source/csla10/Backup/CSLA/TransactionalAttribute.vb

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+' this attribute allows us to mark dataportal methods
+' as transactional to trigger use of EnterpriseServices
+''' <summary>
+''' Allows us to mark the DataPortal_xxx methods in our business
+''' classes as transactional.
+''' </summary>
+''' <remarks>
+''' When a method is marked as transactional, the DataPortal
+''' mechanism runs the method within a COM+ transactional
+''' context, so the data access is protected by a 2-phase
+''' distributed transaction.
+''' </remarks>
+<AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)> _
+Public Class TransactionalAttribute
+  Inherits Attribute
+End Class