Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed

Defining Transactions

You can carry out transaction processing with Microsoft SQL Server in three ways:

AutoCommit—Every T-SQL statement is its own transaction and automatically commits when it finishes. This is the default mode in which SQL Server operates.

Explicit—This approach provides programmatic control of the transaction, using the BEGIN TRAN and COMMIT/ROLLBACK TRAN/WORK commands.

Implicit—In this mode, when you issue certain SQL commands, ...