System and method for transactions in a multitenant application server environment

A method for supporting a transaction in a multitenant application server environment, comprising:

• providing, at one or more computers, including an application server for deployment and execution of software applications, wherein the application server is associated with a domain configuration that is used at runtime to define a domain for execution of the software applications,
• a plurality of partitions, wherein each of the plurality of partitions is associated with a partition configuration, wherein each partition provides a subdivision of the domain and includes one or more resource groups of a plurality of resource groups, and wherein each partition is associated with a tenant of a plurality of tenants;
• operating one transaction manager within the application server environment, the transaction manager performing a first two-phase commit transaction with a resource manager of a first resource group of a first partition of the plurality of partitions and a second two-phase commit transaction with a resource manager of a second resource group of a second partition of the plurality of partitions, wherein each two-phase commit transaction comprises a prepare phase and a commit phase, the commit phase being dependent on a result of the associated prepare phase;
• providing a plurality of configuration objects associated with the transaction manager and a plurality of runtime objects associated with the transaction manager;
• configuring, according to a first set of instructions received from an administrator of the first partition at the application server, a first configuration object associated with the transaction manager and a first runtime object associated with the transaction manager, wherein the configured first configuration object sets a first timeout period for the first two-phase commit transaction with the first resource group of the first partition, wherein access to the first configuration object and the first runtime object is restricted to the administrator of the first partition;
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• configuring, according to a second set of instructions received from an administrator of the second partition at the application server, a second configuration object associated with the transaction manager and a second runtime object associated with the transaction manager, wherein the configured second configuration object sets a second timeout period for the second two-phase commit transaction involving the second resource group of the second partition, wherein the first timeout period and the second timeout period are different, wherein access to the second configuration object and the second runtime object is restricted to the administrator of the second partition.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon for supporting a transaction a multitenant application server environment which when read and executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform steps comprising:

• providing, at one or more computers, including an application server for deployment and execution of software applications, wherein the application server is associated with a domain configuration that is used at runtime to define a domain for execution of the software applications,
• a plurality of partitions, wherein each of the plurality of partitions is associated with a partition configuration, wherein each partition provides a subdivision of the domain and includes one or more resource groups of a plurality of resource groups, and wherein each partition is associated with a tenant of a plurality of tenants;
• operating one transaction manager within the application server environment, the transaction manager performing a first two-phase commit transaction with a resource manager of a first resource group of a first partition of the plurality of partitions and a second two-phase commit transaction with a resource manager of a second resource group of a second partition of the plurality of partitions, wherein each two-phase commit transaction comprises a prepare phase and a commit phase, the commit phase being dependent on a result of the associated prepare phase;
• providing a plurality of configuration objects associated with the transaction manager and a plurality of runtime objects associated with the transaction manager;
• configuring, according to a first set of instructions received from an administrator of the first partition at the application server, a first configuration object associated with the transaction manager and a first runtime object associated with the transaction manager, wherein the configured first configuration object sets a first timeout period for the first two-phase commit transaction with the first resource group of the first partition, wherein access to the first configuration object and the first runtime object is restricted to the administrator of the first partition;
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• configuring, according to a second set of instructions received from an administrator of the second partition at the application server, a second configuration object associated with the transaction manager and a second runtime object associated with the transaction manager, wherein the configured second configuration object sets a second timeout period for the second two-phase commit transaction involving the second resource group of the second partition, wherein the first timeout period and the second timeout period are different, wherein access to the second configuration object and the second runtime object is restricted to the administrator of the second partition.