code: public static boolean isTMNoTransaction()
          throws EFapsException
      {
          try {
              return Context.TRANSMANAG.getStatus() == Status.STATUS_NO_TRANSACTION;
          } catch (final SystemException e) {
              throw new EFapsException(Context.class, "isTMNoTransaction.SystemException", e);
          }
      }
docs: Is a transaction associated with a target object for transaction manager?
  
  @return <i>true</i> if a transaction associated, otherwise <i>false</i>
  @throws EFapsException if the status of the transaction manager could not
  be evaluated
  @see #TRANSMANAG