# Help to understand services span in transaction **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** java\ **Created:** [August 17, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-to-understand-services-span-in-transaction/341060 "2023-08-17T21:08:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miguel.longo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miguel.longo/32/119522_2.png) [@miguel.longo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/miguel.longo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-to-understand-services-span-in-transaction/341060/1 "2023-08-17T21:08:46Z")
Hi team! I tried to find it in the documentation, but I don't have success. My doubt is about trace sample in transaction. Some devs question me, why another services showing in trace sample but not in dependencies? Observing a transaction in the timeline, it is possible to see two details. 1 - The services as span 2 - The api transaction with all the trace, "also showing the trace of the other services separated by colors" ![APM-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/4/94244b1b2ca9946cff4daea1a94f18e7d260e992.png) My questions are: - Is there any way to show the service, only traces of the service itself, without showing details of other correlated services? - Is it correct and possible to have only the service transaction, without its correlations? - Should they show up as a dependency? Nothing is shown in dependencies. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-to-understand-services-span-in-transaction/341060/2 "2023-09-14T21:09:37Z")
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