# Uncorrelated Events

> Emitting events with no shared identifier, so those belonging to one request cannot be tied together.

Record: `lexicon:uncorrelated-events`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-uncorrelated-events

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Request-Level Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/request-level-traceability.md) and before [Audit Trail](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/audit-trail.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

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

## Linked from

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