Content Manager workflow settings

Settings for workflow are located in the Content Manager XML configuration file, Tridion.ContentManager.config, which you can find on the Content Manager server in the config\ subfolder of %TRIDION_HOME%.

Workflow settings

Automatic trustee ID
DescriptionThe internal ID of the trustee that is used to execute automated Workflow tasks, the Workflow Agent;
XPath/configuration/workflow/@workflowAgentAccountUri
Default if unspecified tcm:0-3-65552 (the ID of the user NT Authority\System)
Number of threads for running automated scripts
DescriptionThe number of threads that Content Manager can use to run automated Workflow activity scripts. This setting allows you to scale out the servers used to run different services.
XPath/configuration/workflow/@workflowAgentThreadsCount
Default if unspecified1
Script timeout
DescriptionThe amount of time in seconds during which a Workflow script is run before it results in a timeout error
XPath/configuration/workflow@workflowAgentScriptTimeout
Default if unspecified60
Start workflow process on rollback
DescriptionIf set to the value true, a Workflow Process is started when you roll back an item with an associated Workflow to a previous version
XPath/configuration/workflow/@startWorkflowOnRollback
Default if unspecifiedfalse

Workflow agent settings

Port
DescriptionPort for notification for workflow
XPath/configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/@port (if /configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/@name has the value Workflow Agent
Default if unspecified1153
Polling interval
DescriptionThe amount of seconds after which Content Manager checks for new workflow
XPath/configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/@pollingInterval (if /configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/@name has the value Workflow Agent
Default if unspecified30
Filtering
DescriptionWhether to filter or not
XPath/configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/filter (if /configuration/queuing/queueConsumers/add/@name has the value Workflow Agent
Default if unspecifiedNo