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HP NonStop AutoTMF Software User’s Guide—429952-013
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Glossary
automatic transaction. A transaction that has been generated by NonStop AutoTMF
software.
common transaction. An automatic transaction that is used for accesses on all file opens
that are not configured for separate transactions.
nontransactional program. A program that does not manage or inherit transactions. See
transactional program.
prepared program. An object file that has been prepared to use NonStop AutoTMF
software.
process transaction. A transaction either started or inherited by a transactional program.
separate transaction. An automatic transaction that is used for accesses on a single file
open.
transactional program. A program that is designed to access audited database files and
manages transactions explicitly. Also, a server program that inherits transactions from
a transactional requestor.