Question

Discussion 05: TPS Control v Must post first. Subscribe We know that transaction processing systems process the fundamental business transactions that are the lifeblood of the firm's operation. Because firms must ensure the reliable operation of their TPS's, they must engage in control and management of the processes. Discuss TPS control and management issues with your classmates.

Answer 1

TPS process the company's business transactions and thus support the operations of an enterprise. These are necessary to conduct business in almost any organization today. TPSs bring data into the organizational databases, these systems are also a foundation on which management oriented information systems rest. The general elements of transaction processing include: data capture and validation, transaction - dependent processing steps and database maintenance.

The objective of controls is to reduce or if possible eliminate the causes of exposure to potential loss. Controls in TPS starts with the way data is collected and manipulated by TPS. Moreover, TPS results are not always correct. So people should not become dependent on TPS.

Some TPS control and management issues include:

1. TPS automate business operations, affecting people who perform these operations.

2. When computer systems are unavailable, non computer procedures are needed to deal with transactions in real time, which are required to be entered again in computer systems.

3.Data from a TPS can be biased which is an issue when data is knowingly misrepresented.

4.Organizations rely on a TPS and the data it processes, thus procedures are important to ensure data security, accuracy, data validation and data integrity.