ACTIVITIES_LIMIT Parameters

Systemwide variables that determine the number of tasks returned by the Automation Engine (AE) available for request and to be displayed on the task list of the AWI. The two available parameters serve other purposes: COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT is relevant for the AWI and Process Monitoring and informs you about the number of tasks you see there. COMBINED_ATIVITIES_LIMIT does not consider statistics searches. GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT, however, informs you about the number of tasks you get back from the Automation Engine. It applies to activities, statistics, the AWI and Java APIs.

COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT

Description: Defines the maximum number of tasks (lines) that can be displayed in the task list in AWI. This parameter determines how the AWI will behave. If a search result returns more tasks than the value entered here, the system indicates it on the list, next to the value defined.
Default value: 500

Example

If the COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT uses the default value and the search results in more than 500 tasks, the top left corner of the list shows Tasks (500+).
- You can fine-tune your filter to reduce the number of tasks in the task list .
- You can increase the value of COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT if you want more than 500 tasks displayed.
For details, see also System Parameters for the List of Tasks

Tip: It is recommended to set COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT and GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT entries to the same value, or only set COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT up to 5000. If you use a value < 5000, you must set both to the same value provided that the backend supports it.

Note: COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT is not considered for statistics searches.
Restart required: No; changes are taken into account immediately.

GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT

Description: Defines the maximum number of tasks returned by the Automation Engine that will be available for requests on the task list of the Process Monitoring perspective.

Allowed values: 0 to 20000

Tip: It is recommended to set COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT and GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT entries either to the same value, or only set COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT up to 5000. If you use a value < 5000, you must set both to the same value provided that the backend supports it.
Default value: 5000
Restart required: No; changes are taken into account immediately.

Scenarios for using the ACTIVITIES_LIMIT parameters

Scenario 1

You do not define any values, neither for COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT nor for GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT.

Result: The AWI will display 500 tasks because the minimum of both default values is used.

Scenario 2

You define a value higher than the default for GENERIC_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT (for example, 3000), and you do not set any value for COMBINED_ACTIVITIES_LIMIT.

Result: The AWI will display a maximum of 500 tasks.