Web Services Platform Architecture: SOAP, WSDL, WS-Policy, WS-Addressing, WS-BPEL, WS-Reliable Messaging, and More
by Sanjiva Weerawarana, Francisco Curbera, Frank Leymann, Tony Storey, Donald F. Ferguson
Chapter 11. Transactions
This chapter covers Web service specifications that deal with transaction processing. In a Web services world, applications are constructed from the interconnection and operation of Web services. To obtain a reliable outcome, the various services that constitute the application must universally agree on an undisputed resolution. Transactions are a well-understood approach used widely in commercial systems that meet this requirement. The Web service specifications WS-Coordination [WS-Coordination], WS-Atomic Transaction [WS-Atomic Transaction], and WS-Business Activity Framework [WS-Business Activity] define the protocols required to build reliable Web service applications.
The WS-Coordination specification provides the ...
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