The Scalable Inter Workflow profile enables you to configure Kafka storage that the Scalable Inter Workflow forwarding and collection agents use in a scalable solution.
It is safe to accumulate a lot of data in the storage server directory. When the initial set of directories has been populated with a predefined number of files, new directories are automatically created to avoid problems with file system performance.
The Inter Workflow Profile is loaded when you start a workflow that depends on it. Changes to the profile become effective when you restart the workflow.
Note!
Files collected by the Scalable Inter Workflow agent are linked to the Scalable Inter Workflow profile in use. If a new Scalable Inter Workflow profile is imported to the system, files left in the storage connected to the old profile will be unreachable.
Configuration
To create a new Inter Workflow profile configuration, click the Build → New Configuration in the upper part of the Desktop window, and then select Scalable Inter Workflow Profile from the menu.
The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type is opened. The Scalable Inter Workflow profile uses the standard menu items and buttons that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in Build View (4.3).
The Inter Workflow profile configuration contains the following settings:
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Storage Type | Kafka is the only storage type available on the Scalable Inter Workflow Profile. |
Partition Profile | Choose from a list of Partition Profiles. The Partition Profile (4.3) will determine the maximum number of partitions to be created within a scalable solution. |
Named MIMs | A list of user-defined MIM names. These variables do not have any values assigned. They are populated with existing MIM values from the Inter Workflow forwarding agent. This way, MIMs from the forwarding workflow can be passed on to the collecting workflow |