Message brokering

A method of performing a recovery in an automated transaction processing system, comprising:

• checking for incomplete responses to message requests;
• setting a special recovery attribute of any message requests for which there is no response or a non-actioned response;
• and
• re-dispatching the incomplete message requests as special message requests to the automated transaction processing system for further processing.

A transaction processing system, comprising:

• at least one request generating apparatus operably coupled to a first network;
• a first stage operably coupled to the first network to receive message requests from and to dispatch message responses corresponding to respective processed message requests to the at least one request generating apparatus through the first network;
• a transaction controller server operably coupled to the first stage to receive message requests therefrom and to dispatch message responses thereto;
• a second stage operably coupled to the transaction controller server to receive message requests therefrom and to dispatch message responses thereto;
• and
• a transaction processing apparatus coupled to the second stage to process requests received therefrom and dispatch message responses corresponding to respective processed message requests thereto;
• wherein the transaction processing system is operable to initiate a transaction recovery process without entering a special operational recovery mode.