Splunk AppDynamics automatically detects entry points for client requests to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services. If the request occurs on an originating tier, the method or operation marks the beginning of a business transaction and defines the transaction name. For information on originating tiers, see Business Transactions.

The .NET Agent detects async entry points for the following patterns:

• Task-based asynchronous operations
• IAsyncResult Begin-End Asynchronous pattern