Transaction Tracing in a Network Environment

A method for tracking electronic transactions in a network environment, comprising:

• receiving, at a network entry point, a transaction request, the transaction request comprising a communications protocol;
• generating, using the network entry point, a unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier is a uniform resource locator (URL) safe, alpha-numeric identifier;
• inserting, using the network entry point, the unique identifier into the transaction request;
• communicating, using the network entry point, the transaction request and the unique identifier to a first network device using the communications protocol;
• creating, using the network entry point, a first transaction report associated with the transaction request;
• communicating, using the network entry point, the first transaction report to a transaction module, the first transaction report comprising the unique identifier;
• receiving, using the first network device, the transaction request and the unique identifier from the network entry point;
• processing the transaction request using the first network device;
• creating, using the first network device, a second transaction report associated with the transaction request;
• and
• communicating the second transaction report to the transaction module, the second transaction report comprising the unique identifier.

Non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic operable, when executed by a processor, to:

• receive a first transaction report from a network entry point processing a transaction request using a communications protocol, the first transaction report comprising a unique identifier;
• receive a second transaction report from a first network device processing the transaction request using the communications protocol, the second transaction report comprising the unique identifier;
• aggregate the first and second transaction reports using the unique identifier;
• and
• generate a transaction flow report based on the first and second transaction reports, wherein the transaction flow report comprises a list of each of the plurality of network devices processing the transaction request.