising:
 one or more processors; and 
 one or more storage device devices having stored computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors for causing the receiving component to perform a method comprising:
 receiving a the transaction to process from a particular component; 
 determining that the particular component is a non-logging component which has not been instrumented for logging the transaction processes processing; and 
 in response to determining that the particular component is a the non-logging component, creating an initial passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the non-logging component to the receiving component. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The computing system recited in  claim 1 , wherein the method further includes:
 at the receiving component, creating a different passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the receiving component to a new logging component. 
 
     
     
       3. The computing system recited in  claim 1 , wherein the method further includes:
 at the receiving component, creating a new log record associated with processing the transaction by the receiving component. 
 
     
     
       4. The computing system recited in  claim 1 , wherein the determining that the particular component is a non-logging component includes receiving a notification from a remote system other than the particular component that the particular component is a non-logging component. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining that the particular component is a non-logging component includes receiving a notification from a remote system other than the particular component that the particular component is a non-logging component. 
     
     
       6. A computing system comprising a receiving component that is an instrumented component configured for generating log records for transaction processing associated with a transaction that is processed by multiple components, including at least one component that is not instrumented for logging, the computing system comprising:
 one or more processors; and 
 one or more storage device devices having stored computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors for causing the receiving component to perform a method comprising:
 receiving a the transaction to process from a caller component; 
 determining that the caller component is a non-logging component that is not instrumented for logging the transaction processes processing; 
 upon determining that the caller component is not instrumented for logging, creating a new log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the non-logging component to the receiving component, the new log record being based on a stored log record that includes a transaction ID and an initial component value associated with a previous component that passed processing of the transaction off to the non-logging component, the new log record including the transaction ID and an incremented component value that corresponds to the transaction processing being passed off by the non-logging component; and 
 creating a second new log record which is associated with processing of the transaction by the receiving component, the second new log record including the transaction ID, the incremented component value and a new extension component value that is associated with the receiving component. 
 
 
     
     
       7. The computing system recited in  claim 6 , wherein the method further includes:
 the receiving component refraining from creating another new log record for transaction processing received from a calling component upon determining that the calling component is capable of logging transaction processes. 
 
     
     
       8. The computing system recited in  claim 6 , wherein the method further includes:
 the receiving component creating a passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the receiving component to a new logging component. 
 
     
     
       9. The computing system recited in  claim 8 , wherein the passing off log record includes the transaction ID, the incremented component value and a new value that increments and is based on the new extension component value. 
     
     
       10. The computing system recited in  claim 6 , wherein the determining that the particular caller component is a non-logging component includes receiving a notification from a remote system other than the particular caller component that the particular caller component is a non-logging component. 
     
     
       11. A method implemented by a computing system having one or more hardware processors and hardware storage and further comprising a receiving component that is instrumented for logging transaction processes processing associated with a transaction that is processed by multiple components, including at least one component that is not instrumented for logging, the method comprising:
 the computing system receiving a the transaction to process from a particular component; 
 the computing system determining that the particular component is a non-logging component which has not been instrumented for logging the transaction processes processing; and 
 the computing system, in response to determining that the particular component is a the non-logging component, creating an initial passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the non-logging component to the receiving component. 
 
     
     
       12. The method recited in  claim 11 , wherein the method further includes:
 at the receiving component, creating a different passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the receiving component to a new logging component. 
 
     
     
       13. The method recited in  claim 11 , wherein the method further includes:
 at the receiving component, creating a new log record associated with processing the transaction by the receiving component. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining that the particular component is a non-logging component includes receiving a notification from a remote system other than the particular component that the particular component is a non-logging component. 
     
     
       15. A method implemented by a computing system having one or more hardware processors and hardware storage and further comprising a receiving component that is instrumented for logging transaction processes processing associated with a transaction that is processed by multiple components, including at least one component that is not instrumented for logging, the method comprising:
 the computing system receiving a the transaction to process from a caller component; 
 the computing system determining that the caller component is a non-logging component that is not instrumented for logging the transaction processes processing; 
 the computing system, upon determining that the caller component is not instrumented for logging, creating a new log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the non-logging component to the receiving component, the new log record being based on a stored log record that includes a transaction ID and an initial component value associated with a previous component that passed processing of the transaction off to the non-logging component, the new log record including the transaction ID and an incremented component value that corresponds to the transaction processing being passed off by the non-logging component; and 
 the computing system creating a second new log record which is associated with processing of the transaction by the receiving component, the second new log record including the transaction ID, the incremented component value and a new extension component value that is associated with the receiving component. 
 
     
     
       16. The method recited in  claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:
 refraining from creating another new log record for transaction processing received from a calling component upon determining that the calling component is capable of logging transaction processes. 
 
     
     
       17. The method recited in  claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:
 creating a passing off log record associated with passing off of the transaction processing from the receiving component to a new logging component. 
 
     
     
       18. The method recited in  claim 17 , wherein the passing off log record includes the transaction ID, the incremented component value and a new value that increments and is based on the new extension component value.