Viewing multiple traces at the same time?

[GSerg66]

Is it possible to view details about multiple traces at the same time in Seq?

Some background... We have a process id that we use to track multiple actions that occurred on the same entity. For instance, the same process id is used for seven different actions performed on a single transaction created within our system. Since we log the process id, I can search in Seq and find the logs then open each one separately and show the trace for it. Then I can see the trace information for one of those actions.

But what I would like to do is find the process id and see all of the traces, and their details, for all of the actions that occurred for that process. Is that possible?

Thanks!

[liammclennan]

Hi @GSerg66

You can view all of the data for multiple traces at the same time, but the trace visualization can only display a single trace. If you search for your process id you should see all the logs and spans that make up all of the traces.

The only way to visualize two traces simultaneously is to use multiple tabs, but the time axes won't be the same.

[GSerg66]

Thank you @liammclennan. Do you know if there are any plans to allow visualization of multiple traces within the same window? Or is that something that is just not really a reasonable thing to do with OTeL data? I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge in this arena.

[KodrAus]

There isn't any technical reason you couldn't view multiple traces at once, our UI is currently just limited to a single one. It's something we should consider for the future 👍

[GSerg66]

Thank you!