Chapter 1 - General
1.1 Scope
1.2 X/Open DTP Model
1.3 Document Structure
1.4 Normative References
Chapter 2 - Model and Definitions
2.1 X/Open DTP Model
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Transaction Completion and Recovery
Chapter 3 - Interface Overview
3.1 Index to Services in the XA Interface
3.2 Opening and Closing Resource Managers
3.3 Association of Threads with Transaction Branches
3.4 Branch Completion
3.5 Synchronous, Non-blocking, and Asynchronous Modes
3.6 Failure Recovery
Chapter 4 - The 'xa.h' Header
4.1 Naming Conventions
4.2 Transaction Identifier
4.3 Resource Manager Switch
4.4 Flag Definitions
4.5 Return Codes
Chapter 5 - Reference Manual Pages
Chapter 6 - State Tables
6.1 Resource Manager Initialisation
6.2 Association of Threads of Control with Transactions
6.3 Transaction States
6.4 Asynchronous Operations
Chapter 7 - Implementation Requirements
7.1 Application Program Requirements
7.2 Resource Manager Requirements
7.3 Transaction Manager Requirements
Appendix A - Complete Text of 'xa.h'
Appendix B - DTP Model - Introduction
Appendix C - DTP Model - Definitions
Appendix D - DTP Model - The Model
Appendix E - DTP Model - Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix F - Bibliography
Index