Business Flow Manager runtime configuration

Use this panel to change runtime settings for the Business Flow Manager on a given server, and to replay messages that could not be processed.

To view this administrative console page, click either Servers > Clusters > WebSphere application server clusters > cluster name or Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server name, then on the Configuration tab, in the Business Integration section, expand Business Process Choreographer and click Business Flow Manager > Runtime.

When messages cannot be processed, they are put in the retention queue. While it is in the retention queue, attempts are made to process the message. If the number of failed retries to process the message reaches the retry limit, the message is moved to the hold queue. You can replay the messages in either queue, which moves them to the internal work queue again.


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Refresh Message Count

Click this button to refresh the displayed count of how many messages are on the hold and retention queues.

Replay Hold Queue

Click this button to move all the messages from the hold queue to the internal work queue.

Replay Retention Queue

Click this button to move all the messages from the retention queue to the internal work queue.

Hold queue messages

This field indicates how many messages are on the hold queue. To update this field, click Refresh Message Count.

Retention queue message

This field indicates how many messages are on the retention queue. To update this field, click Refresh Message Count.

Message exceptions

This field displays any exceptions that are thrown while messages are being replayed.

Enable Common Event Infrastructure logging

Common Event Infrastructure (CEI) logging can be enabled or disabled.

Enable audit logging

Audit logging can be enabled or disabled.

Save runtime changes to configuration as well

Select this check box if you want your changes retained after the server is restarted.