Method and apparatus for correlation of events in a distributed multi-system computing environment

An analyzer system for monitoring operation of a transaction processing system, comprising:

• a first programmable sensor for intercepting and examining a first Application Program Interface (API) call to determine if said first API call meets programmed API call criteria, said first sensor being responsive to a condition that if said first API call meets the programmed API call criteria, capturing all or a portion of a content of said first API call;
• a second programmable sensor for intercepting and examining a second API call to determine if said second API call meets the programmed API call criteria, said second sensor being responsive to a condition that if said second API call meets the programmed API call criteria, capturing all or a portion of a content of said second API call;
• an analyzer console bidirectionally coupled to said first and second sensors, said analyzer console comprising:
• (i) an event database having inputs coupled to said first and second sensors for storing said captured content of said first and second API calls as first and second stored events, respectively;
• (ii) a data manager coupled to said event database for determining that said first API call is a part of a same particular business transaction as said second API call if:
• (a) said first stored event indicates said first API call sent a message, and said second stored event indicates said second API call received said message, or
• (b) said first and second stored events indicate said first and second API calls were conducted in a same transactional unit of work;
• and
• (iii) a user interface for displaying all or a portion of said first and second stored events, if said first API call is a part of said same particular business transaction as said second API call;
• and a module that employs all of a portion of said first and second stored events in a subsequent process.

An analyzer system for monitoring operation of a data processing system, comprising:

• a sensor for
• (a) intercepting a first Application Program Interface (API) call,
• (b) examining said first API call, and
• (c) capturing first data from said first API call, if said first API call meets a criterion;
• and an analyzer console including
• (a) an event database having an input coupled to said sensor for storing said data,
• (b) a data manager coupled to said event database for determining that said first API call is logically related to a second API call if:
• (i) said first data indicates said first API call sent a message, and second data from said second API call indicates said second API call received said message, or
• (ii) said first data indicates said first API call was conducted in a transactional unit of work, and said second data indicates said second API call was also conducted in said transactional unit of work, and
• (c) a module that employs said first data and said second data in a subsequent process, if said first API call is logically related to said second API call.