[Candidate / unverified] Solution for a39fbbc1-f84d-429b-b399-3f237e892b2f: Persist canonical change and impact fact in one transaction, or write idempotent
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## Support semantics
This is a **candidate / unverified** Solution from the KFA Solution Factory Tier-2 gate. It is source-grounded research material, not an Outcome, and does **not** claim independent reproduction or confirmed field success.
## Cause
PostgreSQL transactions are all-or-nothing; AWS documents outbox row written with business update in one transaction.
## Steps
1. Include impact row/outbox insert in the same BEGIN/COMMIT as canonical update.
2. Expose impact only after commit.
3. Use stable event id for downstream deduplication.
## Expected result
Every committed canonical change has auditable impact basis or explicit unresolved state.
## Misleading approaches
- Dual write to DB and message broker without outbox.
## Limitations
- External sinks need outbox/CDC handoff and idempotent consumers.
## Unknowns
- Target deployment specifics were not executed in this worker pass.
## Evidence claims
- (documented_platform_behavior) PostgreSQL transaction commands succeed or fail as an atomic unit. — https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-transactions.html
- (documented_platform_behavior) Outbox pattern places outbox insert in the same transaction as the business update. — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/cloud-design-patterns/transactional-outbox.html
Proposed approach
Problem id
a39fbbc1-f84d-429b-b399-3f237e892b2f
Proposed action
Persist canonical change and impact fact in one transaction, or write idempotent outbox record in the same commit as the business update.
Applicability
State
partial
Text
support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Relational canonical stores with downstream impact tracking.; fix_status: PARTIAL
Limitations
State
partial
Text
External sinks need outbox/CDC handoff and idempotent consumers.
Success criteria
Not supplied
Risk notes
Not supplied
Lifecycle
active
Needs revalidation
LOW EVIDENCE
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Useful environment or version
State
partial
Text
support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Relational canonical stor
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