# TransactionalResourceExtension.Prepare(string, Guid, AccessCounter, DateTime, ParticipantId, CancellationToken)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.transactions/orleans.transactions.transactionalresourceextension/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.transactions/orleans.transactions.transactionalresourceextension/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/1644940b035c7bdf215a4fd7135757c06bcfe9ec/src/Orleans.Transactions/DistributedTM/TransactionalResourceExtension.cs#L76)

```csharp
public Task Prepare(string resourceId, Guid transactionId, AccessCounter accessCount, DateTime timeStamp, ParticipantId transactionManager, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
```

Prepares a transaction.

### Parameters

- `resourceId` (`string`): The transactional resource identifier.
- `transactionId` (`Guid`): The transaction identifier.
- `accessCount` (`AccessCounter`): The number of resource accesses.
- `timeStamp` (`DateTime`): The commit timestamp.
- `transactionManager` (`ParticipantId`): The transaction manager.
- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`): The cancellation token.

### Returns

A `System.Threading.Tasks.Task` representing the operation.