# Header/Metadata Management

> The degree to which threading correlation identifiers through headers adds handling to every call.

Record: `lex:header-metadata-management`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-header-metadata-management

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Correlation ID](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/correlation-id.md)