3.9. Transactions

Handling of transactions in their strict definition of commit and roll-back is not yet well suited for a common grid application. The OGSI does not cover these services. However, a grid application may include subsystems or launch transaction-aware operations to subsystems such as CICS®.

The handling of transactions within a grid application easily becomes quite complex with the given definitions, and it needs to be carefully applied. The added benefits of a grid application may be outweighed by the complexity while implementing transactions.

The future development of the OGSA standard may include transaction handling as a service, though at the moment there is no support.