Process Flows and commit strategy

Hi,
using Oracle 11.2.0.3.
Have the following situtaion
2 mappings in a proces sflow.
First one runs and inserts into table products, second one runs and relies on data having been commtted in first one.
Is it correct that the commit strategy is controlled by the mappings
i.e. mapping one will run, data will be comitted, mapping 2 will run and rely on dat ahaving been comitted after mapping one ran.
Looking at an issue here looks as if data not committde until entire proces sflow ran.
Thanks

Commit control is in mappings. Look at them as Mapping 1 is session 1 and Mapping 2 is session 2, after each session ends it gets commited.

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