Identifying the root cause of failure observed in connection to a workflow
US11789804B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of identifying a root cause of a failure for a trace within a microservices-based application includes determining if a root span of the trace is an error span resulting in an error experienced by a user at a front end of the microservices-based application. If the root span of the trace is an error span, the method analyzes a plurality of spans comprising the trace to determine if the trace comprises at least one leaf error span. If the trace comprises a single leaf error span, the method attributes the root cause of the failure in the trace to a service associated with the single leaf error span. If the trace comprises multiple leaf error spans the method attributes the root cause of the failure in the trace to a service associated with a leaf error span of the multiple leaf error spans comprising a latest starting timestamp.
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