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title: "Start Transaction"
slug: "commit-transaction"
updated: 2023-11-06T15:37:49Z
published: 2023-11-06T15:37:49Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/commit-transaction"
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# Commit Transaction

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 8.16.0 |
| **Modification Details** | Fixed the issue where the Transaction Steps were breaking on migration. |
| **Location** | Database > Transaction |

The **Commit Transaction** step is used in conjunction with the [Start Transaction](/step-library/docs/start-transaction) step to complete or commit a transaction to a database.

Transaction Steps might not work after migrating the project between v8.15 and lower.

When migrating a project that includes Transaction Steps to an environment with a version of 8.15 or lower, you may encounter errors. However, this issue has been addressed and resolved in version 8.16 and higher. To ensure a successful migration, specific conditions and steps must be followed. For more information, refer to [Using Transaction Steps](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-transaction-steps).

Note:It is important to note that the **Start**, **Commit**, and **Rollback** Steps cannot be utilized independently of each other in a Flow. These three steps must all be used within the same Flow to operate the Transaction or roll back it successfully.

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## Common Errors

### Missing Start Transaction step

The **Commit Transaction** step requires the **Start Transaction** step. If a Start Transaction step is not found along the same path and before the Commit Transaction step, then the step will throw the following error:

#### Exception Message:

```cpp
Exception Stack Trace: DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.ErrorRunningFlowStep: Error running step Commit Transaction 1[CommitTransaction] in flow [Testing]: Exception invoking method CommitTransaction on class ORMSteps ---> DecisionsFramework.LoggedException: Exception invoking method CommitTransaction on class ORMSteps ---> DecisionsFramework.LoggedException: cannot commit transaction because we are not in one currently
   at DecisionsFramework.Data.ORMapper.DynamicORM.Commit(String name)
   at DecisionsFramework.Data.ORMapper.ORMSteps.CommitTransaction() 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.StepImplementations.InvokeMethodStep.Run(StepStartData data)
   at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.RunStepInternal(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, KeyValuePairDataStructure[] stepRunDataValues, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData)
   at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.Start(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, FlowStateData data, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData, RunningStepData currentStepData) 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
```

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Related Information

[Using Transaction steps](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-transaction-steps)

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## Feature Changes

| Description | Version | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fixed the issue where the Transaction Steps were breaking on migration | [8.16](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-8x) | [DT-039127] |