# Local Transaction

> A transaction confined to a single service's own datastore, the atomic unit a saga or outbox composes.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

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