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Agent for Session Removal

This system agent deletes sessions older than a specific number of days.

A client must log out of its session when it is finished. Normally this happens automatically. However, if there are network problems or a crash while a client is working on a document, it can lead to sessions remaining open. Objects that are checked out by those sessions cannot be checked out by other clients. Sessions must therefore be cleared periodically.

Recommended: In a production environment, run this agent at least once per day.

Tip: You can also use the Session Manager to do this manually.

These settings are available when you configure this agent:

Delete sessions

Select to delete sessions. Then specify these settings:

  • Minimum session age – How old the sessions must be before they are deleted.

  • Launch removal ___ every minutes – How often to check whether there are sessions to delete.

Delete sessions based on how long root documents have been checked out

Select to delete sessions based on how long root documents have been "checked out". Then specify these settings:

These settings are also available:

Import button

Imports settings from an XML file that was previously created using Export.

Export button

Exports the settings to an XML file. Specify the file name and location. You can then import the XML file to get the same settings. See Exporting and importing agent settings.

Adding a system agent

System Agent Manager plug-in

XBOUND system agents: Overview