DB server performace if long transaction happen

Posted in 2008

falconsoon@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:22:37 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I have a long transaction (taking hours) with all tables is temp table with no log and lock in exclusive mode, thus there will be no LOG usage and less LOCK usage. Is this scenario will impact the database server performace? Thanks for any prompt reply and consultation.