Configuring server settings for Approval Server logging and loopback calls

To configure the server settings

1. In a browser, open the AP:Administration form, and click the Server Settings link in the navigation pane.
2. On the AP:Admin-ServerSettings form, open the Basic tab.
3. To generate a log of the approval server activity, select the Approval Debug Mode check box.
4. In the Log File Name box, enter the full path to the debug log file.
   See Approval-Server-debug-log.

5. Select a Approval Debug Type. See Approval-Server-logging.

   Important

   The approval logs are not generated by default, you should select the Approval Debug Mode checkbox to turn on the logging. 

6. In the Definition Check Interval box, accept the default (300) value, or enter a new value.
   The Definition Check Interval is the number of seconds after which the Approval Server checks for changes to process definitions.
   • A larger number can improve AR System performance.
   • A smaller number is useful while creating and testing a process.
   • A zero (0) in this field causes immediate implementation of a definition.
7. To cause the approval server to use a dedicated private queue when it makes calls to the AR System server, enter an RPC port number in the Private AR Server RPC Socket box.
   Select an available RPC port number from the valid ranges. See Private-queues-for-loopback-calls.
   Leave this field empty if your Approval Server implementation does not use a dedicated queue for loopback calls to the AR System server.
8. To cause the approval server to use the plug-in loopback RPC socket for loopback calls (as required for the preview feature), enter the loopback queue RPC port number in the Plugin Loopback RPC Socket box. Use an RPC port number from the ranges given in Private-queues-for-loopback-calls.
   Leave this field empty if your plug-in server does not use a dedicated loopback RPC port. See Plugin Loopback RPC Socket.
9. Specify the Due-Soon Interval for approval requests to be highlighted when an approver logs in to Approval Central.
   Select the unit of measurement (Days or Hours) from the adjacent  list.
10. Specify the Recent History Interval for approval requests to be displayed in the My Approval History section of Approval Central for an approver.
    Select the unit of measurement (Days or Hours) from the adjacent  list.
11. Specify the Thread Count for the number of threads that will process various approval requests.
12. Specify the Rejected By Others Interval for duration within which a user can see all the his/her requests which were rejected by others.
    Select the unit of measurement (Days or months) from the adjacent list.

1. Click Save to save your changes.
2. If you set a value for the Private AR Server RPC Socket or Plugin Loopback RPC Socket field, restart the AR System server.