A method for performing a transaction in a massively parallel processing (MPP) database includes receiving, by a transaction manager, from a first resource manager, a first snapshot of the first resource manager and receiving, by the transaction manager, from a second resource manager, a second snapshot of the second resource manager. Also, the method includes reconciling the first snapshot of the first resource manager and the second snapshot of the second resource manager to generate a reconciled snapshot and transmitting, by the transaction manager, to the first resource manager and the second resource manager, the reconciled snapshot. Additionally, the method includes performing a transaction using the reconciled snapshot.