Tuning case management

Reviewing the case management tuning information can help you improve and maintain the performance of theIBM® Business Automation Workflow case management features.

Tuning IBM IBM Business Automation Workflow transmission protocols
Adjusting the following transmission protocols can improve IBM IBM Business Automation Workflow performance.
Tuning the IBM IBM Business Automation Workflow object request broker (ORB)
Under moderate workloads, the default object request broker (ORB) settings work well.
Indexing Content Platform Engine databases to improve IBM Business Automation Workflow performance
Depending on your solution and workload, you may find it beneficial to add indexes to the target object store database to improve the performance of IBM Business Automation Workflow. The following are some examples of these indexes, and the circumstances when they may be helpful.
Setting the log size for Oracle case history databases
You might see a very high disk write queue length when using an Oracle database for case history. You can increase each redo.log file size to improve the disk write queue length.
Tuning the in-basket property synchronization settings
When a property value is updated in a case, the change is synchronized in all views of the case. You might experience performance issues if all property updates are set to synchronize automatically. To improve performance, you can disable the automatic synchronization for certain properties.
Tuning the maximum pool size for business rules
You may want to adjust the maximum pool size for business rules, depending on how many rules can be run in parallel by Content Platform Engine. You can tune the maximum pool size using the -DrulesMaxPoolSize parameter in the WebSphere® Application Server profile for Content Platform Engine.

Parent topic: Administering your case management system

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