Approvals Properties - General page

The general properties page is used to configure basic Approvals runtime parameters. The page is displayed by selecting the general tab for approvals properties.

When changes are made and saved for most of the properties, the changes take effect immediately. Restarting Approvals is not necessary unless otherwise indicated.

Columns

The columns that are available on the page are shown in the following table.

Table 1. Approvals general properties columns
Column Name Description
Property Name The name of the property. It is a link that opens the system property dialog box to change the property.
Description A description of the property.
Default Default value of the property.
Custom Defined custom value. This value overrides the default value.
The general properties for Approvals are shown in the following table.
Table 2. Approvals general properties
Name Description Default Example
Enable approval requests to be reviewed Indicate if Approvals review is enabled or disabled.

Setting this property to yes enables the review of approval requests by other users. Approval requests received from other components are displayed on the approvals page for authorized users to approve or reject.

When this property is set to no, the approval requests from other components are immediately approved and returned to the requesting component without being reviewed.

 Yes  
Primary Business Rules Server Hostname The host name or IP address of the primary Business Rules Server that determines the number of reviews required for an approval request. The Approvals engine must be able to connect to this host using the primary port. The maximum length of the host name is 255 characters.
Note:
  1. Using localhost may not work on Windows 64-bit operating systems. The host name of the machine may need to be used instead.
  2. Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
 localhost  
Primary Business Rules Port Number The port number to use for the primary Business Rules Server. This value must be an integer between 0 and 65535.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
 2005  
Business Rules Request Timeout (millisec) The maximum time, in milliseconds, the Business Rules Server remains inactive between decision requests. This value must be an integer between 0 and 999999.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
 999999  
Business Rules Response Timeout (millisec) The maximum time, in milliseconds, the Approvals engine waits for a response from the Business Rules Server. This value must be an integer between 0 and 999999.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
    
Secondary Business Rules Server Hostname The host name or IP address of the secondary Business Rules Server. It is used if the primary Business Rules Server is unavailable. This property is optional.
Note:
  1. Using localhost may not work on Windows 64-bit operating systems. The host name of the machine may need to be used instead.
  2. Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
    
Secondary Business Rules Port Number The port number to use for the secondary Business Rules Server. It is used if the primary Business Rules Server is unavailable. This value must be an integer between 0 and 65535. This property is optional.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
 2005  
Business Rules SSL Configuration Name Business Rules SSL configuration alias to be used. For example, NodeDefaultSSLSettings.    
Business Rules User Exit Class Fully qualified user exit class for the Approvals business rules user exit. The user exit can be used to add and modify fields before Approvals calls the Business Rules Server. It also allows the user to examine the results and add or modify fields after the call to Business Rules Server returns.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
    
Business Rules Workflow Name The Business Rules workflow to use to determine the number of reviews that are required for an approval request.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
   ApprovalsReviewNumWorkflow
Database View Name The name of the database view, including the schema, used to create a table in the Business Rules workflow. The Approvals engine uses this table to determine how many digits are to the right of the decimal point in amount fields.
Note: Approvals must be restarted for this property to take effect.
   RULES.Approvals_Review_Num_V

Actions

The actions that are available on the page are shown in the following list.
  • Open documentation displays the help page.
  • Filter column displays the build filter link that you can use to create a filter for the columns on the page.
  • Search entry field. Typing text in this field automatically filters the properties that are displayed in the table. The table displays only those properties that match what was typed in the search field.
  • Refresh updates the displayed properties.
  • Download CSV saves the displayed table view as a .csv file.
  • Customize columns displays a page to select which columns are shown or hidden on the page.
  • Row settings configures the size and the spacing of the text that is displayed in the cells of the table.
  • Reset table configuration changes the table view back to the default configuration.
  • To update a property, click the property name or anywhere in the row to open the edit property dialog box.