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    Flow Designer system properties

    Configure how the system processes flows.

    These properties are available for Flow Designer.

    To set Flow Designer system properties, click Flow Designer > Properties or navigate to the System Properties [sys_properties] table.

    Table 1. Properties for Flow Designer
    Property Description
    The maximum number of records to return when fetching data

    sn_flow_designer.action_picker_limit

    Specify the maximum number of records a look up action or step can return. Flow Designer ignores records that exceed this limit.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 1000
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Set to True to show duration in the stage column

    com.glide.hub.flow_engine.stage_display.show_duration

    Specify whether flows with stages display a duration.
    • Type: true | false
    • Default value: true
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Flow Designer stages
    Allow the option for select users to write a script to populate the value of an input on Flow and Action Designers.

    sn_flow_designer.input_scripts_enabled

    Specify whether users can write inline scripts to compute input values.
    • Type: true | false
    • Default value: true
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Inline scripts
    Specify the log level of system log entries to replicate to the flow log. The system only replicates log entries of the specified level or higher.

    com.glide.hub.flow_engine.listener_trace.threshold

    Specify the threshold required for Flow Designer to replicate a system log entry to the flow log. Flow Designer only replicates system log entry at the given level or higher. Options include:
    • DEBUG
    • INFO
    • WARN
    • ERROR
    • Type: choice
    • Default value: ERROR
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    Maximum iterations per loop.

    sn_flow_designer.max_iterations

    The maximum amount of iterations that a loop will run in flow designer. A loop will error out if it iterates beyond this value, preventing infinite loops.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 1000
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Note: Changing this value will not effect flows that are already in progress.
    Enable flow engine debug messages in the system log

    com.glide.hub.flow_engine.debug

    Enable or disable logging Flow Designer debug messages in the system log. All debug messages start with a Flow Designer: string prefix.
    • Type: true | false
    • Default value: false
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Enable replication of system log entries to the flow log. Only entries replicated to the flow log are visible from the Flow Execution Details page. All log entries are visible from the system log

    com.glide.hub.flow_engine.listener_trace

    Enable or disable replication of system log entries to the flow log. The Flow Execution Details page can only displays log entries available in the flow log.
    • Type: true | false
    • Default value: false
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    Number of times that a flow or subflow can be indirectly triggered during a transaction.

    com.glide.hub.flow_engine.indirect_recursion_limit

    Specify the maximum number of times a flow or subflow permits indirect recursion. Flow Designer ignores all further calls or trigger condition matches from indirect recursion after the limit has been reached. Set the value to any integer equal to or greater than one. The system ignores any property value less than one and instead uses a limit of one. Set the value to one to prevent all indirect recursion.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 3
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Maximum actions per flow.

    sn_flow_designer.max_actions

    Specify the maximum number of actions a flow or subflow can contain. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further actions after the maximum number of actions has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of actions may have. For example, running more actions may conflict with the default transaction quota rule that prevents flows from running longer than an hour.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 50
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Maximum steps per action.

    sn_flow_designer.max_action_steps

    Specify the maximum number of steps that an action can contain. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further steps after the maximum number of steps has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of steps may have. For example, running more steps may conflict with the default transaction quota rule that prevents flows from running longer than an hour.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 20
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    • Learn more: Architecture Overview
    Level of reporting data generated by the flow engine

    com.snc.process_flow.reporting.level

    Specify when Flow Designer generates execution details and what information the details include. Options include:
    • Off
    • Flows Only
    • Flows and Actions
    • Flows Actions and Steps
    • Developer Trace
    Note: Testing an action or flow generates execution details at the Developer Trace level.
    • Type: choice
    • Default value: Flows Actions and Steps
    • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
    Truncate runtime values in the flow execution details step configuration.

    com.snc.process_flow.reporting.serialized.val_size_limit

    Specify the number of bytes allowed for runtime values in each step in the flow execution details. To prevent truncation, set the value to an integer equal to or less than zero.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 16384
    • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table
    • Learn more: Flow execution details

    Maximum inputs per action

    sn_flow_designer.max_action_vars

    Specify the maximum number of inputs that can be added to an action. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further inputs after the maximum number of inputs has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of action inputs may have. For example, processing more action inputs may risk the action running for more than an hour and being stopped by the default transaction quota rule.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 20
    • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table

    Maximum script variables per Script step

    sn_flow_designer.max_script_variables

    Specify the maximum number of input and output variables that can be added to a Script step. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further script variables after the maximum number of variables has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of script variables may have. For example, processing more script variables may risk the Script step running for more than an hour and being stopped by the default transaction quota rule.
    • Type: integer
    • Default value: 20
    • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table

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      Flow Designer system properties

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      Flow Designer system properties

      Configure how the system processes flows.

