I guess this is a valid PFC question -- I am trying to build persuade
argument to convince my boss with should convert our application to use the
PFC and its LUW and Linkage services.

I have a database question asked from the point-of-view of the application
developer -- perhaps someone can help settle a debate among our team
members.

Is there anything "wrong" with "hanging updates"?  Are there good reasons to
avoid their use?  What problems are associated with them?  Could a hanging
update cause a deadlock?

"Hanging updates" is the term I use to describe the situation where, say in
a data-entry scenario, the user completes one part of the data-entry process
(say data-entry for one table) and a update to the database (for one table).
But no commit is issued because only the first step is complete and might
have to be rolled back should any of the subsequent processes in the logical
unit of work (LUW) fail.

Lester LaForce
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Sr. Software Developer (Contractor)
Future Technologies, Inc.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington DC

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