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Server timeout limit - please apply to manual runs too.

Hi there,

 

On the server product you have the ability to set up timeouts to avoid server resources being hogged by any one canvas.

Currently this setting only applies to scheduled canvasses - however this leaves a gap where users can just run this manually.

 

Please can you extend this setting to also cover manually initiated jobs too?

 

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8 Comments
JoeS
Alteryx
Alteryx

@SeanAdams you should know better..... 🤣

 

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Ideas/idb-p/server-ideas

 

I am sure an admin can move it though!

 

raychase
11 - Bolide

This shouldn't need to be an idea.  It sounds more like a defect.

JoeS
Alteryx
Alteryx

Hi @raychase 

 

This is expected behaviour and not a defect.

 

It is listed in our help page:

https://help.alteryx.com/20213/server/worker

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If you believe the behaviour should be different it would be an idea and then a feature request coming back.

 

I am with you though, I think it should apply across all jobs, or ideally a setting for each, one for scheduled and another for manual.

SeanAdams
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Fair point @JoeS - I did mean to log this in the server ideas area, but clearly put it in the wrong board.

 

cc: @CristonS 

JoeS
Alteryx
Alteryx

It was only said in jest 😁

 

As above though, I do think we need a setting to cover ad-hoc jobs.

JosephSerpis
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

This would be a good feature to include and number of ideas have been posted on this topic so clearly there is a demand. 

gauravbhondele
5 - Atom

Hi Guys,

 

We also have the same requirement like all the manual jobs running on server should be auto cancel if they exceed particular time frame.

 

As I can see this idea already has been approved state so Is there any update ? Is it already implemented or on which Alteryx server version this functionality will be going to be enabled ?.

 

Regards,

Gaurav

alberto_herni
9 - Comet

I totally support this idea, but in the meantime, with the new v3 API that allows admins to cancel jobs, you can build a workflow to detect long running manual workflows and automatically cancel them from the API, check this article explaining the solution How to Cancel Manual Jobs in Alteryx Server - Alteryx Community