The gp_distributed_xacts view contains information about WarehousePG distributed transactions. A distributed transaction is a transaction that involves modifying data on the segment instances. WarehousePG's distributed transaction manager ensures that the segments stay in synch. This view allows you to see the currently active sessions and their associated distributed transactions.

column	type	references	description
distributed_xid	xid		The transaction ID used by the distributed transaction across the WarehousePG array.
distributed_id	text		The distributed transaction identifier. It has 2 parts — a unique timestamp and the distributed transaction number.
state	text		The current state of this session with regards to distributed transactions.
gp_session_id	int		The ID number of the WarehousePG session associated with this transaction.
xmin_distributed _snapshot	xid		The minimum distributed transaction number found among all open transactions when this transaction was started. It is used for MVCC distributed snapshot purposes.

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