> If you want to view or download the full set of development documents, see [Development Guide for TDSQL](https://intl.cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1042/33352).
### Transactions (Distributed Transactions)
As the data manipulated by a transaction usually spans across multiple physical nodes, in a distributed database, a similar scheme is called a distributed transaction. TDSQL (v5.7 and above) supports distributed transactions that are imperceptible to the client, so that they can be used by the business just like standalone transactions. Below are some examples:
```
begin; // Start a transaction
delete
update // Manipulate data (cross-set operations are supported)
select
insert
commit;
