Manipulation of trace sessions based on address parameters

1 . A method comprising:

enabling trace mode;

generating an address with one or more parameters to designate a performance trace session;

receiving a call to an address of the computer application, the call including the parameter; and

opening a trace session in response to the call to the address and the parameter.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the address is a URL (uniform resource locator) for the computer application.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is automatically generated for the trace session.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer application runs both on a first system and a second system, and wherein the performance trace session includes a performance trace of application operations on both the first system and the second system.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first system is a Java system.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the second system is an ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter contains an identification that is unique to the trace session.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter designates a type of performance trace for the trace session.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a request for a second trace session, and further comprising generating a second parameter to designate the second trace session in response to the request for the second trace session.

10 . An administration unit comprising:

an interface with a user; and

a trace manager, the trace manager to automatically generate a parameter for a performance trace session in response to a request for a trace from the user, the trace session relating to a computer application;

wherein the trace manager is to initiate a trace session for the user in response to a call to an address of the computer application, the address including the parameter.

11 . The administration unit of claim 10 , wherein the administration unit is a Web-based tool.

12 . The administration unit of claim 10 , wherein the address of the computer application comprises a URL (uniform resource locator) of the computer application.

13 . The administration unit of claim 10 , further comprising a JMX (Java management extensions) provider unit, the interface being coupled with the trace manager via the JMX unit.

14 . The administration unit of claim 10 , wherein the computer application is to operate on a plurality of computer systems, the plurality of computer systems including a first system and a second system, the first system and the second system having different computer environments, and wherein the trace session is to include enabling a first trace of the first system and enabling a second trace of the second system.

15 . The administration unit of claim 15 , wherein the administration unit further comprises a first import module for trace data generated for the first system and a second import module for trace data generated for the second system.

16 . A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program having instructions, the instructions including:

receiving a request for a performance trace session for a computer application;

automatically generating one or more parameters to designate the performance trace session;

returning the generated parameters;

receiving a call to URL (uniform resource locator) of the computer application, the URL including the generated parameters; and

opening a trace session in response to the call to the address and the one or more parameters.

17 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer application runs on a plurality of systems, and wherein the performance trace session includes a performance trace of application operations on each of the plurality of systems.

18 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more parameters include a designation of a type of performance trace to be performed in the trace session.

19 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more parameters include a designation of one or more computer systems to be subject to performance traces in the performance session.

20 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for a second performance trace session, and

generating a second parameter to designate the second trace session in response to the request for the second trace session.