# Global ACID Transaction

> Attempting a single ACID transaction spanning multiple distributed services, creating tight coupling and availability loss.

Record: `lex:global-acid-transaction`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-global-acid-transaction

## category

- [Event Messaging Async](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/event-messaging-async.md)

## referenced-by

- [Saga Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/saga-pattern.md)