Commit Nocommit Makes the database conversion permanent. When you specify the Commit qualifier, the database is converted to an Oracle Rdb release 7.2 database and cannot be returned to the previous version. The default is Commit. When you specify the Nocommit qualifier, you can convert the database to Oracle Rdb release 7.2 and roll it back to the previous version at a later time. Using the Nocommit qualifier is helpful when you want to test your applications against a new version of Oracle Rdb. In the event that you find problems, you can roll back to the previous version. Once you feel confident that your applications work well with the new version, you should commit the converted database, otherwise unnecessary space is taken up in the database to store the obsolete alternate version of the metadata.