# Reversible/Compensable Step

> The requirement that each step in a distributed workflow can be undone by a compensating action.

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

## 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)