Workflow Scalability and Performance in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Throttle Size

  • Default

    stsadm -o getproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle

  • Changes to 25

    stsadm -o setproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle -pv "25"

    Throttle Size

Batch Size

  • Default

    stsadm -o getproperty -pn workitem-eventdelivery-batchsize.

  • Changes to 125

    stsadm -o setproperty -pn workitem-eventdelivery-batchsize -pv "125"

    Batch Size

Timeout

  • Default

    stsadm -o getproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-timeout

  • Changes to 10

    stsadm -o setproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-timeout -pv "10"

    Timeout

Workflow Timer Interval

Note: Change URL value

  • Default

    stsadm -o getproperty -pn job-workflow -url http://myWssServer.

  • Changes to

    stsadm -o setproperty -pn job-workflow -pv value -url http://myWssServer.

    Table: Formats for SPTimer schedule strings.

    SPTimer schedule string format Meaning
    "Every 10 minutes between 0 and 30" Timer fires every 10 minutes from the top of the hour to half past the hour
    "Hourly between 9 and 17" Every hour from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
    "Daily at 15:00:00" Timer fires every day at 3 P.M.
    "Monthly at 15 15:00:00" Timer fires on the 15th of every month at 3 P.M.

    Workflow Timer Interval

Reference: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.