# When a custom transaction ends, does the prior/parent transaction continue?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793 "2024-07-25T14:38:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![dantoomey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@dantoomey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dantoomey)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793/1 "2024-07-25T14:38:46Z")

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We have created a custom transaction on part of our code. When the custom transaction ends, does the prior transaction continue operating?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793/2 "2024-07-25T16:34:02Z")

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Elasticsearch has no notion of "transaction".

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**Author:** ![dantoomey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@dantoomey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dantoomey)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793/3 "2024-07-25T16:58:15Z")

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Maybe I have the wrong channel. Code something like this:

Transaction transaction = ElasticApm.startTransaction();  
where the type passed is "custom"

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-a-custom-transaction-ends-does-the-prior-parent-transaction-continue/363793/4 "2024-07-25T17:06:35Z")

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Ah I see, Elastic APM lets you track transactions indeed, that's [Elastic Observability - Discuss the Elastic Stack](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82).