Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook

Types of WebLogic Transactions

There are two types of transactions—local or global. A local transaction involves a connection to just a single resource such as a JDBC database connection or a JMS queue. The javax.transaction package implements JTA for local transactions. A global or distributed transaction involves multiple resources, not all of which need to be of the same type. For example, a global transaction may include several database resources, or it can include one database resource and a JMS resource. Both of these are global transactions because they involve multiple resources. The Java package javax.transaction.xa contains the API for managing distributed transactions. A local resource needs just a resource manager, whereas a global ...