TMF Management Programming Manual (H06.05+)

Commands and Responses
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DELETE TRANSACTION
DELETE TRANSACTION
The DELETE TRANSACTION command forcibly removes a transaction from the
system.
Command Syntax
Refer to the SPI Programming Manual for tokens present in the command and
response buffers but not described below.
Tokens in Command Buffer
ZTMF-TKN-TransID
specifies the transaction identifier of the transaction to be deleted. Only one
occurrence of this token is allowed.
Usage Guidelines
Only super-group users can issue this command.
In certain situations, transactions might remain in the system after you expect their
removal, resulting in resources such as audit trails, locks, or data structures being held
for a long time. When the availability of these resources is more important than data
integrity, consider forcibly deleting the transaction.
If a transaction is in the hung or committed state, you can force its deletion by using
the DELETE TRANSACTION command. A hung transaction is one that TMF
Command
ZTMF-CMD-Delete
Object Type
ZTMF-OBJ-Transaction
Tokens in Command Buffer
ZTMF-TKN-TransID token-type ZSPI-TYP-TransID.
Tokens in Response Buffer
None
Caution. DELETE TRANSACTION is a very dangerous command, because it can result in a
corrupted database. Use this command only with extreme caution. Alternative and safer
methods for forcibly deleting a transaction are provided by the RESOLVE TRANSACTION and
ABORT TRANSACTION commands, as noted elsewhere in this section of the manual.