IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Administer the IT infrastructure > Manage IBM Process Servers > Modify runtime server configuration properties > The 99Local.xml and 100Custom.xml configuration files

Timeout property in 99Local.xml

The timeout property is used to specify the amount of time to wait for a web service response when invoking an outbound request.

The timeout property specifies the maximum time (in seconds) to wait for a response to be returned. The value minus one (-1) is the default value. The -1 value causes the property to be ignored, and the underlying web service engine's default value of 300 seconds will be used for the request timeout.

If the system does not respond in the required time, an exception is generated and the request fails.

Specify a value that is reasonable for your web service application.

If the timeout value is set to an unrealistically short time, an exception might result even in a case where the web service invocation is successful.

If the timeout value is set excessively long, performance might suffer because the system will be waiting too long before generating an exception.

The 99Local.xml stanza for the timeout property looks like this example:

<--Timeout in seconds to wait when invoking WebService using SOAPConnector 
   Use -1 to disable-->
<timeout>-1</timeout>

The 99Local.xml and 100Custom.xml configuration files