The invention relates to a system and a method for tracing and evaluating the communication of software applications, especially MES applications in an entire system. The tracing and evaluation can be carried out progressively or step-by-step on a project level, an adapter level and a port level, i.e....http://www.google.de/patents/US20050015741?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050015741 - System and method for tracing and/or evaluating the exchange of information