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Add time stamp to all processes events: Adds a time stamp to each log entry for a
process event.
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Delete log files after: Select how many days log files are kept before being deleted.
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Maximum numbers of replicated processes: Set the maximum number of times a
process may be replicated.
Messenger plugin preferences
Apart from enabling communication between the various parts of PlanetPress Workflow, the
PlanetPress Workflow Messenger also manages local instances of the PlanetPress Workflow
Alambic.
Preferences
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PlanetPress Alambic options group
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Let me set up how many instances to run: Select this option if you want to limit
the number of instances of the Alambic that PlanetPress Workflow can run. Then
enter the number of instances, a value ranging from 1 to 32, in the box below. When
this option is not selected, PlanetPress Workflow starts a minimum of three
instances and a maximum of eight, based on the number of CPUs available on the
server. Note that this does affects self-replicating processes. Self-replicating
processes will create threads in PlanetPress Workflow service, while Alambic
threads are under the PlanetPress Messenger service.
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Close inactive instances after: If you want the PlanetPress Workflow Messenger
to close inactive instances of the Alambic after a given number of minutes, enter a
value in this box. Enter a value of ”0” if you do not want the Messenger to terminate
idle instances of the Alambic.
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Logging options group
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Delete log files after: Enter the number of days after which to delete the Messenger
service logs. Each log covers a 24-hour period and is kept in the Log folder, which
is located in the installation folder.
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Verbose log: Select this option if you want the log to contain a maximum amount of
information.
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