Component advanced properties

Use the Advanced tab to fine-tune the settings for a component at runtime.

Changes made to these settings affect only the current instance of the component. If you stop Component Manager or run the Refresh All Configurations command, the component settings revert to the values entered via Process Configuration Console.

The Advanced tab includes these fields:

Name Description

User name

A valid user name. The user name serves as Java™ Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS) credentials for identification and permissions for both Process Engine (PE) and any external systems that are accessed. See Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).

The user must have Query & Process access to the component queue, as defined in Process Configuration Console. Component Manager reports an error when starting the component if the user does not have sufficient access rights.

Password The password associated with the user name.
Configuration context The name of the set of login modules JAAS uses for this component. The context you enter must be defined in taskman.login.config. For further information, see Developing Component Integrator-Based Workflow Applications.
Concurrent threads

The number of concurrent threads to execute for this component. Use 1 for a system with a single CPU. This number can be increased for a system with multiple CPUs.

Polling rate

The amount of time, in milliseconds, between polls of the associated component queue to look for work; 1000 is equivalent to polling once per second. Polling only occurs when the component queue is empty. Frequent polling can impact system performance if the queue tends to be empty.

If you have specified an event port, Component Manager responds to both the component's polling rate and to new events as they occur. For example, if a component's polling rate is 10000 (10 seconds), Component Manager automatically queries the associated component queue every 10 seconds. If after 3 seconds an event comes in, Component Manager again queries the component queue and processes any additional work found there.

Exception submap The submap to be used when this component encounters exceptions. The default is Malfunction. See About system maps for more information on submaps.