How does Dynatrace track user visits across multiple requests?

Dynatrace tracks user visits across multiple requests primarily by employing dtCookie. This cookie is essential for maintaining session information and correlating individual user actions as they navigate through an application. When a user interacts with a web application, the dtCookie is used to uniquely identify that user session, allowing Dynatrace to stitch together different requests made by the same user during their visit.

Using the dtCookie, Dynatrace can collect detailed information about user interactions, such as page views and transaction events, enabling comprehensive insights into the user experience. This capability is vital for monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and understanding user behavior in a way that is seamless and efficient.

In contrast, while a session ID could theoretically help track user behavior, its implementation is not as robust or widely used in the context of Dynatrace as dtCookie. Browser history logs provide user information but are not utilized directly by Dynatrace to track sessions as they are not accessible or reliable for monitoring purposes. User IP address tracking can identify users but does not provide the detailed session continuity that dtCookie offers, especially in scenarios where users traverse different networks or devices. Thus, dTCookie is the most effective mechanism for tracking user visits across multiple