What can automatically end a user session within an application?

The ability to automatically end a user session within an application can be achieved by utilizing the JavaScript API function dtrum.endSession(). This function is explicitly designed to terminate a session programmatically when invoked, allowing for precise control over session management.

When the function is called, it notifies Dynatrace that the current user session should end. This provides clear and intentional session management that aligns with application logic, such as when a user completes a task or navigates away from the application in a structured manner. This automatic session termination is essential for accurate session tracking, performance monitoring, and user experience analysis.

Other methods of session termination, like user actions or page refreshes, do not inherently provide the same level of control or clarity for session management. For example, while a user closing the application or refreshing a page might end a session from a user's perspective, these actions do not communicate the intent to end a session clearly to the monitoring tools. In the case of reaching a maximum user action limit, it is also not as proactive as calling a dedicated session-ending function, which allows for defining specific application behaviors.