Asynchronous programming patterns can enhance the scalability and performance of applications. Microsoft .NET lets you designate methods as asynchronous tasks.

The .NET runtime releases resources for asynchronous methods while tasks complete. When task processing finishes, the runtime calls back to the originating asynchronous method so the method may continue processing.

The .NET Agent detects certain asynchronous programming patterns as exit points. Because tasks may execute in parallel, Splunk AppDynamics sometimes represents asynchronous activity differently from synchronous activity in the Controller.

Splunk AppDynamics differentiates .NET async backend tracking from thread correlation. To configure thread correlation, see Thread Correlation for .NET.