lib/instana/tracing/span.rb in instana-1.197.0.pre1 vs lib/instana/tracing/span.rb in instana-1.197.0.pre2

@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@
       end
 
       if parent_ctx.is_a?(::Instana::SpanContext)
         @is_root = false
 
-        @data[:t] = parent_ctx.trace_id       # Trace ID
+        # If we have a parent trace, link to it
+        if parent_ctx.trace_id
+          @data[:t] = parent_ctx.trace_id       # Trace ID
+          @data[:p] = parent_ctx.span_id        # Parent ID
+        else
+          @data[:t] = ::Instana::Util.generate_id
+        end
+
         @data[:s] = ::Instana::Util.generate_id # Span ID
-        @data[:p] = parent_ctx.span_id        # Parent ID
 
         @baggage = parent_ctx.baggage.dup
         @level = parent_ctx.level
       else
         # No parent specified so we're starting a new Trace - this will be the root span