Workflow message and activity correlation

A computer program product for implementing a method for generating trace events that are configured to report an association between a workflow activity and a message that is to be sent, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the computing system, cause the computing system to perform the method, the method comprising:

• an act of a workflow activity generating a unique message identifier (ID) for an outbound message that is to be sent to another workflow;
• an act of associating the generated unique message identifier to the outbound message;
• an act of generating a unique workflow activity ID including a workflow instance ID, an activity ID and an activity instance ID;
• an act of generating a trace event that includes a combination of the generated unique workflow activity ID and the outbound unique message ID, the trace event being configured to report the association between the outbound unique message ID and the unique workflow activity ID;
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• an act of storing the generated trace event in a data store.

A computer system comprising the following:

• one or more processors;
• system memory;
• one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the computing system to perform a method for generating trace events that are configured to report an association between a workflow activity and a received message, the method comprising the following:
• an act of a workflow activity receiving a message over a communication medium, the workflow activity including a unique workflow activity identifier (ID) that includes a workflow instance ID, activity ID, and activity instance ID, the message also including a unique message ID that uniquely identifies the message;
• an act of the workflow activity generating a trace event that includes a combination of the unique workflow activity ID and the unique message ID, the trace event being configured to report the association between the workflow activity and the message, the event trace including a combined identifier that includes a combination of the workflow instance ID, the activity ID, the activity instance ID and the unique message ID;
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• an act of storing the generated trace event in a data store, such that a pictorial depiction of message transfers between two workflows may be generated based on the stored trace events.