---
title: "Align with transactional boundaries"
source: "https://virtualddd.com/heuristics/align-with-transactional-boundaries/"
authors: ["Nick Tune"]
tags: ["strategic design"]
type: "design heuristics"
question: "How do I design a bounded context?"
submitter: "Nick Tune"
---

# Align with transactional boundaries

## Short description

align boundaries with data which must always be immediately consistent.

## Examples

When a user reserve specific seats for a cinema those seats needs to stay reserved and unavailable for other users for a certain amount of time while the user pays.

## Context

We should align boundaries in sociotechnical systems with our business processes to minimise dependencies and promote sustainable development practices.