This topic is an overview of the tasks involved to use transactions with WebSphere Application Server applications.
WebSphere Application Server applications can use transactions to coordinate multiple updates to resources as atomic units (as indivisible units of work) such that all or none of the updates are made permanent.
For details about the methods available with the UserTransaction interface, see the Reference: Generated API documentation or the Java Transaction API (JTA) 1.0.1 Specification.
Use the following tasks to work with transactions in WebSphere Application Server applications: