Remove all isolated regions

Use this procedure to remove the data structures for all of the isolated regions of the workflow database. This procedure removes all queues, rosters, event logs, and the associated data from all isolated regions in the selected workflow database.

The Remove All Isolated Regions command removes only those database tables directly related to isolated regions. The Remove Workflow Database command removes all workflow tables in the database. Both commands free database space on the database server.

To remove all isolated regions

  1. Select the VWService icon, then select Remove All Isolated Regions from the Action menu.
  2. At the prompt, click Yes to continue and remove all isolated regions, or click No to cancel the action.

Process Configuration Console automatically disconnects you from all isolated regions. Once the action is complete, you can connect to the isolated regions again.

CAUTION  

  • Misuse of this procedure has serious ramifications. If you currently have data in your workflow database, IBM recommends backing up all the servers in your Process Engine system, in case you want to revert the VWService to its state before the database removal.
  • Since Process Configuration Console displays only those regions accessed by a connection point on your Application Engine, there might be other regions existing in the workflow database which do not appear on Process Configuration Console. This procedure removes all existing isolated regions in the database. To ensure that you do not unknowingly remove an isolated region, use the vwtool regions command to view all initialized isolated regions in the workflow database.
  • Although removing the workflow database removes the workflow definitions, it does not remove the links between the definitions and the document class or individual document in an object store or library.
  • To enable workflow processing again, you must initialize an isolated region.

CAUTION  The following actions do not require the Commit Changes action. These changes take place in the database as soon as you click OK. There is no ability to undo these changes later.

  • Removing the workflow database
  • Removing all isolated regions
  • Removing a single isolated region
  • Initializing an isolated region

NOTE  When you perform this action, you make changes to the workflow database structures. If you currently have data in your workflow database, FileNet recommends backing up all the servers in your VWService prior to completing this change.