Make a span becomes transaction

Elastic Observability APM
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APM Agent language and version:
1.36

Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior. Please include screenshots (if relevant):
I tried to trace a method using this: Core configuration options | APM Java Agent Reference [1.x] | Elastic
I successfully made a custom span with it, but I was wondering if I could turn that span into a transaction. The reason for this is because I would like to filter the traces based on that custom method.

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This should have created a transaction unless there was already a transaction active in which case it creates a span in that transaction

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I see. However, in this example: Elastic Demos
it is possible that there is a transaction existing inside another transaction, is it because it comes from a different service?

Either way, is it not possible to make the previous custom span becomes a transaction if there was already a transaction active?

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The link you have there shows a trace with multiple transactions/spans across several services. A transaction is also a span, one with more information. A trace is a request that contains one or more spans/transactions, linked by a common traceID.

If a transaction is active you can add spans to it, or end it and start another transaction

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Okay, if that's the case. However, is there any way for me to filter traces to only feature the ones with a certain span inside it?

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