Support for the OpenTelemetry has been added to the TIBCO BusinessWorks 5.15.1. You need to apply BusinessWorks 5.15.1 hotfix-02 to use this functionality. Refer article 000054003 for complete details on installing BW 5.15.1 hotfix-02.

A trace represents a complete execution made up of single or multiple spans.
 

For the default auto-configuration mode
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Following are the 3 properties needs to be added in the configuration file:


1. java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.enable=true

There are two types of protocol supported for the Open Telemetry tracing which are GRPC and HTTP. Either GRPC or HTTP protocol can be used.
Though It is required to use the HTTP protocol to view the BW5 activities traces through the TIBCO Control Plane web UI.

2. java.property.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.protocol=grpc
   
OR

java.property.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.protocol=http/protobuf

3. java.property.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.endpoint=<< Endpoint URL >>

Note:

java.property.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.endpoint=  can be configured in the following manner to expose-emits the traces and to be viewed these traces under the TIBCO Control Plane UI

java.property.otel.exporter.otlp.traces.endpoint=http:///tibco/agent/o11y/dataplane-ID/traces

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Above mentioned properties are for default auto-configured mode of OTEL Tracing.

For the default Non- auto-configuration mode

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If user wants to disable the default auto-configured mode then following properties needs to added in the configuration file

java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.disableAutoConfiguration=true

Post disabling the auto configured mode, with the manual mode, there will be slight changes in the other required properties which are as following :==
 

1. java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.enable=true

2. java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter=OTLP-GRPC

java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter.endpoint=http://localhost:4317

OR
 

java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter=OTLP-HTTP

java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter.endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces

Java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter.endpoint= <<  Endpoint URL >>

can be configured in the following manner to expose-emits the traces and to be viewed these traces under the TIBCO Control Plane UI
 

Java.property.bw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter.endpoint=http://<BareMetal_DP_MachineName>/tibco/agent/o11y/dataplane-ID/traces
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Configuration file option where changes can be applied

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For the already deployed applications:

Add the necessary properties in the application TRA file located at <TIBCO_

HOME>\tra\domain\<Domain_name>\application\<application_name>\appname.tra file

After making the changes, restart the application’s service instances.
No Redeployment is required.
 

To apply the configuration across all the applications deployed and created from a specific