1 Introduction. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 TransCoop Objectives. - 1. 3 Application RequirementsThe Driving Force Behind the Scene. - 1. 4 Specification Language for Cooperative Transactions. - 1. 5 Cooperative Transaction Model. - 1. 6 Roots and Background of the Project. - 1. 7 Outline of the Book. - 2 The Transcoop Paradigm. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Motivation. - 2. 3 Methodology Applied. - 2. 4 Technical Prerequisites. - 2. 5 Terminology and Central Notions. - 2. 6 Positioning TransCoop Within the CSCW Field. - 3 Transaction Models in Cooperative Work An Overview. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 a Brief History of the Term Transaction Model. - 3. 3 Main Techniques to Implement the ACID Properties. - 3. 4 Generalizing ACID. - 3. 5 Advanced Transaction Models. - 3. 6 What is a Transaction Model What is a Transactional Framework?. - 4 Application Requirements. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 Requirements from Workflow. - 4. 3 Requirements from Design for Manufacturing. - 4. 4 Requirements from Cooperative Document Authoring. - 4. 5 Consolidated Requirements. - 5 the TransCoop Architecture. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 the TransCoop Reference Architecture. - 5. 3 Comparison to Related Work. - 5. 4 Implementation Choices and Discussion. - 6 the Transcoop Specification Environment. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Requirements. - 6. 3 a Cooperative Specification Language Paradigm. - 6. 4 Example Cooperative Scenario. - 6. 5 Definition of Organizational Aspects. - 6. 6 Definition of Transactional Aspects. - 6. 7 Integration of Organizational and Transactional Aspects. - 6. 8 the CoCoA Language. - 6. 9 Reflections on the Formal Model of CoCoA. - 6. 10 the CoCoA Tool Set. - 6. 11 Related Work. - 6. 12 Discussion 140 Appendix: the CoCoA Syntax. - 7 the TransCoop Transaction Model. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Overview of the CoAct Model. - 7. 3 Cooperative Activities. -7. 4 Running Example. - 7. 5 a Formal Model of History Merging. - 7. 6 Discussion of Other Relations in the Context of CoAct. - 7. 7 Summary. - 8 the TransCoop Demonstrator System. - 8. 1 Introduction. - 8. 2 Overview. - 8. 3 the Demonstrator Application. - 8. 4 the Specification Environment. - 8. 5 the Runtime Environment. - 8. 6 Summary. - 9 Conclusions. - 9. 1 Reflections on the Cooperative Transaction Model. - 9. 2 Implementation of Concepts. - 9. 3 Critical Assessment. - 9. 4 Extensions to the Specification Environment. - 9. 5 Lessons for Transaction Management Research and Development. - References. Language: English