A method for data processing may include receiving a communication from a parent span, the communication including a data portion and a header portion. The header portion may include an identifier of an originating service that produced the communication, an identifier of a transaction for the communication, and an identifier of the parent span. The method may include identifying the parent span and the originating serviced based on the header portion. The method may also include performing a system trace process of the communication throughout the transaction based on the parent span and the originating service.