Alison Balter's Mastering Access 97 Development, Second Edition

Chapter 22. Transaction Processing

• Understanding Transaction Processing

• Understanding the Benefits

• Modifying the Default Behavior

• Implementing Explicit Transaction Processing

• Looking At Transaction Processing Issues

• Using Transaction Processing in a Multiuser Environment

• Using Transaction Processing in a Client/Server Environment

• Practical Examples: Improving the Integrity of the Time and Billing Application Using Transaction Processing

Understanding Transaction Processing

Transaction processing refers to the grouping of a series of changes into a single batch. The entire batch of changes is either accepted or rejected as a group. One of the most common implementations of transaction processing is a bank automated teller machine (ATM) transaction. Imagine ...