If the message flow processing includes interaction with an external database, you can coordinate the transaction by using XA technology.
XA coordination ensures that all participants update or return to a consistent state. This external coordination support is provided by the underlying WebSphere® MQ facilities on distributed systems, and by Resource Recovery Services (RRS) on z/OS®.
The following databases provide the correct level of XA support for coordinating message flows on distributed systems:
On z/OS, database support for coordinated message flows is provided by DB2 only.