The notify new task attribute (wf_agent_notify_newtask) on the server configuration object enables you to force immediate processing of automatic activities. Configure the Content Server to notify the workflow agent to process automatic tasks immediately after the system creates them by setting the wf_agent_notify_newtask attribute to TRUE. You cannot change this value in Documentum Administrator. Use IDQL to change the value.
When the wf_agent_newtask attribute is set to TRUE, the following occurs:
If the system creates automatic tasks when the workflow agent is processing the previously collected tasks, then the workflow agent ignores the wf_sleep_interval and collects the next set of automatic activities.
If the system has not created an automatic task when the workflow agent is processing the previously collected tasks, then the workflow agent sleeps for the time specified in wf_sleep_interval.
If the system creates tasks when the workflow agent is sleeping, then the agent wakes up immediately and collects the next set of automatic activities.
When the wf_agent_notify_newtask attribute is set to FALSE, the workflow agent honors the value of the wf_sleep_interval and sleeps for the time specified before the workflow agent collects the next set of automatic activities for processing.
By default, the value for the wf_agent_notify_newtask attribute is TRUE.