# Begin Transaction

Begin specified transaction on local database.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **Name** *\<string> -* The name of the transaction.

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This action should be used in conjuction with *Commit Transaction* action or *Rollback Transaction*.
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Actions taken between *Begin* *Transaction* and *Commit* *Transaction* are executed in an atomic way.
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Works only with local database tables, this includes databases in the Offline and Local tree. This action does not work with online Databases.
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See chapter [Database ](broken://pages/-M9xeS95S1XRS69Ow17-)for more information.
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