12.3. Enterprise JavaBeans distributed transaction support

A key feature of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) is support for distributed transactions. EJBs are transactional objects.

12.3.1. Update databases with EJBs

One of the distributed transaction capabilities of the Enterprise JavaBeans is updating multiple database in a single transaction. This section describes two scenarios.

12.3.1.1. Update of multiple databases

Enterprise JavaBeans makes it possible for an application program to update data in multiple databases in a single transaction.

Figure 390 on page 512 depicts multiple databases being updated within the same transaction by two enterprise beans. A request from a client results in two enterprise beans being invoked within the same ...

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