ROLLBACK 
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This document covers the following topics:
For explanations of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.
Belongs to Function Group: Database Access and Update
See also the following sections in the Database Management System Interfaces documentation:
ROLLBACK - SQL in the Natural for DB2 part
ROLLBACK - SQL in the Natural SQL Gateway part
The SQL statement ROLLBACK corresponds to the Natural
                       statement BACKOUT
                             TRANSACTION. It undoes all database modifications made since
                       the beginning of the last recovery unit. A recovery unit may start either after
                       the beginning of a session or after the last SYNCPOINT,
                       COMMIT,
                       END TRANSACTION or
                       BACKOUT TRANSACTION
                       statement. This statement also releases all records held during the
                       transaction.
               
If a program tries to back out updates which have already been committed by a terminal I/O, a corresponding Natural error message (NAT3711) is returned.
| Warning: As all cursors are closed when a logical unit of work ends, a ROLLBACK statement must not be placed within a database
                                   modification loop; instead, it has to be placed outside such a loop or after
                                   the outermost loop of nested loops. | 
                     
If an external program written in another standard programming language
                       is called from a Natural program, this external program should not contain its
                       own ROLLBACK statement if the Natural program issues database
                       calls, too. The calling Natural program should issue the ROLLBACK
                       statement on behalf of the external program.
               
... DELETE FROM SQL-PERSONNEL WHERE NAME = 'SMITH' ROLLBACK ...