Title: Design - Transaction Service

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## Transaction Service

Sub-component of [OpenEJB](design.html)


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## Definition

Provides the container with transactional integrity.


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## Also Known As
 * Transaction Manager

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## Responsibilities
 * To give OpenEJB a reference to a valid implementation of
javax.transaction.TransactionManager

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## Related Classes
 * org.apache.openejb.spi.TransactionService
 * javax.transaction.TransactionManager