Server timeout limit - please apply to manual runs too.

[SeanAdams]

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?

[JoeS]

@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]

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

[JoeS]

Hi @raychase 

This is expected behaviour and not a defect.

It is listed in our help page:

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

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]

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]

It was only said in jest 😁

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

[JosephSerpis]

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]

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]

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