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Getting Started with the Graph Query Language (GQL)
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Getting Started with the Graph Query Language (GQL)

by Ricky Sun, Jason Zhang, Yuri Simione
August 2025
Beginner
382 pages
8h 43m
English
Packt Publishing
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9

Graph Transactions

In the previous chapter, you explored sessions that connect the GQL client and service, providing the environment to manage transactions. In this chapter, you will explore transaction management, including an overview of the fundamental concepts, their characteristics, and their lifecycle states. The chapter then delves into the specifics of initiating transactions using the START TRANSACTION command, detailing the syntax, usage, and conditions for starting a transaction. Finally, it explains how to effectively terminate transactions with COMMIT and ROLLBACK commands to maintain data integrity and consistency.

This chapter will cover the following main topics:

  • Concept of transactions
  • Starting a transaction
  • Committing a ...
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ISBN: 9781836204015