A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO INTEGRATING NON-HOMOGENEOUS PROCESSES

摘要

A data processing system comprises at least one resource manager (RM) formanaging changes to respective system resources in accordance to acommit/backout protocol, and a resource manager coordinator (RMC) forcoordinating the commit/backout activities of the at least one resourcemanager. A process resource manager (ERM) is provided, coordinated by theresource manager coordinator according to the commit/backout protocol, formanaging the execution of non-~compliant processes not complying with thecommit/backout protocol. The process resource manager automaticallydetermines, upon receipt of a backout request, a sequence of compensationactions to be performed to backout actions performed during the execution ofthe secondary non~-compliant processes, and managing the execution of saidcompensation actions.