INTRODUCTION

TO

TRANSACTION PROCESSING

SYSTEM
EXAMPLES
 Advantages of TPS
•Rapid Processing
•Reliability
•Standardisation
•Controlled access
 The disadvantage is that there is a chance of double booking.
Also, transaction processing systems need to use direct
acess files, serial access media such as magnetic tape
cannot be used.
• Disadvantages in Real Time TPS
– CONCURRENCY
– ATOMICITY
• Disadvantages in Batch TPS
– CHEQUE CLEARANCE
– BILL GENERATION
– CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS
 ORGANISATION’S
EXPECTATION FROM
TRANSACTION PROCESSING
SYSTEM
Process data generated by and about transactions
•

• Maintain a high degree of accuracy and integrity

• Produce timely documents and reports

• Increase labour efficiency

Continued……

• Help provide increased service

• Help build and maintain customer

loyalty

• Achieve competitive advantage

 Aspects of TPS relevant to “A
large retail company”
• Real-time transaction processing

• Manual transaction systems

• Components of a TPS

• Credit card sales transactions

• Database and files

 Transaction Processing Systems
Various TPS Technologies
• Some TPS Technologies
– Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)
• Allows managers to run client-server transactions to obtain
some information of interest e.g. CICS
– Web-based Transaction Processing
• Similar to OLTP
• Allows managers to run transactions via the web
– Object-Oriented Transaction Monitors (OTM)
• Objects that monitor transactions in web-based applications
• When an activity happens within a web site, the object sends
a query to the data warehouse to record information about
what happened (e.g., customer checked out)
• Customer integrated systems
 FILES IN TPS

•MASTER FILE
•TRANSACTION FILES
•REPORT FILE
•WORK FILE
•PROGRAM FILE
 HARDWARES FOR TPS
PHYSICAL ARTIFACTS AND
TECHNOLOGY
• TRADITIONAL TPS WERE CENTRALIZED
AND RUN ON A MAINFRAME
• TODAY…
MAINFRAMES
CLIENT/SERVER SYSTEM
CLUSTER OF SERVERS, EACH
SERVER RUNNING MULTIPLE
PROCESSORS
 Transaction Processing Systems
TPS SOFTWARES
• SOCIAL SOFTWARES
• ANTI-SPYWARE
• PRIVACY-INVASIVE SOFTWARE
• CUSTOMER INTEGRATED SOFTWARES
e.g.P18
• SERVICE ORIENTED SOFTWARES e.g.SAT
• BROKERAGE SOFTWARES
Transaction Processing Systems
Typical Tasks

Customer
Makes a
Purchase
Inventory
POS Terminal Product Files
Processing
Terminal File System Department
Sales Files
Master
Files