3.7 Issues related to Transaction Processing Systems

  • changing nature of work and the effect on participants, including:
    • the automation of jobs once performed by clerks – shifting of workload from clerks to members of the public
  • the need for alternate procedures to deal with transactions when the TPS is not available
  • bias in data collection:
    • when establishing the system and deciding what data to collect
    • when collecting data
  • the importance of data in transaction processing, including:
    • data security
    • data integrity
    • data quality
  • control in transaction processing and the implications it has for participants in the system
  • current and emerging trends in transaction processing
    • data warehousing and data mining
    • Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) 

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