# Irreversible Side Effects

> Performing side effects that cannot be undone within a workflow that may need to roll back.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Compensating Transaction](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/compensating-transaction.md)