Common Trace Data Format for Multi-System Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional trace tools are limited in integrating and analyzing tracing data from various systems with different structures, leading to delays, misreading, or loss of data, especially in large development projects involving multiple systems, applications, and interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A method for generating a common trace data format is introduced, where trace data is generated, identified, compared to a common format, and modified to ensure compliance, allowing for integration and analysis across different systems through a central administration system and common performance trace architecture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional trace tools are used to trace execution flows in various systems, then tracing capability is provided for individual systems, but integration and analysis of tracing data from various systems with different structures cannot be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal trace data structure that can accommodate multiple trace data formats from different systems. The structure includes fields such as trace event identifier, trace timestamp, trace level, and trace message that can represent various types of trace events across different systems, making the tracing tool universally applicable while maintaining data integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion process that translates trace data from various system-specific formats into a common standardized format. This intermediary layer handles the format differences between systems, allowing trace data from heterogeneous sources to be integrated and analyzed together without losing accuracy
2Ease of operation
If manual reading of trace data is performed to handle format differences, then data can be read, but delays occur and errors may be misread or lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated format identification and conversion mechanisms that enable the trace analysis system to automatically adapt to different trace data formats without requiring manual intervention. The system self-adjusts by detecting the source system and applying appropriate conversion rules, eliminating manual reading delays and reducing human error
3Adaptability or versatility
If trace data from multiple systems with different structures is integrated, then comprehensive tracing is achieved, but data loss or misreading occurs without a common format
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms trace data from various systems by changing its structural parameters to fit a common format. Key parameters such as event identification, timestamp format, severity levels, and message structure are standardized while preserving the essential information content, enabling comprehensive multi-system tracing without data loss
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AI summary
A method for generating a common trace data format is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes generating trace data at a provider, identifying a format of the trace data, comparing the format of the trace data with a common format to determine if the format is in compliance with the common format, and modifying the format to comply with the common format, if the format is not in compliance with the common format.