Configuring the default duration for projected path discovery in Process Portal

There are several routes, or paths, that can be followed to complete a process instance. If projected path management is enabled for a BPD, the Gantt chart in Process Portal can display the projected path for an instance if distinct paths from the start to end nodes are found. You can configure the default time that Process Portal can take to discover the projected path.

Before you begin

Verify that the following components are stopped:

Process Center server
IBM® Process Server

About this task

To configure the discovery time, update the PROFILE_HOME\config\cells\cell_name\nodes\node_name\servers\server_name\process-server\config\100Custom.xml configuration file.

The following element in the 100Custom.xml configuration file controls the duration of the projected path discovery.

<calc-all-paths-processing-time-limit>: The amount of time Process Portal spends on projected path discovery. If a projected path cannot be determined during this time, the Gantt chart does not display any future tasks. For all future instances of the BPD, the Gantt chart does not include any future tasks either. If the value is updated and the server is restarted, the projected path will be reevaluated for the next instance that is started.
The default discovery time is 20 seconds.

Procedure

Open the 99Local.xml and 100Custom.xml files in a text editor.
Important: Do not edit the 99Local.xml file. Change only the 100Custom.xml file.

Copy the appropriate section from the 99Local.xml file to the 100Custom.xml file.

<common merge="mergeChildren">
  <critical-path merge="mergeChildren">
    <calc-all-paths-processing-time-limit merge="replace">20</calc-all-paths-processing-time-limit>				
  </critical-path>
</common>

Save your changes.
Start Process Center server or Process Server.