      These properties are available for Flow Designer.

      To set Flow Designer system properties, click Flow Designer > Properties or navigate to the System Properties [sys_properties] table.

      Table 1. Properties for Flow Designer
      Property Description
      The maximum number of records to return when fetching data

      sn_flow_designer.action_picker_limit

      Specify the maximum number of records a look up action or step can return. Flow Designer ignores records that exceed this limit.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 1000
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Set to True to show duration in the stage column

      com.glide.hub.flow_engine.stage_display.show_duration

      Specify whether flows with stages display a duration.
      • Type: true | false
      • Default value: true
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Flow Designer stages
      Allow the option for select users to write a script to populate the value of an input on Flow and Action Designers.

      sn_flow_designer.input_scripts_enabled

      Specify whether users can write inline scripts to compute input values.
      • Type: true | false
      • Default value: true
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Inline scripts
      Specify the log level of system log entries to replicate to the flow log. The system only replicates log entries of the specified level or higher.

      com.glide.hub.flow_engine.listener_trace.threshold

      Specify the threshold required for Flow Designer to replicate a system log entry to the flow log. Flow Designer only replicates system log entry at the given level or higher. Options include:
      • DEBUG
      • INFO
      • WARN
      • ERROR
      • Type: choice
      • Default value: ERROR
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      Maximum iterations per loop.

      sn_flow_designer.max_iterations

      The maximum amount of iterations that a loop will run in flow designer. A loop will error out if it iterates beyond this value, preventing infinite loops.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 1000
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Note: Changing this value will not effect flows that are already in progress.
      Enable flow engine debug messages in the system log

      com.glide.hub.flow_engine.debug

      Enable or disable logging Flow Designer debug messages in the system log. All debug messages start with a Flow Designer: string prefix.
      • Type: true | false
      • Default value: false
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Enable replication of system log entries to the flow log. Only entries replicated to the flow log are visible from the Flow Execution Details page. All log entries are visible from the system log

      com.glide.hub.flow_engine.listener_trace

      Enable or disable replication of system log entries to the flow log. The Flow Execution Details page can only displays log entries available in the flow log.
      • Type: true | false
      • Default value: false
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      Number of times that a flow or subflow can be indirectly triggered during a transaction.

      com.glide.hub.flow_engine.indirect_recursion_limit

      Specify the maximum number of times a flow or subflow permits indirect recursion. Flow Designer ignores all further calls or trigger condition matches from indirect recursion after the limit has been reached. Set the value to any integer equal to or greater than one. The system ignores any property value less than one and instead uses a limit of one. Set the value to one to prevent all indirect recursion.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 3
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Maximum actions per flow.

      sn_flow_designer.max_actions

      Specify the maximum number of actions a flow or subflow can contain. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further actions after the maximum number of actions has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of actions may have. For example, running more actions may conflict with the default transaction quota rule that prevents flows from running longer than an hour.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 50
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Maximum steps per action.

      sn_flow_designer.max_action_steps

      Specify the maximum number of steps that an action can contain. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further steps after the maximum number of steps has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of steps may have. For example, running more steps may conflict with the default transaction quota rule that prevents flows from running longer than an hour.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 20
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      • Learn more: Architecture Overview
      Level of reporting data generated by the flow engine

      com.snc.process_flow.reporting.level

      Specify when Flow Designer generates execution details and what information the details include. Options include:
      • Off
      • Flows Only
      • Flows and Actions
      • Flows Actions and Steps
      • Developer Trace
      Note: Testing an action or flow generates execution details at the Developer Trace level.
      • Type: choice
      • Default value: Flows Actions and Steps
      • Location: Flow Designer > Properties
      Truncate runtime values in the flow execution details step configuration.

      com.snc.process_flow.reporting.serialized.val_size_limit

      Specify the number of bytes allowed for runtime values in each step in the flow execution details. To prevent truncation, set the value to an integer equal to or less than zero.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 16384
      • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table
      • Learn more: Flow execution details

      Maximum inputs per action

      sn_flow_designer.max_action_vars

      Specify the maximum number of inputs that can be added to an action. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further inputs after the maximum number of inputs has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of action inputs may have. For example, processing more action inputs may risk the action running for more than an hour and being stopped by the default transaction quota rule.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 20
      • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table

      Maximum script variables per Script step

      sn_flow_designer.max_script_variables

      Specify the maximum number of input and output variables that can be added to a Script step. Flow Designer prevents you from adding further script variables after the maximum number of variables has been reached. Consider the performance impact raising the maximum number of script variables may have. For example, processing more script variables may risk the Script step running for more than an hour and being stopped by the default transaction quota rule.
      • Type: integer
      • Default value: 20
      • Location: System Properties [sys_properties] table

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