Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) System
An Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) System is a information processing system that solves an Online Transaction Processing Task.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be based on an OLTP Platform.
- It can make use of a Transaction Server.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Transaction Processing Performance Council.
References
2009
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLTP
- Online transaction processing, or OLTP, refers to a class of systems that facilitate and manage transaction-oriented applications, typically for data entry and retrieval Transaction Processing. The term is somewhat ambiguous; some understand a "transaction" in the context of computer or Database Transactions, while others (such as the Transaction Processing Performance Council) define it in terms of business or commercial transactions. OLTP has also been used to refer to processing in which the system responds immediately to user requests. An Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) for a bank is an example of a commercial transaction processing application.
The technology is used in a number of industries, including banking, airlines, mailorder, supermarkets, and manufacturing. Applications include Electronic Banking, order processing, employee Time Clock systems, E-Commerce, and eTrading. The most widely used OLTP system is probably IBM's CICS.
- Online transaction processing, or OLTP, refers to a class of systems that facilitate and manage transaction-oriented applications, typically for data entry and retrieval Transaction Processing. The term is somewhat ambiguous; some understand a "transaction" in the context of computer or Database Transactions, while others (such as the Transaction Processing Performance Council) define it in terms of business or commercial transactions. OLTP has also been used to refer to processing in which the system responds immediately to user requests. An Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) for a bank is an example of a commercial transaction processing application.